MLB Player News
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Scratched from Friday's lineup
Lee was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox with back tightness, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Chuckie Robinson is now slated to do the catching for starting pitcher Davis Martin. Lee ended August on a 2-for-21 slide and is just 1-for-7 to open September.
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Nick Fortes C | MIA
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Receiving Friday off
Fortes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.
Fortes started the previous four games but will take a seat after going 7-for-14 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs during that stretch. Jhonny Pereda will step in behind the plate to catch for Edward Cabrera.
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Eduardo Tait C | PHI
Phillies' Eduardo Tait: Flourishing despite youth
Tait is slashing .272/.313/.466 with five home runs in 27 games since getting promoted to Single-A Clearwater.
Tait's numbers are fantastic, but they are even more impressive when factoring in his age -- he turned 18 on Aug. 27. The lefty-hitting backstop slashed .321/.377/.500 with six homers and five steals in the Florida Complex League before getting promoted, and he has a chance to shoot up prospect lists, especially real-life rankings, in the coming years.
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Drew Romo C | COL
Rockies' Drew Romo: On bench again
Romo is not in Friday's lineup against the Brewers.
Romo started four straight games to start the month, but he'll head to the bench for the second game in a row Friday. Both of his absences have come against righties, with Jacob Stallings getting the nod Friday and Hunter Goodman starting Thursday behind the dish.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Back in action Friday
Wells (hand) is starting behind the plate and batting cleanup Friday against the Cubs.
The 25-year-old sat out two straight games after being hit in the right hand by a pitch Monday, but he'll rejoin the starting nine following Thursday's team off day. Wells has gone 0-for-9 with three strikeouts through the first two games of September, but he was plenty productive in August with four homers and a .936 OPS in 22 contests.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Eight-game hitting streak
Grandal went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Nationals.
Grandal has started seven of 12 games behind the plate since Joey Bart (hamstring) went down, and he's enjoyed a productive two-week stretch. He has an eight-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 9-for-24 with a pair of homers, four RBI and six runs scored.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Busts slump with three RBI
Bailey went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI Thursday against the Diamondbacks.
Bailey collected two hits and drove in all three runs for the Giants, including a walk-off double to finish off the come-from-behind win. Bailey entered the game batting just 6-for-71 since the start of August (.085) with three RBI but doubled that total Thursday. It was the second-consecutive start for Bailey with two hits, signaling that he appears to be breaking out of his slump.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Crushes 29th homer, swipes bag
Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 6-4 win over the A's.
Raleigh hit a two-run blast off Joey Estes deep in the top of the first inning to get the scoring started. Raleigh also managed to steal his sixth base of the season, which is impressive considering he only had one steal in his first three seasons combined. The 27-year-old is now just one homer away from matching his total from last year and being the first catcher with 30 home runs in back-to-back seasons since Mike Piazza did it for eight straight years from 1995 to 2002.
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Kyle Higashioka C | SD
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting down Thursday
Higashioka isn't in the Padres' lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Higashioka will receive a second consecutive day to rest Thursday while Elias Diaz catches for Martin Perez and bats eighth.