MLB Player News
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Ivan Herrera C | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Going through some workouts
Herrera (knee) feels more comfortable getting around and has been going through some workouts, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
He has not, however, been cleared to begin baseball activities as he works his way back from a left knee bone bruise. Herrera is just under a week into an absence that's expected to last at least four weeks. Pedro Pages will continue to operate as the Cardinals' primary catcher while Herrera is sidelined.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Missing from Saturday's lineup
Jansen isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
The Rays will give Jansen a breather Saturday after he went 3-for-4 with a home run and four total RBI in Friday's victory. While he rests, Ben Rortvedt will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Matt Thaiss C | BOS
White Sox's Matt Thaiss: Sitting Saturday
Thaiss isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Boston.
Thaiss will step aside Saturday to allow Omar Narvaez to get a second consecutive start behind the dish following Narvaez's three-RBI performance Friday. Thaiss owns a .737 OPS through 10 games this season and still figures to be Chicago's primary backstop.
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Luis Torrens DH | NYM
Mets' Luis Torrens: Getting rest Saturday
Torrens is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Torrens went 1-for-5 with an RBI and three strikeouts in his return from a forearm injury that caused him to miss four games. Hayden Senger will take his place behind the dish Saturday and bat ninth.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Sitting down Saturday
Bailey isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-3 with an RBI in Friday's series opener. Sam Huff will do the catching for Jordan Hicks instead and bat eighth.
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Henry Davis RF | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Up from Triple-A
The Pirates recalled Davis from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
Davis will rejoin the Pirates to provide the big-league roster with some security behind the plate while Joey Bart manages a back injury. With a career .590 OPS, Davis has struggled to find his footing in the majors, but he's batting .281 with two RBI and five runs scored through eight Triple-A contests this season.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Sitting out Saturday
Jeffers (thumb) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.
Jeffers ended Friday's contest with a bloody thumb that later began to swell, per Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic, so he'll take a seat Saturday while Christian Vazquez picks up a second consecutive start behind the plate. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Jeffers may still be available off the bench Saturday, so it doesn't seem like the 27-year-old will need to spend time on the injured list.