MLB Player News
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting rest Thursday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
He'll be getting some rest for the Thursday afternoon contest after he caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 7-5 win while going 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Drew Millas will get a turn behind the plate while Ruiz hits the bench.
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Henry Davis C | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Belts first homer
Davis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Wednesday in a 4-2 loss to the Cardinals.
Davis gave Pittsburgh its second run of the contest with a solo shot to center field in the eighth inning. The long ball was his first in what has been a very disappointing season, as he's slashing a meager .157/.273/.241 through 99 plate appearances. With Joey Bart (thumb) on the injured list, Davis has been splitting time behind the plate with veteran Yasmani Grandal.
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Ivan Herrera C | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Raps three hits in victory
Herrera went 3-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 win against the Pirates.
Herrera and Nolan Arenado both had three hits for St. Louis in the win, combining for over half of the team's total base knocks. Herrera helped generate a run in the fourth inning when he led off with a single, advanced to second on another single, stole third and crossed the plate on an infield hit. The backstop has four multi-hit performances through 10 contests in June and is batting .314 (11-for-35) overall this month.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Hitting bench Wednesday
Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Grandal will give way to Henry Davis behind the plate after catching in three of the Pirates' previous four games. Since returning to action May 3 after a season-opening stint on the injured list while he recovered from plantar fasciitis, Grandal has hit just .163 with two home runs, one stolen base, 12 RBI and six runs through his first 25 games with Pittsburgh.
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Luis Torrens C | NYM
Mets' Luis Torrens: Sticks around as No. 2 catcher
Torrens is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Torrens will take a seat for the second day in a row after closing out the weekend with his third consecutive start, but the 28-year-old journeyman has performed well enough since joining the team May 31 to stick around with the big club over fellow backstop Tomas Nido, who was designated for assignment Tuesday. Francisco Alvarez came off the 10-day injured list Tuesday and should see the bulk of the starts at catcher moving forward, even though Torrens has produced three extra-base hits through his first 18 plate appearances with the Mets.
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Garrett Stubbs C | PHI
Phillies' Garrett Stubbs: Taking seat Wednesday
Stubbs is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Stubbs is expected to see increased playing time at catcher for the foreseeable future after J.T. Realmuto (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, but Rafael Marchan will get the nod behind the plate Wednesday in what represents his first big-league action since 2021. While making his first start since Realmuto landed on the shelf in Tuesday's 4-1 win, Stubbs went 1-for-4 and nabbed his fourth stolen base of the season.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | ATL
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Limited use since Murphy's return
D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
D'Arnaud will probably get the start at catcher in Thursday's series finale in Baltimore -- which is a day game after a night game -- but the veteran backstop has seen his playing time take a steady dip since Sean Murphy returned from the injured list May 27. Murphy will get his 11th start in 15 games since his return, with d'Arnaud getting the nod at catcher for the four other contests.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Homers in blowout win
Smith went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 15-2 win over the Rangers.
Smith got off to a quick start by taking Dane Dunning deep in the first inning to put the Dodgers up 3-0. He'd wind up reaching base three more times before all was said and done and racked up his seventh game of at least three hits this year. Smith has eight hits and six RBI in seven games so far this month. He's now slashing .296/.364/.509 with 10 homers, 42 RBI, 35 runs and a 23:38 BB:K in 247 plate appearances and is trending toward a second-career All-Star appearance this summer.
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Jacob Stallings C | COL
Rockies' Jacob Stallings: Filling in for banged-up Diaz
Stallings will start at catcher and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Stallings will be getting his second straight start while Elias Diaz remains day-to-day after straining his left calf in Monday's 5-0 loss to Minnesota. Though he's seen light usage for much of the season while Diaz has largely stayed healthy, Stallings has produced well in his limited opportunities, producing an .802 OPS over 104 plate appearances.