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  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    White Sox's Matt Thaiss: Pops first homer

    Thaiss went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Sunday against the Red Sox.

    Thaiss has alternated starts behind the plate with Edgar Quero since the latter was promoted to the majors Thursday. Thaiss hasn't had much success at the plate, with Sunday's homer being his first of the season and only his third total extra-base hit across 45 plate appearances. He may lose additional playing time once Quero gets more comfortable at the big-league level, further limiting Thaiss's fantasy appeal.

  • Sam Huff C | BAL

    Giants' Sam Huff: Swats homer Sunday

    Huff went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's loss to the Angels.

    Huff took Brock Burke deep in the sixth to push the Giants ahead 3-1. It was Huff's first home run in what was his eighth appearance of the season as he maintains a backup catcher role behind Patrick Bailey.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: Homers in win

    Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

    Baldwin extended Atlanta's lead to 5-0 with a two-run blast in the third inning. The 24-year-old is riding a seven-game hit streak as he competes for time at catcher alongside Sean Murphy. On the season, he's hitting .238 with two homers, six RBI and two runs scored across his first 46 major-league plate appearances.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Launches homer in win

    Wells went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-0 win over Tampa Rays.

    Wells put the finishing touches on Sunday's victory, taking Garrett Cleavinger deep in the top of the ninth inning for New York's final run of the game. The catcher is now batting .197 with four home runs, 10 RBI and seven runs scored over 61 at-bats in 19 games this season. After homering in each of the first two games of the season, Wells has now hit a more modest two more home runs since that hot start.

  • Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Joining big-league roster

    Ramirez is expected to be called up from Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.

    Ramirez will make his major-league debut Monday versus the Reds, joining the Marlins roster after batting .258 with three home runs, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored and five stolen bases over 66 at-bats in 18 games at Triple-A. The catcher will likely compete with Liam Hicks for work behind the plate moving forward with Nick Fortes (oblique) currently unavailable with a Grade 1 left oblique strain.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Blasts ninth homer Sunday

    Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 8-3 win at Toronto.

    Raleigh stretched Seattle's lead to 3-0 with a majestic 398-foot long ball off Easton Lucas in the first inning. The Mariners' catcher is now tied for the MLB lead in home runs at nine with the Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom. Overall, Raleigh is slashing .233/.333/.593 with 14 runs scored, 15 RBI and three steals across 99 plate appearances.

  • Austin Wynns C | ATH

    Reds' Austin Wynns: Cracks homer, six total hits

    Wynns went 6-for-7 with a homer, six RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 24-2 rout over Baltimore.

    Wynns -- Cincinnati's backup catcher -- opened the game's scoring in the second inning with an RBI single and also plated the last runs with a three-run homer off Gary Sanchez in the ninth. In between, the 34-year-old knocked four additional singles to become the first Red with six hits in a regular-season game since Phil Ervin on July 13, 2019. The incredible career-best performance pushed Wynns' slash line to .455/.500/.727 over 27 plate appearances this season.

  • Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Likely continuing rehab assignment

    Manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that Alvarez (hand) is scheduled to continue his minor-league rehab assignment this week, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

    The skipper previously indicated that Alvarez could be back during the current homestand, which ends Wednesday, but it appears the 23-year-old backstop will be on the shelf for at least a few more days. Alvarez has gone 6-for-27 with a walk and three homers across seven rehab games in the minors, and he's still on track to make his season debut for the Mets before the end of April.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Receiving Sunday off

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

    Diaz started the previous five games and will get a day off after going 4-for-20 with a double, an RBI and a run during that stretch. Victor Caratini will take over behind the plate to catch for lefty Framber Valdez in the series finale versus San Diego.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Out of lineup to begin twin bill

    Ruiz is not in the lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    The 26-year-old was never likely to start both games of the twin bill and will take a seat for the matinee. Ruiz has gone 1-for-13 over his past three games but has a .791 OPS for the season, and he should be back behind the plate for Sunday's nightcap.

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