MLB Player News
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Austin Wynns C | ATH
Reds' Austin Wynns: Cut from 40-man roster
The Reds designated Wynns for assignment Friday.
Wynns had been serving as a depth piece since Tyler Stephenson was activated from the injured list May 2, and he hasn't had multiple at-bats in a game since May 6. He'll yield his spot on the active roster to Christian Encarnacion-Strand (back), who's being activated from 10-day injured list.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Two-RBI day
Smith went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored during Thursday's 6-5 win over the Mets.
Smith snapped an 0-for-16 skid with a couple of run-producing singles, including the rally-starter in the eighth inning to help power the Dodgers to a comeback victory. With an OPS sitting at .928, just outside the top 10 in MLB, the 30-year-old backstop is currently enjoying his best season at the plate since 2020, when he finished the regular season with a .980 OPS.
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Chuckie Robinson C | LAD
Dodgers' Chuckie Robinson: Sticks with Dodgers
Robinson was outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday.
Robinson cleared waivers and will now stick in the Dodgers' organization after being designated for assignment Tuesday. He's unlikely to find his way to the majors barring an injury, with Will Smith and Dalton Rushing atop the team's depth chart at catcher.
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Reese McGuire C | CHC
Cubs' Reese McGuire: Starting Thursday
McGuire is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Thursday's game against the Nationals.
McGuire will pick up his first start since Sunday as Carson Kelly gets a breather. McGuire launched two home runs in his first game of the year back on May 25, but he's gone 0-for-9 with three strikeouts across three games since then. The veteran catcher doesn't have a ton of fantasy value as long as Kelly is healthy, and McGuire will likely be moved off the MLB roster entirely whenever Miguel Amaya (oblique) is able to return from the injured list.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Exiting starting nine
Kelly is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt versus the Nationals.
Kelly started at catcher in the first two games of the three-game set but will get a breather for Thursday's finale. Reese McGuire is behind the dish and batting ninth.
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Elias Diaz C | SD
Padres' Elias Diaz: Resting Thursday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.
Diaz will rest for Thursday's day game after he went 1-for-4 while catching eight innings of Wednesday's 6-5 loss. Martin Maldonado will spell Diaz behind the plate in the series finale.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather Thursday
Bailey is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Bailey started at catcher for each of the previous four contests, so he'll get some rest for Thursday's day game. Andrew Knizner will draw his first start behind the plate for the Giants since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Absent from lineup
Realmuto (groin) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.
Realmuto's absence for Thursday's matinee game comes as little surprise after he departed Wednesday's 2-1 loss following a foul tip to the groin area. Per Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Realmuto downplayed the groin issue Thursday and said he's hopeful that he'll have to miss only one start, though he acknowledged he hasn't tried to swing a bat since suffering the injury and will likely be available for the series finale in Toronto only in an emergency situation. Rafael Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Phillies on Thursday.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Sitting out day game
Moreno is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Atlanta.
Moreno started the first two games of the series, so he'll get a breather in Thursday's matinee. Jose Herrera will catch and bat ninth as the Diamondbacks go for the sweep.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Reds' Jose Trevino: Scores lone run in loss
Trevino went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Wednesday's 9-1 loss to Milwaukee.
Trevino collected his ninth multi-hit performance of the season and is up to a team-high tying 14 doubles through 40 games. The backup catcher's production dropped off since Tyler Stephenson made his season debut May 2. Trevino, who was hitting .324 at the time of Stephenson's activation, is batting .255 (12-for-47) with eight doubles and three RBI over his last 14 contests.