MLB Player News

Bart (illness) is absent from Wednesday's lineup versus the Diamondbacks, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

After leaving Tuesday's contest early due to an illness, Bart will miss Wednesday's series finale. Austin Wynns will start at catcher and bat ninth against Arizona.

Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

Raleigh is getting a day off after he went 4-for-8 with a homer, a double, three RBI, two runs and three strikeouts over the last two games. Luis Torrens will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Ruiz isn't starting Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Ruiz is getting a day off after he went 4-for-11 with a double, two RBI, a run and a stolen base over the last three games. Tres Barrera is starting behind the plate and batting ninth.

Maldonado is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Athletics.

Maldonado will get a breather after he went 1-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's loss. Korey Lee will get the start at catcher and bat ninth against Oakland.

Murphy isn't starting Wednesday against Houston.

Murphy started the first seven games following the All-Star break and slashed .286/.483/.667 with two homers, two doubles, six runs and four RBI. Stephen Vogt is taking over behind the plate and batting sixth.

Narvaez isn't starting Wednesday against Minnesota.

Narvaez started Tuesday's series opener against the Twins and went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. Victor Caratini is taking over behind the dish and batting eighth.

Stassi isn't starting Wednesday against Kansas City, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Stassi started the last three games and went 4-for-13 with a homer, a triple, a double, four RBI, two runs and a strikeout. Kurt Suzuki is starting behind the plate and batting fifth Wednesday.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

D'Arnaud will be getting a breather for the matinee contest after he worked behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series. William Contreras will catch for starting pitcher Charlie Morton in the series finale.

Bethancourt went 1-for-4 on Tuesday against the Orioles.

Bethancourt has been unremarkable since joining the Rays on July 12, collecting only three hits in 17 at-bats. He's been in a near-even split for playing time behind the plate, but Bethancourt will likely see more consistent plate appearances with Francisco Mejia (shoulder) landing on the injured list. Rene Pinto was recalled to serve as the backup catcher.

Vazquez started at first base, batted fifth, and went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to Cleveland.

This was Vazquez's fourth start of the season at first base and third in the last 14 games, as Red Sox manager Alex Cora seeks to buttress the black hole that has been first base in 2022. The catcher is enjoying a bounce-back season, hitting .277 with eight home runs, 18 doubles and a .756 OPS over 77 games. He told Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com that he got carried away after bashing 23 home runs in 2019, trying to replicate that production, which led to a lot of flyball outs and a .659 OPS in 2021. At the urging of coaches, he's returned to an approach that stresses line drives. That can be seen in his batted-ball profile, which indicates an increased line-drive rate from 22.4 percent to 26.8 percent and a decreased flyball rate from 28 percent to 21.9 percent.