MLB Player News
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Taking seat Wednesday
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
After making three consecutive starts behind the dish while going 0-for-5 with two walks in those contests, Feduccia will be rested as the Rays conclude their series against the Tigers with a day game. Nick Fortes will handle the catching duties for Tampa Bay.
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James McCann C | ARI
Diamondbacks' James McCann: Begins baseball activity
McCann (quad) has started taking machine batting practice and doing catching drills, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.
McCann is rehabbing a quad strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list May 19. At that time, the club estimated a 4-to-6 week timeline for his return.
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Endy Rodriguez C | PIT
Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Smashes first homer Tuesday
Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI, an additional run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Astros.
Rodriguez gave Pittsburgh an early spark in the second inning by launching a two-run homer off Mike Burrows for his first long ball of the season. He later added an RBI double in the ninth inning and also stole his second base of the year during the sixth. Since being recalled May 12, Rodriguez has started to find a rhythm at the plate, batting 9-for-30 (.300) with two doubles, five RBI and seven runs scored.
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Hunter Goodman C | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Stays hot with homer
Goodman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Angels.
Goodman has turned the power up with four homers and eight RBI over his last seven games. He got the scoring started when he took Grayson Rodriguez deep in the second inning Tuesday. Goodman is hitting .275 over his last 10 contests and is up to .243 on the year with an .811 OPS, 15 homers, 27 RBI, 36 runs scored, 10 doubles and three stolen bases over 56 contests.
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Jhonny Pereda C | SEA
Mariners' Jhonny Pereda: Belts three-run homer
Pereda went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Mets.
Pereda logged his second straight multi-hit effort with this performance, which included a key homer in the fifth inning. The catcher is now hitting .263 with a .754 OPS, two homers, four RBI and six runs scored over 42 plate appearances. Pereda and Mitch Garver continue to split time behind the dish while the Mariners wait for Cal Raleigh (oblique) to return.
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Joe Mack C | MIA
Marlins' Joe Mack: Cracks first major-league homer
Mack went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI during the Marlins' 7-3 win over the Nationals on Tuesday.
Both teams failed to score through the first four innings of Tuesday's game, but Mack quickly changed that with a two-run homer off Miles Mikolas in the fifth inning, which was followed up by consecutive solo homers from Heriberto Hernandez and Otto Lopez. It was the first home run of Mack's major-league career, and he gave the Marlins an insurance run in the ninth with a sacrifice bunt that brought Liam Hicks home. Mack is slashing .214/.257/.300 with nine RBI, four extra-base hits and eight runs scored across 76 plate appearances since being called up from Triple-A Jacksonville in early May.
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Drew Millas C | WAS
Nationals' Drew Millas: Exits early Tuesday
Millas was removed from Tuesday's game against the Marlins with an upper lip laceration, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.
Millas' helmet came off his head and bounced back into his face while he was sliding into third base in the sixth inning, causing his lip to start bleeding. He was removed by a trainer shortly thereafter and can likely be considered day-to-day for now.
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Luis Torrens C | NYM
Mets' Luis Torrens: Idle Tuesday
Torrens isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Seattle.
Torrens will take a seat Tuesday after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Monday's loss. Hayden Senger will fill in as New York's backstop and bat ninth.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Sheds cast for splint
Murphy had the cast on his left hand removed Tuesday and is now wearing a splint to protect his fractured middle finger, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reprots.
The veteran backstop sustained the injury in mid-May and was given an initial recovery timeline of at least eight weeks. Shedding the cast is good progress, but Murphy is still several weeks away from restarting baseball activities, per manager Walt Weiss. Sandy Leon and Chadwick Tromp are currently handling the catching duties for Atlanta since Drake Baldwin (oblique) is also on the shelf.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Idle Tuesday
O'Hoppe isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
O'Hoppe will grab a seat on the bench after going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts during the series opener Monday. Sebastian Rivero will take over behind home plate Tuesday and bat eighth.