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  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Notches third steal

    Langeliers went 1-for-4 with one RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.

    Langeliers had gone 0-for-9 with two walks and two strikeouts over the previous three games. He ended that slump with a first-inning RBI single to give the Athletics a short-lived 2-1 lead. He's also logged two steals over his last six games, giving him three thefts on the year, one shy of his career high from 2024. The catcher is hitting .250 with a .758 OPS, eight home runs, 24 RBI and 19 runs scored across 42 games.

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    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Smacks third homer

    Pages went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 11-4 win against the Tigers.

    Pages gave the Cardinals a 10-0 lead with a two-run shot to left field in the seventh inning. Though the second-year backstop was expected to get less playing time after Ivan Herrera returned from the injured list May 9, Pages has started behind the plate in four of St. Louis' past five contests while Herrera has served as the DH each game during that span. Pages hasn't exactly been swinging a hot bat, though, as he's batting just .205 through 12 games in May, with Monday's homer being his first during that span.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Perfect day at dish

    Contreras went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, a stolen base and a walk in Monday's win over the Orioles.

    Contreras knocked an RBI double in the fifth inning before hitting a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth. He also swiped second after knocking in his second run of the contest. After an 11-game stretch without a multi-hit performance, he's collected three over his last five appearances. The recent hot streak has bumped his OPS up from .655 to .741 across 189 plate appearances.

  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Slugs homer, plates five

    Amaya went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double, five RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 8-7 loss to the Marlins.

    The 26-year-old went yard for the fourth time this season with a three-run homer off Miami starter Edward Cabrera in the fourth. Amaya then returned in the sixth inning to knot the game at 6-6 with a two-RBI double, his ninth two-bagger of the season. Although Amaya is not the everyday catcher in Chicago, he has been a solid contributor at the plate when playing with a .287/.323/.529 slash line through 94 plate appearances.

  • Twins' Christian Vazquez: Back on bench Monday

    Vazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

    Due in large part to injuries decimating the Twins' depth in recent days, Vazquez had started at catcher in each of the last three games, while top backstop Ryan Jeffers served as the team's designated hitter in all of those contests. However, with Harrison Bader returning from a groin injury Saturday and with Willi Castro (knee) back in the lineup Monday after a two-game absence, Vazquez will retreat to the bench. Vazquez's playing time could be more sporadic moving forward while Jeffers likely sees most of his starts behind the dish and the Twins instead opting to rotate a number of players at the DH spot.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Absent from lineup again Monday

    Bailey is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Royals.

    It's the second straight day and the fourth time over the last eight contests that Bailey has yielded to Sam Huff at catcher. Bailey did deliver a game-tying, pinch-hit single in the eighth inning Sunday against the Athletics, so there does not appear to be anything wrong with him physically. The switch-hitting backstop has had a dreadful season at the plate, sporting a .489 OPS with a 31.8 percent strikeout rate.

  • Edgar Quero C | CHW

    White Sox's Edgar Quero: Resting up Monday

    Quero is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

    He'll receive a breather after he started in each of the White Sox's last three games, with both of the last two coming behind the dish. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties for Chicago in the series opener.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Getting night off

    Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

    Kelly had started at catcher or designated hitter in five of the Cubs' last six games, but he'll get a breather as Chicago opens its series in Miami. Miguel Amaya will get the nod behind the plate and Moises Ballesteros will serve as the Cubs' DH on Monday.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Sitting Monday

    Rutschman is not in the Orioles' starting lineup against the Brewers on Monday.

    Maverick Handley will draw the start at catcher and bat ninth while Rutschman rests. Rutschman has struggled at the plate since the beginning of May, slashing .185/.241/.296 with two RBI over a 15-game stretch.

  • Luke Maile C | KC

    Royals' Luke Maile: Exiting 40-man roster

    The Royals designated Maile for assignment Monday.

    Maile came up at the beginning of May when Salvador Perez was unable to catch due to a hip issue and stuck around a bit as a third catcher even after Perez was cleared to don the catcher's gear. However, the Royals now have a better use for the roster spot. There's a good chance Maile clears waivers.

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