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  • Chad Wallach C | ATH

    Angels' Chad Wallach: Promoted, starting Friday

    The Angels selected Wallach from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    The 31-year-old backstop will take the place of Logan O'Hoppe (shoulder), who landed on the 10-day injured list Friday. Wallach doesn't have a strong track record at the plate, but he's slashed .361/.442/.556 in Triple-A through 43 plate appearances this season, so perhaps he can carry his hot streak up to the big leagues.

  • Logan O'Hoppe DH | TEX

    Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Placed on IL with shoulder injury

    O'Hoppe was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder injury by the Angels on Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    O'Hoppe left Thursday's game against the Yankees after an awkward swing attempt in the ninth inning. The backstop will sit for at least 10 days while Chad Wallach is coming up from Triple-A Salt Lake to take O'Hoppe's place on the roster.

  • Austin Nola C | COL

    Padres' Austin Nola: Sitting out Friday

    Nola is not in the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.

    Brett Sullivan will catch and bat ninth versus the Diamondbacks and right-hander Zac Gallen. Nola has slashed just .152/.250/.196 through his first 52 plate appearances this season with the Padres.

  • Twins' Christian Vazquez: Day off Friday

    Vazquez isn't in the Twins' lineup Friday against the Nationals.

    After a hot start to the year, Vazquez holds just a .400 OPS over the last seven days. He'll get a breather Friday as Ryan Jeffers starts behind the dish and bats eighth.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Sitting again Friday

    Raleigh is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals

    Raleigh will sit for the second time in three games with left-hander Steven Matz on the mound for the Cardinals. Tom Murphy will be behind the plate for the Mariners and hit seventh.

  • Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Begins baseball activities

    D'Arnaud (concussion) hit in the batting cage Friday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

    D'Arnaud is back to doing baseball activities 11 days after being placed on the 7-day concussion injured list. If all goes well, the 34-year-old could feasibly return to Atlanta's active roster sometime early next week. He was off to an 11-for-33 start (.333) prior to the injury and had been starting pretty much every day between DH and catcher.

  • Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Placed on minor-league IL

    Rodriguez (forearm) was placed on the 7-day injured list Friday at Triple-A Indianapolis, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.

    Rodriguez connected for his third home run of the season Thursday against Memphis, but he later departed that game after injuring his right arm on a throw. There's no exact diagnosis or return date yet for the highly touted 22-year-old catcher. He's scheduled to visit with the Pirates' medical staff this weekend.

  • Astros' Martin Maldonado: Day off Friday

    Maldonado isn't in the Astros' lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.

    Maldonado holds just a .258 OPS in his last four games, so he will get a day off Friday. Yainer Diaz will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

  • Eric Haase C | CHW

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Out of lineup Friday

    Haase isn't starting Friday against the Orioles.

    Haase has been on a much-needed hot streak lately, slashing .467/.500/.533 in 16 plate appearances over the last seven days. He'll take a seat Friday, allowing Jake Rogers to start behind the dish and bat ninth.

  • Marlins' Jacob Stallings: Not starting Friday

    Stallings isn't starting Friday against the Guardians, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

    Stallings has recorded a hit in each of his last two games, but still holds just a .515 OPS on the year. Nick Fortes will start behind the dish in his place and bat eighth.

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