MLB Player News
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Nursing bruised forearm
Contreras was held out of Wednesday's game against the Rangers due to a bruised forearm, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Contreras was initially in the Brewers' starting lineup after taking a pitch off his forearm Tuesday, but the team instead erred on the side of caution and subbed him out for Danny Jansen. Contreras will have an extra day off to rest before Milwaukee returns to play Friday versus St. Louis, at which point the Brewers will re-evaluate him.
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Riley Adams C | WAS
Nationals' Riley Adams: Out Wednesday with sore groin
Adams (groin) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Adams will get at least one game off after he was removed from Tuesday's 7-5 win during the bottom of the second inning after taking a foul tip to the groin area while he was catching. Per MLB.com, interim manager Miguel Cairo said after the game that Adams was "fine," but Jorge Alfaro will receive a turn behind the plate Wednesday.
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Sebastian Rivero C | LAA
Angels' Sebastian Rivero: Receiving third straight start
Rivero will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Twins, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Though Travis d'Arnaud has been on the Angels' roster all season as the No. 2 catcher behind Logan O'Hoppe (concussion), Rivero will pick up his third straight start behind the plate Wednesday following his call-up from Triple-A Salt Lake after O'Hoppe was placed on the 7-day injured list. Through his first two contests with the Angels, Rivero has gone 2-for-8 with a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting afternoon off
Narvaez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
After starting behind the plate in the first two games of the series in Sacramento, Narvaez will receive a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Connor Wong will draw the start at catcher, forming a battery with starting pitcher Payton Tolle.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Receiving afternoon off
Contreras is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
The Brewers are wrapping up their series in Arlington with a day game after a night game, so manager Pat Murphy likely decided it was an opportune time to give Contreras a much-overdue breather. Danny Jansen will step in behind the plate and Christian Yelich will serve as Milwaukee's designated hitter Wednesday after Contreras had started in every game dating back to June 27.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Resting up Wednesday
Heim is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Heim will rest after he had been included in the lineup in each of the last four games, making three starts at catcher and one as a designated hitter during that stretch. Though the Rangers will likely continue to make regular room for both Heim and Kyle Higashioka in the lineup when the team faces left-handed starters, Higashioka will likely rank as the preferred option behind the plate against right-handed pitching.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: RBI in three straight games
Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
Diaz has performed well in September, collecting at least one hit in five of his eight starts while also tallying four doubles. He's hit particularly well since the start of Houston's weekend series against the Rangers, going 5-for-14 with five RBI and a run scored in his last three starts.