MLB Player News
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Not starting Wednesday
Smith isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Smith will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday after going 2-for-5 with a run scored during Tuesday's series opener. While he rests, Dalton Rushing will catch for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and bat ninth.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Taking seat Wednesday
O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 while playing 10 innings behind the plate in Tuesday night's 3-2 win and will now get a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the dish and bat sixth for the Angels.
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Riley Adams C | WAS
Nationals' Riley Adams: Looks like new No. 1 catcher
Adams will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Padres, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Adams will draw his second straight start and appears poised to operate as the Nationals' No. 1 catcher for the foreseeable future after Washington placed Keibert Ruiz (head) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Though Ruiz's absence will open up more playing time for Adams, the 28-year-old will be on the radar as a fantasy pickup mainly in NL-only leagues or mixed leagues that start two catchers. Adams owns a .651 OPS over parts of five seasons in the majors and is slashing just .106/.132/.273 with three home runs and eight RBI across 68 plate appearances so far in 2025.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Splitting catching reps with Davis
Bart is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Bart went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in the series opener Monday and is now out of the lineup in favor of Henry Davis for the second day in a row. The two catchers have been sharing reps behind the plate since Bart returned from the 7-day injured list last week, with Bart receiving five starts to Davis' four.
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Jose Herrera C | TEX
Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Resting for series finale
Herrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
After starting in eight of the Diamondbacks' last nine games, Herrera will receive a breather for the day game following a night game. Though he's been operating as the Diamondbacks' No. 1 catcher since Gabriel Moreno (finger) landed on the injured list last Thursday, Herrera could end up settling into a timeshare with the newly signed James McCann once McCann gets more acclimated with the Arizona pitching staff. McCann will make his team debut behind the dish Wednesday, forming a battery with starting pitcher Zac Gallen.