MLB Player News
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Austin Barnes C | NYM
Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Racks up three hits Wednesday
Barnes went 3-for-5 with a run in a 12-7 win against Miami on Wednesday.
Barnes got the start at catcher for the resting Will Smith and finished as one of six Dodgers with multiple hits in the offensive onslaught. Barnes has gotten just 33 plate appearances this season as Smith has dominated work behind the plate, so the former's three-hit effort perked his season batting average up from .185 to .250. It would likely take Smith missing time for Barnes to have any fantasy value in all but the deepest of formats.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting breather Thursday
Langeliers is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Texas.
It's a well-earned day off for Langeliers, who caught each of the previous four games for the Athletics. Jhonny Pereda is starting at catcher and batting ninth in the series finale.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting day off
Naylor is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Naylor started at catcher in each of the last five contests, so he'll be getting a needed rest Thursday as the Guardians wrap up their series against the Twins with a day game after a night game. Austin Hedges will fill in behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Ben Lively.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Out of Rays' lineup
Jansen is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Royals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
For the first time this season, Ben Rortvedt will make more starts in a series than Jansen. It will be Rortvedt at catcher and batting ninth on Thursday as the Rays try to avoid the sweep.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Resting Thursday
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Luis Torrens will get a turn behind the dish while Alvarez rests for the day game after playing all nine innings at catcher in Wednesday night's 4-3 loss. Since returning from the injured list last Friday, Alvarez has gone 4-for-21 with a home run, a double, two walks and three RBI in his first five games of the season.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Grabbing seat Thursday
Moreno is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
Moreno started at catcher in each of the first two contests of the series, so he'll take a break in Thursday's matinee. Jose Herrera will be behind the plate and bat ninth for the Diamondbacks.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Out of Cubs' lineup
Kelly is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Pittsburgh.
Kelly started at catcher in the first two games of the series but will sit out Thursday's afternoon tilt. Miguel Amaya is at catcher and batting seventh in the rubber game of the series.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting Thursday
Pages is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.
Pages went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI groundout while catching all nine innings of the Cardinals' 9-1 win Wednesday night in the second game of a doubleheader, but he'll get a breather Thursday while St. Louis and Cincinnati conclude their series with a game that begins at 12:40 p.m. ET. Yohel Pozo will handle the catching duties for St. Louis.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Receiving afternoon off
Bart is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.
Bart will get a breather for the day game after he went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and a run scored while catching eight innings of the Pirates' 4-3 win Wednesday night. Henry Davis will check in for Bart behind the dish in the series finale.