MLB Player News
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Kyle Higashioka C | SD
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Resting Saturday
Higashioka isn't in the Padres' lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland.
Higashioka went 0-for-2 with a walk during Friday's loss, and he'll now get a day to regroup after being held hitless in each of his last three games. Luis Campusano will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Rafael Marchan C | PHI
Phillies' Rafael Marchan: Optioned to Triple-A
The Phillies optioned Marchan to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
J.T. Realmuto (knee) was activated from the injured list Saturday, squeezing Marchan off the big-league roster. The 25-year-old backstop owns a solid .894 OPS through 56 plate appearances with the Phillies, though he'll remain in the minors as long as Realmuto and Garrett Stubbs are both active.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Activated from IL
The Phillies reinstated Realmuto (knee) from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Realmuto has been on the injured list since June 11 after undergoing right meniscus surgery. Manager Rob Thomson said before the All-Star break that it was unlikely the 33-year-old backstop would return during the weekend series, but Realmuto's progressed through his recovery faster than expected and will be active for Saturday's game versus Pittsburgh. Rafael Marchan will head back to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move, and Realmuto will reclaim his spot as Philadelphia's everyday catcher after slashing .261/.309/.411 during the first half.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Swats seventh homer
Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's win over the Reds.
The backstop took Frankie Montas deep in the fourth inning, capping a four-run outburst for the Nationals that put them in the lead for good. Ruiz has seven homers on the season, but three of them have come in his last eight games -- a stretch in which he's batting .300 (9-for-30) with two doubles, six runs and eight RBI.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting for matinee
Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate for the first game of Saturday's twin bill, making Murphy the likely choice to start at catcher during the nightcap.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Three hits in win
Moreno went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 5-3 win over the Cubs.
It's an encouraging start to the second half for Moreno after he'd gone just 2-for-17 in six games prior to the All-Star break. The 24-year-old backstop opened the scoring with an RBI single off Justin Steele in the third inning. Overall, Moreno's slashing .251/.336/.374 with four homers, 32 RBI and 30 runs scored across 268 plate appearances this season.