MLB Player News

Raleigh is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Athletics on Tuesday.

Raleigh will get his first day off of the season while Mitch Garver starts behind home plate and bats fifth. Raleigh is slashing .240/.359/.574 with four stolen bases, 23 runs scored, 12 home runs and 23 RBI in 153 plate appearances to start the season.

The Padres optioned Campusano to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

Just three days after being recalled from Triple-A, Campusano will return to the minors to make room for the return of Jackson Merrill (hamstring) from the injured list. Campusano went 0-for-6 during his brief stint with the Padres, though he managed to reach base four times via walks. He'd likely return to the majors if Elias Diaz or Martin Maldonado were to miss any amount of time.

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Tuesday that Herrera (knee) could be activated from the 10-day injured list during the team's road trip that begins Friday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Herrera has gone 6-for-14 with one home run and one double in his first four rehab games with Triple-A Memphis and will catch seven innings in his fifth rehab contest Tuesday. It sounds like the catcher might be back as soon as Friday's game against the Nationals. He's been out since April 6 with a left knee bone bruise.

Bart is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in St. Louis.

It's a routine day off for Bart, who had started each of the previous four contests (three at catcher, one at designated hitter). Henry Davis will be behind the plate and bat ninth for the Pirates on Tuesday.

Ballesteros is slashing .381/.437/.566 with four home runs, three steals and a 10.3 percent strikeout rate in 28 games for Triple-A Iowa.

Among qualified Triple-A hitters under 25, Ballesteros ranks second in wRC+ (164), behind just Arizona's Jordan Lawlar and ahead of Boston's Roman Anthony. Additionally, Ballesteros has the eighth lowest strikeout rate and 11th best slugging percentage among qualified Triple-A hitters. The 5-foot-8, 195-pound catcher faces questions about his defense, but his bat looks like it might play even if he slides to designated hitter. He is not yet on the 40-man roster, but he could get the call any day based on his early season dominance.

Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Monday's loss to the Dodgers.

The rookie backstop began the night on the bench while Nick Fortes got the start behind the plate, but Ramirez pinch hit for Graham Pauley in the sixth inning and remained in the game, taking Yoendrys Gomez deep in the eighth. Ramirez's playing time could take a hit while the Marlins juggle three catchers, including Rule 5 pick Liam Hicks, but his development should remain the club's top priority. Through his first 12 big-league contests, Ramirez is slashing .244/.277/.622 with five doubles and four homers among his 11 hits.

Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two walks in Monday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Mariners.

Langeliers went deep in the fourth inning and added a go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The catcher had started May 0-for-9 over two games before clubbing his seventh homer of the year in Monday's contest. He's slashing .226/.295/.443 with 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, four doubles and a stolen base over 129 plate appearances. Those numbers are largely in line with what he did over 137 games in 2024, though his walk rate (9.3 percent) is up and his strikeout rate (14.7 percent) is significantly lower than last year.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.

Trevino had started behind the plate in three of his last four games, but he'll likely move into more of a part-time role moving forward after Tyler Stephenson returned from the injured list Friday. The Reds will have the luxury of using Stephenson at designated hitter on occasions while all of Austin Hays (hamstring), Christian Encarnacion-Strand (back) and Jeimer Candelario (back) are on the shelf, so at least in the short term, Trevino should still play more frequently than most No. 2 catchers.

The Astros recalled Salazar from Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Salazar's presence could allow Yainer Diaz and/or Victor Caratini to serve as the designated hitter on occasion while Yordan Alvarez (hand) is on the 10-day injured list. The 29-year-old Salazar has hit only .197/.305/.310 in his first 21 games this season with Sugar Land.

Ramirez is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Dodgers.

Ramirez had been in the lineup for each of the previous nine tilts but will get a breather in Monday's series opener. Three of his last four starts have come at designated hitter, and he could be used as more of a DH moving forward with the Marlins carrying two other catchers on the roster in Liam Hicks and Nick Fortes. Fortes is behind the dish for Monday's game, while Connor Norby is in the DH slot.