MLB Player News
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting Saturday
Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Kirk will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 4-for-7 with three RBI, two runs scored and three walks through the first two games of the series. Ali Sanchez will replace him behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Multi-hit effort in victory
Bailey went 2-for-4 with a double in Friday's 2-0 win over the Marlins.
Bailey hit his first double since May 4 in the second inning and added a single in the eighth. With that, he recorded his first multi-hit effort since May 6, marking his fifth of the season. The 26-year-old catcher owns a lackluster .183/.242/.268 slash line with 15 runs scored, 15 RBI, nine extra-base hits -- including one home run -- and a 32.9 percent strikeout rate across 158 plate appearances this season.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Reaches base three times in win
Kirk went 1-for-4 with two walks and two RBI in Friday's win over the A's.
The 26-year-old catcher hasn't produced an extra-base hit since May 14, but he's done an excellent job getting on base in the meantime. Over his last 12 games, Kirk is batting .387 (12-for-31) with nine walks against only one strikeout, giving him an eye-popping .500 OBP during that stretch.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Goes deep in win
Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Cubs.
Stephenson's two-run blast in the fourth inning turned out to be the game-winning hit. He's gone deep in three of the last four games, going 8-for-16 during that stretch, and has reached base safely in seven consecutive contests.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Ends homer drought
Dingler went 3-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
The backstop ended an 18-game homer drought by turning on a Seth Lugo fastball in the second inning, driving it into the left-field bullpen for a two-run shot. Dingler's kept collecting hits even when they weren't leaving the park, and through 79 plate appearances in May he's slashing .338/.380/.473 with nine runs and 10 RBI. Even with Jake Rogers healthy, Dingler is firmly entrenched as the Tigers' No. 1 catcher as he puts together a breakout campaign.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Lifts ninth homer
Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Dodgers.
Wells has been decent at the plate lately, going 6-for-27 (.222) with three extra-base hits and four RBI over his last eight games. The catcher continues to see a majority of the playing time behind the plate. His homer Friday was his first since May 12 in Seattle, and he's up to nine long balls on the year. Wells has added a .209/.276/.449 slash line, 32 RBI, 19 runs scored, three stolen bases, nine doubles and a triple across 181 plate appearances.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Connects for two more homers
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in Friday's 12-6 extra-inning loss to the Twins.
Raleigh became the first catcher to reach the 20-homer mark before the end of May in major-league history when he swatted a three-run blast in the first inning. He added a two-run homer in the eighth to get to 21 on the year, two ahead of Aaron Judge for the American League lead. Raleigh has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games, going 14-for-38 (.368) with six homers and 10 RBI in that span. He's at a .265/.381/.623 slash line with 42 RBI, 37 runs scored, six stolen bases and 10 doubles through 56 games this year.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Walk-off homer
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Rays.
Diaz took Garrett Cleavinger deep in the ninth inning to provide Houston with a walk-off win. It was Diaz's seventh home run of the season, and his second in as many days. After a slow start to the year, he's hit .295 with five home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored across 25 games in May.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Playing time picking up
Higashioka went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a walk in Friday's 11-1 win over St. Louis.
It was Higashioka's first multi-hit game in 11 outings this month, and he scored a season-high three runs as part of the Rangers' offensive outburst. The veteran backstop remains a without a home run in his last 17 contests (51 at-bats), during which he's batting just .216 with two doubles, five RBI and six runs scored. Even so, Higashioka has a clearer pathway to action as the designated hitter while Joc Pederson nurses a broken hand, as the former has started four of Texas' past five games since the latter went down.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Smacks 10th homer of 2025
Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 11-7 loss to the Blue Jays.
Langeliers cut the Athletics' deficit to three runs in the fourth inning when he took Chris Bassitt deep to left-center field for a 417-foot solo home run. It was Langeliers' 10th home run of the season, which is third most among major-league catchers behind Cal Raleigh (20) and Logan O'Hoppe (14).