MLB Player News
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Absent from lineup
Pages isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Pages will sit out Saturday's contest after going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Friday's series opener. His absence will give Jimmy Crooks another start behind the plate catching for Michael McGreevy.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Out of lineup
Rutschman isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Rutschman has gone just 1-for-11 in four games since returning from the injured list, and he'll now receive a day off while Samuel Basallo starts behind the plate and bats eighth.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Taking seat Saturday
Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Baltimore.
Wells will head to the bench for Saturday's contest after logging five hits over his last three games. Ben Rice will catch for starter Cam Schlittler instead, opening up first base for Paul Goldschmidt.
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Agustin Ramirez C | MIA
Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Swipes two bags in win
Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Friday's 6-2 win over the Mets.
The rookie catcher has showed off his speed during the second half of the season -- he now has five multi-steal games since the start of August. Ramirez has still cooled down considerably at the dish after a torrid start to his major-league career, as he has a .639 OPS since the beginning of July, but he still looks like Miami's backstop for the future. Through 531 at-bats, Ramirez is batting .232 with 21 homers, 33 doubles, 67 RBI and 16 stolen bases.
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Samuel Basallo C | BAL
Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Starting Friday
Basallo (hand) will DH and bat eighth during Friday's game against the Yankees, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Basallo left Wednesday's game after being hit in the right hand by a pitch. X-rays on his hand came back negative, and after a one-game absence, Basallo has returned to the starting nine. The 21-year-old is slashing .176/.243/.353 in 111 big-league plate appearances this season.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: On bench Friday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Friday's game against St. Louis.
Kelly will yield to Reese McGuire behind the dish for Friday's series opener. It looks to be just a rest day for Kelly, who had caught four consecutive games leading up to the contest.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Reaches 100-RBI mark
Perez went 1-for-4 with a three-run double in Thursday's 9-4 win over the Angels.
Perez's bases-clearing double in the ninth inning gave the Royals some extra breathing room. The knock was enough to give him 100 RBI on the year, a mark he's reached in three of the last five seasons. The catcher has plated nearly one-fifth of his total over his last 11 games, supplying 19 RBI in that span. He's one of 14 players to reach 100 RBI this season through Thursday's action. Perez has added a .241/.286/.454 slash line, 30 home runs, 54 runs scored and 35 doubles across 152 contests.
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Mitch Garver C | SEA
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Added to Thursday's lineup
Garver will start at catcher and hit eighth in Thursday's game against the Rockies.
Garver wasn't in the Mariners' original lineup, but Leo Rivas was scratched for undisclosed reasons. The team shifted its defensive alignment, with Garver being the new addition to the lineup for his first start in the last three games.