MLB Player News
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Getting breather Thursday
Jeffers is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the White Sox.
He will yield to Christian Vazquez at catcher for Thursday's matinee. Jeffers had started each of the previous seven contests, including six of them at catcher.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Begins rehab assignment
Stephenson (oblique) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday. He's gone a combined 1-for-6 with a double, an RBI and two strikeouts in two games.
Stephenson operated as the catcher in both contests and caught five innings in each. With a layoff of over a month, the Reds are unlikely to push the catcher too quickly through the rehab process.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Third career four-hit effort
Langeliers went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over Texas.
It was the third career four-hit game and the first of 2025 for the hard-hitting backstop, who's enjoying a productive month at the plate in April. Through 66 at-bats this month, Langeliers is hitting .273 with four home runs, four doubles and nine RBI. He's also added 11 runs and a stolen base during this span, and Langeliers should continue to serve as a key cog in the Athletics' lineup.
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Austin Wynns C | ATH
Reds' Austin Wynns: Homers again Wednesday
Wynns went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Marlins.
The 34-year-old backstop isn't known for his bat -- Wynns came into the season with a career .609 OPS in 673 big-league plate appearances -- but he's gone yard in back-to-back starts while piling up an incredible nine hits and eight RBI between the two games. Tyler Stephenson (oblique) began a rehab assignment Tuesday and should return next week, but Wynns is trying to make the case that he should stick around over Jose Trevino as the Reds' No. 2 catcher. That's an uphill battle for Wynns given that Trevino inked a three-year, $15 million extension in March and himself is batting .308 this season.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Resting Wednesday
O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Pirates on Wednesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
O'Hoppe will get an off day while Travis d'Arnaud starts behind home plate and bats fifth against Pirates southpaw Andrew Heaney. O'Hoppe has started the season slashing .284/.304/.522 with eight runs scored, five home runs and nine RBI in 69 plate appearances.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Nursing sore wrist
Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs after sustaining a left wrist injury in Tuesday's 11-10 extra-inning loss, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Smith sustained the injury while tagging out Ian Happ at the plate in the sixth inning Tuesday, though the issue didn't stop him from hitting a double in his next at-bat in the top of the seventh and playing the final four frames behind the plate. The 30-year-old backstop apparently didn't experience any soreness until waking up Wednesday morning, but he isn't too concerned about his availability moving forward. Austin Barnes will draw the start at catcher Wednesday, but Smith expects to be ready to start Friday's series opener versus the Pirates following a team day off Thursday.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Launches home run Wednesday
Dingler went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Padres.
Dingler has been a pleasant surprise for the Tigers in the absence of Jake Rogers (oblique), as the former is batting .277 with a .780 OPS and three long balls across 18 games. Last regular season, Dingler batted just .167 with a .505 OPS and one home run in 27 appearances.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Returns to lineup Wednesday
Kelly is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Kelly received a breather Tuesday but will return to the lineup Wednesday, sending Miguel Amaya to the bench. While Amaya has been effective with a .278 average and .798 OPS across 15 games, Kelly has been even better with a .371 average and 1.511 OPS in 13 appearances. As a result of the hot start, Kelly has seen his role grow, though Chicago will likely keep using both backstops fairly evenly.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Exiting starting nine
Moreno is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rays.
It's a routine day off for Moreno, who is off to a poor .222/.323/.241 start at the plate this season. Jose Herrera is doing the catching and batting ninth for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Nearing rehab assignment
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that Wong (finger) will likely begin a rehab assignment this weekend, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Working his way back from a fractured left pinky finger suffered in early April, Wong is able to catch without issue but still has some progress to make while swinging the bat. If the catcher is indeed able to begin playing in rehab games this weekend, he could return from the 10-day injured list at some point next week.