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  • Cubs' Reese McGuire: Starting Thursday

    McGuire is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Thursday's game against the Nationals.

    McGuire will pick up his first start since Sunday as Carson Kelly gets a breather. McGuire launched two home runs in his first game of the year back on May 25, but he's gone 0-for-9 with three strikeouts across three games since then. The veteran catcher doesn't have a ton of fantasy value as long as Kelly is healthy, and McGuire will likely be moved off the MLB roster entirely whenever Miguel Amaya (oblique) is able to return from the injured list.

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    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Exiting starting nine

    Kelly is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt versus the Nationals.

    Kelly started at catcher in the first two games of the three-game set but will get a breather for Thursday's finale. Reese McGuire is behind the dish and batting ninth.

  • Elias Diaz C | KC

    Padres' Elias Diaz: Resting Thursday

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

    Diaz will rest for Thursday's day game after he went 1-for-4 while catching eight innings of Wednesday's 6-5 loss. Martin Maldonado will spell Diaz behind the plate in the series finale.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather Thursday

    Bailey is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    Bailey started at catcher for each of the previous four contests, so he'll get some rest for Thursday's day game. Andrew Knizner will draw his first start behind the plate for the Giants since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.

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    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Enters lineup Thursday

    Rogers is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Thursday's game against the White Sox.

    Rogers will start Thursday's afternoon tilt to give Dillon Dingler a rest following three straight starts behind the plate. Dingler has emerged as Detroit's top catcher with a .296 batting average and .795 OPS, while Rogers is batting only .125 with a .410 OPS. Rogers has also yet to go deep in 2025, which has sapped him of pretty much any fantasy utility at this point.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Getting a breather Thursday

    Dingler is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

    Dingler had started each of the last three games but will get Thursday afternoon off, with Jake Rogers entering the lineup. The former has seized the top role behind the plate for the Tigers due to much stronger offensive numbers. Dingler is batting .296 with a .795 OPS, while Rogers is batting only .125 with a .410 OPS.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Absent from lineup

    Realmuto (groin) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.

    Realmuto's absence for Thursday's matinee game comes as little surprise after he departed Wednesday's 2-1 loss following a foul tip to the groin area. Per Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Realmuto downplayed the groin issue Thursday and said he's hopeful that he'll have to miss only one start, though he acknowledged he hasn't tried to swing a bat since suffering the injury and will likely be available for the series finale in Toronto only in an emergency situation. Rafael Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Phillies on Thursday.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Exiting starting nine

    Dingler is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the White Sox.

    Dingler started each of the first three games of the series, so he'll get a well-earned day of rest in Thursday's matinee. Jake Rogers will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Tigers.

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: Losing out on playing time

    Fermin is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.

    Fermin made four straight starts from May 21 through May 25, but he's been included in the lineup just once in the Royals' eight games since then. With the Royals no longer carrying a third catcher on the roster after moving on from Luke Maile in late May, Fermin will likely see limited opportunities while Salvador Perez sees most of his playing time behind the dish rather than at designated hitter or first base. That being said, Perez is unlikely to catch both ends of Thursday's twin bill, so expect Fermin to get a start in the nightcap.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Sitting out day game

    Moreno is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Atlanta.

    Moreno started the first two games of the series, so he'll get a breather in Thursday's matinee. Jose Herrera will catch and bat ninth as the Diamondbacks go for the sweep.

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