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  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Not starting Saturday

    Murphy is not part of Atlanta's starting nine for Saturday's matchup against Texas.

    Murphy started each of Atlanta's past four games -- either at catcher or DH -- but is getting a rest Saturday. Drake Baldwin is starting behind the plate, and Marcell Ozuna is getting a start at DH for the first time since Sunday.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Away on paternity leave

    The Twins placed Jeffers on the paternity list Saturday.

    Jeffers will be permitted to miss up to three games while he welcomes a new addition to his family. Christian Vazquez figures to start behind the dish while Jeffers is away, and Mickey Gasper will come up from Triple-A to provide a bit of insurance at catcher.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Sitting Saturday

    Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    Dingler will sit down Saturday after tallying three hits across the first two games of the series. Jake Rogers will bat ninth while filling in as the Tigers' catcher.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Logs first extra-base hit

    Wong went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.

    One month after logging his first RBI of the season, Wong recorded his first extra-base hit. He led off the third with a double off the wall in left and scored Boston's first run. Wong's slashing .151/.231/.161 over 37 games. Per Sean McAdam of MassLive.com, the Red Sox have some interest in adding a catcher at the trade deadline as a Wong replacement. Wong was Boston's catching leader the last two seasons but lost the job to Carlos Narvaez early in 2025 when he landed on the injured list with a finger injury.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle Saturday

    Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

    Wells will rest his legs Saturday after hitting his 15th home run of the season during Friday's loss. Ben Rice will take his place behind the plate and bat sixth for the Yankees.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Clubs 15th homer

    Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 12-5 loss to the Phillies.

    The Yankees slugged four homers on the night but all four were solo shots, including Wells' long ball in the second inning off Taijuan Walker. The 26-year-old backstop has supplied his usual power in July but not much else, slashing .229/.255/.521 over 14 contests with four of his 15 homers on the year, and 10 of his 55 RBI.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Blasts homer in win

    Stephenson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and three RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Rays.

    Stephenson opened his night with a solo homer of Zack Littell in the second inning and later tacked on a two-run single in the seventh, helping to pad Cincinnati's lead. The 28-year-old backstop has been swinging a hotter bat of late, now batting 9-for-32 (.281) with seven RBI across his last eight games.

  • Cubs' Reese McGuire: Racks up season-high four RBI

    McGuire went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 12-5 loss to the White Sox.

    McGuire blasted homer No. 6 on the season, racking up a season-high three hits and four RBI in the process. The 30-year-old backstop has played rather sparingly as Carson Kelly's backup behind the plate, but the former has been quite useful when the latter has needed a day off amid Miguel Amaya's (oblique) absence. Through 23 outings, McGuire is hitting .243 with six homers, one double and 15 RBI covering 74 at-bats.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Smacks homer Friday

    Langeliers went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in Friday's 15-3 win over the Astros.

    Langeliers saw his six-game hitting streak end Thursday, but he bounced back with a strong performance Friday. The catcher piled on for the Athletics in the fourth inning, with his homer stretching the team's lead to 9-0. He has gone 13-for-31 (.419) with three homers and nine RBI over eight games since the All-Star break. Langeliers is up to a .248/.305/.467 slash line with 15 long balls, 40 RBI, 34 runs scored, 15 doubles and four stolen bases across 74 contests and is trending up after an uneven first half of the campaign.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Smashes ninth homer in win

    Heim went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and walk in Friday's 8-3 win over Atlanta.

    Heim smashed his ninth homer of the campaign and his first since June 25 in Baltimore. The switch-hitting backstop had begun to fall behind Kyle Higashioka (hamstring) for playing time behind the dish, but the former should serve as Texas' top option at catcher at least until the latter is healthy. That said, Heim owns a .681 OPS over 17 games in July, whereas Higashioka has a .963 OPS across his 13 outings this month.

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