MLB Player News

Raleigh is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game versus the Angels.

Raleigh will get a day of rest with left-hander Patrick Sandoval on the bump for the Angels. Tom Murphy will be the starting backstop and hit ninth in Raleigh's absence.

Bart (groin) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

Bart will get more time in Triple-A while recovering from his groin strain, but this likely has at least something to do with Patrick Bailey and Blake Sabol being better options for the Giants at this point. It's likely the Giants will give Bart a chance again this summer.

Trevino will be on the bench Saturday against Boston.

Trevino hasn't been asked to start more than two games in a row in over a month, so it's no surprise to see him hit the bench Saturday following a pair of starts. His .495 OPS since the start of May doesn't help his case for an expanded role. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the plate.

Garver will sit Saturday against the Rays.

Garver has started four games at designated hitter and one behind the plate since returning from a knee injury on June 2, going 6-for-20 with a homer and nine strikeouts. He'll sit for the second time in three games Saturday, with Ezequiel Duran serving as the designated hitter.

Ruiz will be on the bench Saturday against Atlanta, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Ruiz is hitting just .229 on the season despite an excellent 8.0 percent strikeout rate, but his .291 xBA suggests things could improve soon. He'll get a rest Saturday with Riley Adams taking over behind the plate.

Vazquez will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Vazquez started consecutive games behind the plate Thursday and Friday, ending a streak in which he and Ryan Jeffers alternated starts for over two weeks. The playing-time split between the pair remains relatively equal, with Jeffers taking over again Saturday. Jeffers owns a 136 wRC+ this season while Vazquez has struggled to a 65 wRC+, so if the balance of power shifts, it seems unlikely to shift in Vazquez's direction.

Soderstrom has three home runs in his last five games for Triple-A Las Vegas and carries an .835 OPS over 221 plate appearances for the Aviators.

Soderstrom continues to put together a convincing case for a promotion during his most extensive stint at the Triple-A level yet. The promising 21-year-old has played slightly more at catcher (27 games) than first base (20 games), and it's the latter where Soderstrom is believed to have a clearer path to playing time at the big-league level. However, rookie Ryan Noda has made a solid case for himself at the position with the Athletics thus far by generating an outstanding .410 on-base percentage and impressive .462 slugging percentage over his first 60 big-league games.

Contreras will sit Saturday against Cincinnati, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Contreras has seemingly fully re-earned the Cardinals' trust, as he started eight of the last nine games behind the plate heading into Saturday's contest. He's slumped at the plate for the last several weeks, however, grabbing just five hits in his last 16 games, slashing .088/.175/.193 over that stretch. Andrew Knizner will be the Cardinals' catcher Saturday.

Contreras is not in Saturday's lineup against the Athletics.

Contreras is hitting .207 with one home run in 29 at-bats this month. Victor Caratini will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run in a loss to the Brewers on Friday.

Langeliers extended his on-base streak to six games with his solid night at the plate, one that saw him match his 2022 rookie-season tally of 17 extra-base hits via his double. Langeliers' .219 average and .690 OPS still have plenty of room for improvement, but he's in the midst of his best offensive stretch of the season with a .286/.375/.457 slash line across the last 11 games.