MLB Player News
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Ben Rortvedt C | NYM
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Playing time ticking up
Rortvedt went 1-for-3 with two RBI, a walk and a run scored Saturday against the Yankees.
Rortvedt drew his third start in five games, all of which have come at catcher and at the expense of Danny Jansen, who has just a .486 OPS through 53 plate appearances. Rortvedt is typically not much of a contributor at the plate himself however, and he now has two hits across 21 at-bats to begin 2025.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Success in small sample
Quero went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday against the Red Sox.
Quero has appeared in all three games since being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, two of which were starts. He already has a pair of doubles with three total hits across nine at-bats while striking out only once. Early returns have been positive, and the White Sox have little reason not to give him as much playing time as he can handle with only Matt Thaiss competing for reps behind the plate.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Average drops under Mendoza Line
Rutschman went 0-for-4 with a walk in Saturday's win over the Reds.
Rutschman began the season with hits in 12 of his first 14 outings, but he's now hitless in his last 19 at-bats to drop his batting average under the Mendoza Line at .192 on the season. However, he entered play Saturday with an elite 38.8 percent squared-up rate, per Statcast, which suggests Rutschman is still seeing the ball quite well in the early going. Fantasy managers should keep exercising patience with the switch-hitting All-Star backstop, who continues to regularly occupy a premium spot in Baltimore's lineup.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Hits first homer of 2025
Higashioka went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers.
Higashioka put the Rangers on the board in the third winning with a two-run shot off Roki Sasaki. It was Higashioka's first home run of 2025, and he's started the season slashing .278/.316/.444 with two walks, two runs scored and five RBI over 38 plate appearances this season.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Belts first homer of 2025
Fermin went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Tigers.
The 29-year-old backstop supplied the only offense of the afternoon for the Royals, spoiling Casey Mize's shutout bid by launching a seventh-inning slider over the fence in left-center field. it was Fermin's first long ball of the season, and through 12 games he's batting .214 (6-for-28) with two RBI and four runs.
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Liam Hicks C | MIA
Marlins' Liam Hicks: Pops first career homer
Hicks went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 11-10 loss to the Phillies.
The rookie catcher nearly fueled an improbable comeback from a 9-1 deficit by the Marlins, driving in two runs with a sixth-inning single before taking Jordan Romano deep in the ninth for a two-run shot. It was the first homer of Hicks' big-league career, and through his first 16 games with Miami he's slashing .250/.333/.364 with five runs and 11 RBI.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Resting Saturday
Bart is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Guardians on Saturday.
Bart has started in the Pirates' last two games after missing time due to lower-back discomfort, going 2-for-7 with two walks and one RBI over that span. He'll be in the dugout for Saturday's contest while Henry Davis starts behind home plate and bats ninth against Cleveland right-hander Ben Lively.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Twins' Christian Vazquez: Returns to lineup
Vazquez (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth Saturday against Atlanta.
Vazquez has been held out of action ever since suffering a hand injury during Monday's contest, but a few days of rest has him feeling well enough to return behind the dish Saturday. The 34-year-old backstop is off to a poor start to the year, slashing .115/.172/.192 over his first 29 plate appearances.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Idle Saturday
Jansen isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen will get a day off Saturday after going 2-for-15 with eight strikeouts across his last six games. Ben Rortvedt will draw the start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Back in action Saturday
Wells (illness) will start at catcher and bat third Saturday against the Rays.
Wells missed Friday's contest due to a bout of food poisoning, but he's now feeling better and will return behind the plate to form a battery with Carlos Carrasco on Saturday. The 25-year-old backstop has gone 2-for-16 with a homer and two RBI across his last five games.