MLB Player News
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Ali Sanchez C | BOS
Red Sox's Ali Sanchez: Picked up by Red Sox
The Red Sox claimed Sanchez off waivers Friday.
Sanchez will provide some catching depth after being designated for assignment by Toronto on Tuesday. Carlos Narvaez is currently tending to knee soreness, and Sanchez could see action if Boston's starter is forced to miss time. Per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, the Red Sox plan to have Sanchez join the rest of the team in San Diego as part of the 26-man roster.
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Henry Davis RF | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Cracks needed homer
Davis went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Reds.
Davis entered Thursday with only one hit across his previous 39 at-bats while striking out at a 30.6 percent clip. That drought ended when he led off the fourth inning with a single before coming around to score, and he then went yard three frames later. While Davis managed to tally his fifth home run of the campaign, he is still hitting only .172/.254/.290 across 193 plate appearances.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Impresses with two-homer night
Baldwin went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Thursday's win over the Marlins.
Baldwin opened the scoring with a solo blast off Eury Perez, Baldwin's first long ball since July 9, before adding a three-run shot in the sixth for his first multi-homer game in the majors. The rookie backstop is heating up in August, batting 8-for-21 (.381) with three multi-hit performances. As Atlanta furthers from playoff contention, Baldwin could see more at-bats versus left-handed pitching down the stretch.
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Jeferson Quero C | MIL
Brewers' Jeferson Quero: Activated off minor-league IL
Quero (shoulder) was activated off the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Nashville on Thursday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Quero was not even two weeks into a projected 3-to-4 week absence with a mild left shoulder sprain, so he appears to have recovered much faster than anticipated. The 22-year-old has slashed .259/.333/.362 with two home runs in 30 games with Nashville this year.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Riding pine Thursday
Murphy isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Miami.
Murphy will get a day to regroup Thursday after going 1-for-17 to begin the month of August. Drake Baldwin will get the starting nod at catcher while Murphy sits, and Marcell Ozuna will serve as Atlanta's designated hitter.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Day off Thursday
Stephenson is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt in Pittsburgh.
It appears to be a routine day off for Stephenson, who had started five of the previous seven contests. Jose Trevino will do the catching and bat eighth in Thursday's series opener.
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Riley Adams C | WAS
Nationals' Riley Adams: Goes yard in narrow win
Adams went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.
Adams launched homer No. 7 on the campaign Wednesday. As long as Keibert Ruiz (concussion) remains on the injured list, the 29-year-old Adams has a much clearer pathway to fantasy relevance and is worth a look in deeper leagues for those in need of help at catcher. Over his last 12 games (40 plate appearances), Adams is slashing .250/.325/.556 with three round trippers, two doubles and six RBI.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Sitting with lefty on mound
Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
With southpaw Jose Quintana taking the hill for Milwaukee, the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will head to the bench for the series finale. Sean Murphy will get the nod behind the dish and Marcell Ozuna will crack the lineup as Atlanta's designated hitter.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Battling knee soreness
Narvaez is absent from Wednesday's lineup versus the Royals due to knee soreness, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Narvaez looked gimpy while running out a grounder in Tuesday's 6-2 win, although he wasn't forced out of the contest. He was still sporting a limp prior to Wednesday's game, but the hope is he will be ready to play Friday in San Diego, per Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald. Connor Wong will be behind the dish for the Red Sox on Wednesday.