MLB Player News
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Resting Thursday
Bart isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Thursday's game against Milwaukee.
After launching a grand slam Tuesday, Bart was held hitless in three at-bats during Wednesday's contest, and he'll now receive a breather during Thursday's rubber match. Yasmani Grandal will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Getting afternoon off
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Alvarez will receive a breather for Thursday's matinee contest after he had started each of the previous four days, with three coming at catcher and one at designated hitter. Luis Torrens will fill in behind the dish Thursday in place of Alvarez, who is slashing .300/.382/.433 thus far in July.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Homers, scores thrice in loss
Bailey went 2-for-2 with a home run, three walks and three runs scored in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays.
Bailey reached five times on the night, scoring a run in two of his first three trips to the plate before smacking a solo homer in the ninth to give him seven long balls on the season. The catcher has now hit safely in three straight games and has recorded multiple hits in each of his last two. Wednesday also marked only the fourth time on the campaign that Bailey's drawn multiple walks.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Stays hot Wednesday
Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Rockies.
Stephenson has feasted on Colorado pitching, going 6-for-13 with five extra-base hits over the first three games of this week's series. Prior to Tuesday, he had gone 22 games without a multi-hit effort. The catcher is now at a .245/.318/.425 slash line with eight homers, 29 RBI, 34 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 75 contests.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Scratched with back tightness
Moreno was scratched from Arizona's lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against Atlanta due to lower-back tightness, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
The team said that Moreno is still available off the bench for Wednesday's contest, so his back injury doesn't appear to be too serious. Nonetheless, Jose Herrera will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.
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Nick Fortes C | MIA
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Hitting bench Wednesday
Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Fortes will get a rest after he was behind the plate for both of the previous two games while going 1-for-6 with a double, an RBI and a run. Ali Sanchez will catch for starting pitcher Bryan Hoeing on Wednesday.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Getting night off
Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
The newly minted All-Star will get a breather Wednesday while Austin Barnes receives a turn behind the dish. Smith was one of the few bright spots for the Dodgers in Tuesday's 10-1 loss in the series opener, going 2-for-4 with a walk in the blowout.
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Kyle Higashioka C | SD
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Wednesday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Though he's on the bench Wednesday, Higashioka looks to have moved ahead of both Luis Campusano and Brett Sullivan in the pecking order at catcher. Higashioka had already been seeing the majority of the starts behind the plate over Sullivan while Campusano was on the injured list, but since being activated Friday, Campusano has cracked the lineup just once in five games. Meanwhile, Higashioka has continued to rake at the plate to make a case for the lion's share of the playing time at catcher. Dating back to June 22, Higashioka has slashed .342/.375/.842 with six home runs, 17 RBI and eight runs over a stretch of 11 games.