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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Taking seat Saturday

    Heim isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's contest against Houston.

    Heim will begin on the bench after starting behind the plate in each of the Rangers' previous two games. He'll give way to Kyle Higashioka, who returned from a stint on the injured list Tuesday.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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