MLB Player News
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Out Wednesday with bruised hand
Jeffers (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Jeffers' absence from the lineup comes as little surprise after he was removed from Tuesday's 6-5 loss when he was struck in his throwing hand by a foul ball. Fortunately for Jeffers, he was diagnosed with a bruise after X-rays on his hand returned negative, so the Twins are viewing him as day-to-day and are optimistic he'll avoid a trip to the injured list. Christian Vazquez will draw the start behind the plate Wednesday after he came on to replace Jeffers on Tuesday.
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Henry Davis RF | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Back in No. 2 role
Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Davis' brief run as the Pirates' No. 1 backstop appears to have come to an end after Pittsburgh activated Joey Bart from the 7-day injured list Tuesday. Bart will make his second straight start behind the plate Wednesday, while Davis takes a seat for the third game in a row after he had previously received a breather in Sunday's loss to the Cubs before Bart was activated.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Day off Wednesday
Stephenson is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Twins.
Stephenson will get a routine day off after he started the last four contests, with three coming at catcher. Jose Trevino will replace him behind the dish and bat sixth.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting out Wednesday
Wells is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Angels.
Wells will get a breather Wednesday after he started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series. Ben Rice will pick up his first career start at catcher for the Yankees after having previously served as a designated hitter or first baseman since making his MLB debut last summer.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Out again with hand injury
Moreno (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Jose Herrera will draw another start behind the dish while Moreno takes a seat for the third game in a row as he continues to manage a sore right hand. The Diamondbacks haven't called up another catcher from the minors, so Moreno is likely being viewed as day-to-day and could make his return to the lineup as soon as Thursday's series finale.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Day off Wednesday
Goodman is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Nationals.
Goodman will get a well-earned day after starting in each of the last five and 13 of the last 14 contests. The Rockies will go with Braxton Fulford at catcher Wednesday and will plug him into the No. 9 spot in the batting order.
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Johanfran Garcia C | BOS
Red Sox's Johanfran Garcia: Healthy again, playing at High-A
The Red Sox reinstated Garcia (knee) from Single-A Salem's 60-day injured list June 10 and assigned him to High-A Greenville.
Garcia has played in five games since joining Greenville, making three starts at catcher while going 5-for-18 with a double and three walks. While playing with Salem in 2024, Garcia sustained a knee injury that required season-ending surgery. He was held out of action for just over a year before he began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on May 20. The 20-year-old backstop slashed .316/.333/.632 with three home runs in 12 games in the FCL before he was cleared to join Greenville.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Filling in for resting Narvaez
Wong will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Though he'll get the start behind the dish in the series finale, Wong doesn't appear to be making a serious push to supplant Carlos Narvaez as the Red Sox's No. 1 catcher. Narvaez has produced a .917 OPS since the beginning of May, while Wong is slashing just .179/.289/.179 over that same stretch of action.