MLB Player News
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Aramis Garcia C | PHI
Phillies' Aramis Garcia: DFA'd by Philadelphia
The Phillies designated Garcia for assignment Sunday.
Garcia was promoted to the big club Sept. 7 after J.T. Realmuto suffered a knee injury. Garcia appeared in three games for the Phillies and went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over that span. The move makes room on the 28-man roster for the reinstatement of third baseman Alec Bohm (hand) from the 10-day injured list.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Getting breather Sunday
Pages is absent from Sunday's lineup against Toronto.
Pages will sit for the series finale after going 2-for-8 with one stolen base over the first two games against the Blue Jays. Ivan Herrera will start behind home plate and bat sixth against Toronto right-hander Yariel Rodriguez.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Active in camp game
Moreno (adductor) caught five innings of a game at the Diamondbacks' camp Saturday, MLB.com reports.
Moreno took three at-bats and ran the bases during the game. The Diamondbacks will monitor the catcher's recovery Sunday before making any decisions, but Moreno could be activated in time for Monday's series opener in Colorado.
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Freddy Fermin C | KC
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Rare steal in win
Fermin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.
Fermin has gone a modest 6-for-28 (.214) over 10 games in September. He's seen the bulk of the work behind the dish since Vinnie Pasquantino (thumb) got hurt, as Salvador Perez has seen more frequent looks at first base. Fermin has been quietly decent this year with a .286/.335/.387 slash line, six home runs, 36 RBI, 39 runs scored and two steals across 344 plate appearances.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Homers, drives in four
Contreras went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, four RBI and three total runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
Contreras did a little bit of everything, including opening the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. He added an RBI double in the fourth a two-run home run in the ninth to log multiple RBI for the second time over 12 games in September. The catcher is hitting .231 (9-for-39) this month, but he still has a brilliant .280/.362/.470 slash line with 22 homers, 88 RBI, 94 runs scored and six stolen bases through a career-high 144 contests this season.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting breather Saturday
Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
Amaya has been in a bit of a slump at the plate lately, going just 1-for-21 over his last eight games. The Cubs will instead put Christian Bethancourt behind the plate Saturday in an effort to find some offensive production from their catcher.
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Andrew Knizner C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Andrew Knizner: Removed from 40-man roster
The Diamondbacks designated Knizner for assignment Saturday.
Knizner has remained in the minors throughout the duration of his time in the D-backs organization, slashing .274/.357/.397 with 12 RBI across 84 plate appearances. He'll now be stripped of his spot on the 40-man roster, which will be handed to Brandon Hughes, and the 29-year-old Knizner may attract interest on the waiver wire from other teams in need of depth behind the plate.
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Ben Rortvedt C | TB
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Not starting Saturday
Rortvedt is not in Saturday's lineup against the Guardians.
Rortvedt has been getting the majority of the reps behind the plate for the Rays, but he'll be out of the lineup for the second straight game. Logan Driscoll -- who smacked the first homer of his career Friday -- will take Rortvedt's spot in the lineup.