MLB Player News
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J.C. Escarra C | NYY
Yankees' J.C. Escarra: Belts first major-league homer
Escarra went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in the Yankees' 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.
Escarra started in Sunday's nightcap after Austin Wells served behind home plate in Game 1. Escarra extended the Yankees' lead to three runs in the sixth inning on an RBI single to right field, and he followed that up with his first major-league home run in the eighth. Escarra has gone 5-for-25 with three walks, two runs scored, one home run and two RBI this season.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Breather in Game 2
Kirk is not in the starting lineup for the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees.
Kirk will take a seat after he went 2-for-4 while drawing the start behind the plate in the team's 11-2 loss in Game 1. Tyler Heineman will take over at catcher and bat seventh versus New York in Game 2.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting for nightcap
Wells is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays.
Wells will take a seat after he went 2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in the team's 11-2 matinee win over Toronto. J.C. Escarra will draw the start at catcher and bat eighth against the Blue Jays.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Resting Sunday
Smith is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Pirates on Sunday.
Smith has started in the Dodgers' last two games after returning from a left wrist injury, going 0-for-7 with one walk, one run scored and three strikeouts. He'll get a breather Sunday while Austin Barnes starts behind home plate and bats ninth against Pirates southpaw Bailey Falter.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Idle Sunday
Murphy is not in Atlanta's starting lineup against Arizona on Sunday.
Murphy started in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-6 with two runs scored and a solo homer. He'll get a breather for Sunday's series finale while Drake Baldwin gets the start behind home plate and bats eighth against Arizona right-hander Brandon Pfaadt.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Resting Sunday
Moreno is not in Arizona's starting lineup against Atlanta on Sunday.
Moreno will take a breather Sunday after going 2-for-8 with one run scored and three RBI over the first two games of the series. Jose Herrera will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Atlanta right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Nursing sore hand
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers due to right hand soreness, though he's expected to be available off the bench, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Rutschman suffered the injury while blocking a ball behind the plate during the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, but it's not believed to be a serious issue. Gary Sanchez is starting at catcher for the series finale in Detroit.
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Braxton Fulford C | COL
Rockies' Braxton Fulford: Returning to Triple-A
The Rockies optioned Fulford to Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.
Fulford was recalled Saturday when Aaron Schunk (groin) was placed on the IL, but he'll return to Triple-A after the Rockies selected Alan Trejo's contract from Albuquerque. Fulford has a 1.345 OPS across 44 plate appearances in Triple-A and could return to the majors if Hunter Goodman or Jacob Stallings are unavailable.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Sunday
Ruiz is not in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Mets on Sunday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Ruiz will get Sunday off while Riley Adams serves behind home plate and bats ninth against Mets right-hander Tylor Megill. Ruiz went 0-for-6 with two walks and a strikeout over the first two games of the series.
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Sam Huff C | BAL
Giants' Sam Huff: Logs double in win
Huff went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Huff drew the start at catcher Saturday, cracking his first double of the season into right field before coming around to score in the fifth frame. The 27-year-old went 0-for-10 in his first four games, though he has recorded a .333 batting average with two runs scored and two RBI since. Huff is slashing .214/.290/.357 with a 3:11 BB:K across 31 plate appearances in 11 games.