MLB Player News
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Freddy Fermin C | KC
Royals' Freddy Fermin: On bench again Wednesday
Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Fermin is on the bench for the third time in four games, this time against a lefty (Tarik Skubal) after his previous two absences came against right-handed pitching. The Royals had been opening up regular playing time for Fermin behind the plate by using Salvador Perez at first base, but Perez has been taking on more work at catcher lately with Yuli Gurriel gaining traction as a regular in the Kansas City infield.
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Kyle Higashioka C | SD
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Resting Wednesday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
He'll take a seat for the series finale after picking up starts behind the plate Monday and Tuesday. Elias Diaz will handle catching duties Wednesday in Higashioka's stead.
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Victor Caratini C | HOU
Astros' Victor Caratini: Sitting Wednesday
Caratini is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Caratini is on the bench for the second day in a row after he had previously started four consecutive games. He should continue to see semi-regular playing time while the Astros have been rotating a number of players at first base, including Caratini and fellow catcher Yainer Diaz.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | ATL
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Giving way to Murphy on Wednesday
D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
D'Arnaud has alternated starts behind the plate with Sean Murphy since the former returned from the paternity list last Thursday. Murphy will get the nod Wednesday after d'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a walk in Tuesday's 6-5 loss.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Getting night off
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
After breaking out of an extended slump with a home run among his two hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Tigers, Rutschman was back on the struggle bus in Tuesday's 10-0 loss to San Francisco, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. He'll give way to James McCann behind the plate Wednesday, but Rutschman should continue to see the bulk of the starts at catcher over the final week and a half of the season as the Orioles hope to get him back in peak form at the dish heading into the postseason.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting Wednesday off
Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will get some rest after he caught all nine innings of Tuesday's 10-0 win. Curt Casali checks in behind the dish for Bailey on Wednesday.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Retreating to bench
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Jeffers will get a break Wednesday after he had started in each of the last three games (two at catcher, one at designated hitter). Christian Vazquez will step in behind the plate for Jeffers and will form a battery with starting pitcher Bailey Ober.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat Wednesday
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mets, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Ruiz will get a routine day off after starting in each of the last four games. Drew Millas will handle catching duties for Washington in the series finale.
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Matt Thaiss C | LAA
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Starting in place of O'Hoppe
Thaiss will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Thaiss will get the nod behind the plate Wednesday in place of the resting Logan O'Hoppe, as the Angels and White Sox wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. The 29-year-old Thaiss will be entering the lineup in the midst of a cold spell, as he's gone hitless in 30 at-bats over his last 11 contests.
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Gustavo Campero C | LAA
Angels' Gustavo Campero: Swipes first big-league bag
Campero went 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 5-0 win against the White Sox.
One day after notching his first major-league hit -- a run-scoring single -- Campero posted his first multi-hit performance with a pair of singles. He also recorded his first theft with a fifth-inning swipe of second base, which led to a run on a Nolan Schanuel double. Campero is starting in right field for the third straight game Wednesday, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, and if he gets enough playing time down the stretch he could be a sneaky source of steals, as he swiped 33 bags in 40 attempts over 107 games in the minors prior to his Sept. 15 promotion to the majors.