MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Drives in five in win
O'Hoppe went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 11-9 win over the Dodgers.
O'Hoppe had hit a skid recently, going just 2-for-27 with a walk, 10 strikeouts and two RBI over his previous eight games. He quickly made an impact Saturday, delivering a two-run single in the first inning before tacking on a three-run homer in the seventh. O'Hoppe's already at 10 homers this year, halfway to matching his career-best total from 136 games in 2024. The catcher has added a .254/.289/.485 slash line with 23 RBI, 14 runs scored, one double and no stolen bases over 38 contests this season.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Racks up four hits Saturday
Jeffers went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and a double in Saturday's 7-0 win against the Brewers.
Jeffers gave Minnesota an early lead with a 420-foot solo blast in the first inning. He added three more knocks to log his first four-hit game of the campaign. The veteran catcher is hitting well with a .270/.350/.418 slash line through 137 plate appearances on the season. However, he's gone deep just three times after slugging 21 home runs last year.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs 15th homer
Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Padres.
Raleigh took San Diego reliever Adrian Morejon's first pitch deep to lead off the seventh inning. Over the last five games, Raleigh has gone 6-for-17 (.353) with three homers, six RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base. The catcher is already up to 15 long balls on the year, and he's added a .968 OPS, 31 RBI, 31 runs scored, five stolen bases and eight doubles over 44 contests.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Remains hot with homer Saturday
Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against Boston in a loss Saturday.
Baldwin hit one of three Atlanta homers off Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito, slugging a 416-foot two-run shot in the third inning. The rookie catcher has been scorching at the plate of late -- over his past four games, he's batting a sizzling .625 (10-for-16) with two home runs and five RBI. Baldwin's hot stretch extends even further -- through 11 games in May, he's batting .556 (15-for-27) with three long balls and eight RBI. His performance has led to Baldwin moving into a timeshare with Sean Murphy behind the plate, as the pair has alternated starts for Atlanta's past eight games.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Sitting Saturday
Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.
After going 2-for-4 with a run in Friday's series opener versus the Halos, Smith will catch a breather Saturday while Dalton Rushing starts behind the plate and bats eighth.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Saturday
Murphy isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
Atlanta seems to have fallen into a pattern of alternating between Murphy and Drake Baldwin behind the plate, and Saturday will mark the latter's turn to start after Murphy went 2-for-4 with a home run Friday.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Idle Saturday
Stephenson isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
Stephenson has gone just 4-for-20 with nine strikeouts across his last five games and will step out of the starting nine Saturday, allowing Jose Trevino to start behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Agustin Ramirez C | MIA
Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Resting Saturday
Ramirez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay.
Ramirez will get a breather Saturday after going 5-for-18 with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored over his last five games. His absence will put Nick Fortes behind the plate to catch for Sandy Alcantara.
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Andrew Knizner C | SEA
Andrew Knizner: Enters open market
The Nationals released Knizner on Saturday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Knizner has been phenomenal at Triple-A Rochester this season, slashing .382/.516/.500 with 11 RBI and 10 runs scored across 91 plate appearances. The 30-year-old backstop had the ability to opt out of his minor-league deal this weekend, so he'll now enter free agency and presumably pursue a major-league contract, given how well he's done in the minors.