MLB Player News
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Socks ninth homer
Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.
The rookie backstop took Clay Holmes deep in the fourth inning to briefly tie the game at 1-1, before the floodgates opened for the Mets in the bottom of the frame. Baldwin has started two of every three games lately as he takes a firmer hold of the top job over Sean Murphy, and over his last six games he's batting .316 (6-for-19) with two of his nine homers on the season, plus five runs and seven RBI.
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Reese McGuire C | CHW
Cubs' Reese McGuire: Goes deep again in easy win
McGuire went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.
McGuire is making the most out of his playing time as Chicago's backup catcher, as he now has five home runs in only 14 games this season. For comparison, he hit just three long balls last year in 53 games for Boston and only one home run the year before that across 72 games. McGuire will likely be squeezed off the roster when Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the coming weeks, but for now, the former remains an intriguing DFS bargain option on days that he's in the lineup.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Idle for day game
Dingler is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Dingler will get a breather for the afternoon game Thursday after he had started behind the plate in each of the previous three contests. Jake Rogers will handle catching duties for the Tigers, forming a battery with starting pitcher Dietrich Enns.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Homers Wednesday
Heim went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Orioles.
Heim put the finishing touches on the Rangers' win, launching a solo shot off Scott Blewett in the sixth inning to extend the lead to 7-0. It's Heim's first homer since June 4 -- he'd gone just 3-for-23 (.130) in seven games prior to Wednesday. Overall, the switch-hitting backstop is slashing .230/.266/.380 with eight homers, 22 RBI, 18 runs scored and three steals across 214 plate appearances this season.
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Victor Caratini C | MIN
Astros' Victor Caratini: Provides insurance run in victory
Caratini went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 2-0 win against Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Caratini's long ball was an eighth-inning, 423-foot solo blast to give Houston a 2-0 lead. The veteran catcher is up six home runs on the season, five shy of the career-high mark of 11 he established in 2019 with the Cubs. Of Caratini's homers, half have come in his past six contests, a stretch in which he's batting .273 (6-for-22) with three home runs and seven RBI.
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J.C. Escarra C | NYY
Yankees' J.C. Escarra: Will go on paternity list
Escarra will miss Wednesday's game against the Reds and is expected to be placed on the paternity list, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Escarra was supposed to be in Wednesday's lineup, but he'll instead be away from the team while attending the birth of his child. The Yankees didn't have time to call up a player to Cincinnati, so Austin Wells will start behind the plate, with Ben Rice likely serving as the reserve catcher, per Hoch.