MLB Player News
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Idle Wednesday
Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Lee will hand over catching duties to Martin Maldonado for Wednesday's contest. Lee is just 3-for-23 (.130) over his last seven games but has scored three runs and clubbed a three-run homer during that stretch.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Taking seat Wednesday
Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Grandal will yield to Joey Bart behind the dish Wednesday. Grandal has logged merely three hits in his last 23 at-bats with two RBI and no runs.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Returns to action
Stephenson started at catcher, batted fifth and went 0-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Yankees.
Stephenson's availability to play was thrown into doubt after the Reds transferred him from the paternity list to the family medical emergency list. The transfer gave the Reds the option to not activate Stephenson for Tuesday, but the catcher was ready to go.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Hitting on field Tuesday
Realmuto (knee) participated in receiving drills and hit on the field ahead of Thursday's road game against the Cubs, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
The veteran catcher has recently been hitting in the batting cage but is now ready to hit on the field for the first time since undergoing meniscus surgery June 12. Realmuto still has significant work to do in his rehab program, but a return shortly after the All-Star break appears to be a reasonable target for his activation.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Activated from injured list
The Diamondbacks reinstated Moreno (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
The 24-year-old landed on the shelf with a sprained thumb June 22 and will rejoin Arizona after being on the injured list for the 10-day minimum. Moreno has a .230/.313/.346 slash line through 61 games this season and should reclaim primary catching duties for the Diamondbacks.
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Seby Zavala C | LAD
Mariners' Seby Zavala: Selected to majors
The Mariners selected Zavala's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
The Mariners will add Zavala to their active roster to provide some security behind the plate while Mitch Garver battles a wrist injury. The 30-year-old Zavala has slashed just .154/.214/.282 across 43 plate appearances in the majors this season and is unlikely to see much playing time during his stint with Seattle. Jhonathan Diaz was optioned to Tacoma in a corresponding move.
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Endy Rodriguez C | PIT
Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Hitting live BP
Rodriguez (elbow) has taken live BP from the left side, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Rodriguez underwent elbow surgery in December and is slated to miss the entirety of the 2024 season. He slashed .220/.284/.328 as a rookie last season.
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Austin Wynns C | ATH
Reds' Austin Wynns: Cut from 40-man roster
The Reds designated Wynns for assignment Tuesday.
Wynns was up as protection at catcher for a few days while Tyler Stephenson was away but is no longer needed with the latter back in the fold. He cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Louisville last month, and he seems likely to do so again.