MLB Player News
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Idle Tuesday
Pages isn't in the Cardinals' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
Pages is 0-for-11 with five strikeouts over his last four games, and he'll get another chance to regroup Tuesday as he sits for the second time in St Louis' last three contests. Ivan Herrera will catch for Michael McGreevy instead and bat sixth.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Receiving Tuesday off
Realmuto is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The Phillies clinched the NL East title with a win over the Cubs on Monday, but Realmuto's absence from the lineup Tuesday likely has more to do with the fact that he started the previous five games. Garrett Stubbs will do the catching for opener Tanner Banks.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Returns to lineup
Moreno (adductor) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the Giants.
Moreno was removed from Sunday's game against the Brewers and didn't play Monday versus the Giants due to left adductor tightness. However, he's feeling well enough to give it a go in this one as the Diamondbacks look to even the series.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Clubs 14th homer
Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Cubs.
Realmuto's 14th round-tripper put the Phillies on the board in the second inning and served as the springboard to their division-clinching victory. It was the veteran catcher's fifth multi-hit game and third homer this month. Barring a surge during the final week of the season, Realmuto will finish with fewer than 17 home runs in a full season for the first time since 2016.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Hoping to return to lineup Tuesday
Moreno hopes to return to the Diamondbacks' lineup as soon as Tuesday after an MRI on his left side didn't reveal any structural damage, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
Moreno had to depart Sunday's game versus the Brewers with left adductor tightness, which is the same injury he returned from just over a week ago. However, he has managed to avoid a serious setback and is considered day-to-day. Moreno has been limited to just 20 games in the second half due to injury but is slashing .367/.443/.467 during that time.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Won't start Monday
Moreno (adductor) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.
Moreno will get at least one game off after he was removed from Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Brewers with left adductor tightness. Considering that Moreno missed nearly five weeks with a left adductor strain before he returned from the injured list Sept. 15, the backstop could be at risk of missing the entire final week of the regular season. For now, the Diamondbacks are considering Moreno day-to-day while they await the results of an MRI.
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Shea Langeliers C | OAK
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Extends hot streak Sunday
Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday.
Langeliers extended his hitting streak to five games with Sunday's single, a stretch during which he's hitting .412 (7-for-17) with a double, two home runs, four RBI, three walks and three runs. The slugging backstop has already set career highs in total extra-base hits (47), home runs (28), RBI (75), walks (38) and runs (55), and he's even established a new personal best in stolen bases (four) for good measure.