MLB Player News

Higashioka is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Higashioka has one hit in his last 14 at-bats and will get the night off Saturday to clear his head. In his place, Luis Campusano will catch and bat eighth.

Stallings is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Diego.

Stallings will move to the bench for 22-year-old Drew Romo's MLB debut Saturday. With Elias Diaz out of the picture in Colorado, Stallings and Romo are slated to share catching duties during the closing weeks of the regular season.

Rutschman (back) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, but he is feeling better and will be available off the bench, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Rutschman was scratched from Friday's lineup with lower-back discomfort and will be held out of the starting nine for a second consecutive game. James McCann will draw another start behind the dish.

Ruiz is absent from Saturday's lineup against Philadelphia.

Ruiz will get a breather Saturday after going 3-for-8 with two solo home runs in the first two games of the series. Riley Adams will start behind home plate and bat seventh.

Jeffers is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.

Jeffers is hitting .207 with three home runs in nine games this month. Christian Vazquez draws the start, batting eighth.

Rortvedt is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Rortvedt will begin Saturday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-2 in Friday's contest. Alex Jackson will start behind home plate and bat ninth.

Amaya went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-6, 10-inning win over the Blue Jays.

Amaya has only five home runs this season in 86 games, though he's gone deep twice in 10 contests so far this month. The catcher is batting .258 in August with a .797 OPS, which are both ahead of his season-long rates. Amaya will see his fantasy appeal increase if he can maintain his recent level of performance, as he's fairly locked into the No. 1 role behind the plate for the Cubs, with only veteran Christian Bethancourt joining him on the roster currently.

Dingler is starting at catcher and batting fifth in Saturday's game against the Yankees.

Jake Rogers handled catching duties for the Tigers on Friday, going 0-for-3 to lower his season batting average to .195. Dingler is only hitting .185 himself through his first eight games at the MLB level, but Detroit probably wants to get the rookie more experience to finish out the year. Expect Dingler and Rogers to continue splitting time behind the plate fairly evenly moving forward.

Trevino went 1-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and a walk in Friday's 3-0 victory versus the Tigers.

Trevino was activated from the injured list during New York's off day Thursday after missing over a month due to a quad injury. The backstop was given a start Friday and walked in his first plate appearance, and he followed the free pass with a surprising steal of second base. It was his first theft since 2022 and just his fourth over seven big-league campaigns. Trevino will likely work in a backup role behind Austin Wells now that he is back in action.

Raleigh is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.

Raleigh has gone 0-for-11 with two walks and three strikeouts across his last three outings, and he will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout. Mitch Garver will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Pittsburgh southpaw Bailey Falter.