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  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Tallies two hits in win

    Dingler went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.

    After getting a breather Saturday, Dingler returned for Sunday's series finale and tallied his third multi-hit performance over his last six games. The Detroit catcher slashed just .167/.195/.310 in 27 regular-season games last year, but he's been much improved in 2025, compiling a .272/.314/.419 slash line through 79 contests. Dingler's strong play has allowed him to seize the starting role behind the plate, with Jake Rogers serving as the clear backup for the Tigers.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle Sunday

    O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

    Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the dish while O'Hoppe rests after starting at catcher in both of the previous two contests. O'Hoppe has been wielding a hot bat coming out of the All-Star break, going 10-for-25 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two additional runs through his first seven games.

  • Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Could pinch hit Sunday

    Higashioka (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Higashioka will be on the bench for a fourth consecutive game while he tends to what manager Bruce Bochy has called "half of a Grade 1" right hamstring strain, according to MLB.com. Jonah Heim will once again get the nod behind the plate, though Bochy expressed optimism that Higashioka will be able to pinch hit Sunday, if needed, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News.

  • Padres' Martin Maldonado: Hitting bench Sunday

    Maldonado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

    Maldonado and Elias Diaz have alternated starts behind the plate over the last six games. Neither backstop has been able to get much going offensively this season, with Maldonado producing a .560 OPS in 157 plate appearances and Diaz generating a .576 OPS over 218 plate appearances.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Idle Sunday

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

    Diaz will get a breather after starting behind the plate the previous two nights. Victor Caratini will handle catching duties Sunday.

  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Brewers' Eric Haase: Starting behind plate Sunday

    Haase will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    William Contreras will stick in the lineup at designated hitter in a rare day off from catching, allowing Haase to enter the starting nine for just the 16th time all season. Haase carries a .224/.278/.358 slash line into Sunday's contest.

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: Resting up Sunday

    Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

    Fermin had started three of the Royals' previous four games, but he'll get a breather while Salvador Perez covers first base and Luke Maile gets a turn behind the plate. Though the Royals recently bolstered their lineup with the acquisition of Randal Grichuk, the absence of Jac Caglianone (hamstring) should allow Fermin's playing time to remain relatively stable while Perez continues to see more starts at first base or designated hitter rather than catcher.

  • Kyle Teel C | CHW

    White Sox's Kyle Teel: Resting Sunday

    Teel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

    Teel will get a breather after he caught all nine innings of Saturday night's 6-1 loss. Edgar Quero will spell Teel behind the plate in the series finale.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Rays' Danny Jansen: Resting Sunday

    Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

    Jansen will receive a breather for the series finale after he had started behind the plate in each of the Rays' previous three contests. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties for Tampa Bay on Sunday.

  • Jose Herrera C | TEX

    Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Resting Sunday

    Herrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

    Herrera and James McCann had alternated starts behind the plate in each of the previous nine games, but McCann will collect a second straight start Sunday. The two backstops will continue to split the workload until Gabriel Moreno (finger) returns from the 60-day injured list.

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