MLB Player News
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Receiving Sunday off
Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Bailey started the previous three games and will receive a breather in Sunday's series finale. Curt Casali will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Spencer Bivens.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting up Sunday
Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Pages appears to be the Cardinals' preferred catching option at the moment, as he had started in four of the previous five contests. He'll get a chance to rest in Sunday's matinee, however, as Ivan Herrera gets a turn behind the plate.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Not in Sunday's lineup
O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Texas, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
O'Hoppe has a .089/.128/.222 slash line and 48.9 percent strikeout rate over the past 13 games, and he'll receive a day to reset Sunday. Matt Thaiss will catch for right-hander Caden Dana in the series finale.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Receiving Sunday off
Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Heim is mired in an 0-for-18 slump and will sit Sunday for the second time in Texas' past three games. Carson Kelly will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Andrew Heaney.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Starting again Sunday
Jeffers will serve as the Twins' designated hitter and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Royals.
With Carlos Santana (illness) sitting out, Jeffers will be included in the lineup for the fifth time in six games. Jeffers has made three starts at catcher and two at DH during that stretch, but he'll likely fall back into more of a timeshare behind the plate with Christian Vazquez and see his opportunities at DH diminish once Santana is healthy again.
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Henry Davis RF | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Out with hand injury
The Pirates placed Davis on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to left hand inflammation, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
It's unclear when exactly Davis suffered the injury, but he hasn't seen the field since going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Wednesday against the Cubs. Joey Bart and Yasmani Grandal will continue to split catching duties for the Pirates.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Not in Sunday's lineup
Realmuto (knee) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
The 33-year-old said Sunday his bruised left knee is feeling much better and that he could rejoin the lineup in a day or two, per Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer, but he's sitting for the second straight day. Aramis Garcia will receive the start behind the plate, and Realmuto should continue to be considered day-to-day.
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Drew Romo C | COL
Rockies' Drew Romo: Sitting Sunday
Romo is absent from Sunday's lineup against Milwaukee, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
Romo has gone 0-for-12 with six strikeouts over his last four outings, and he will begin Sunday's game on the bench. Hunter Goodman will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Getting breather Sunday
Stephenson is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Stephenson will take a seat Sunday after going 1-for-6 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Luke Maile will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Mets right-hander Luis Severino.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Reaches base twice in return
Bart went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.
Bart was activated from the injured list Friday but didn't return to the lineup until the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. The Pirates have a crowded rotation at catcher that also includes Yasmani Grandal and Henry Davis, though Bart has hit well enough this season to also get looks as the team's designated hitter.