MLB Player News
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Sam Huff C | BAL
Rangers' Sam Huff: Back in big leagues
The Rangers recalled Huff from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
Huff will return to the major-league roster, giving the Rangers some extra insurance at catcher while top backstop Jonah Heim (personal) is away from the team on paternity leave. Andrew Knizner is likely to serve as the Rangers' primary catcher while Heim is out.
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Jonah Heim C | ATH
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Placed on paternity list
Texas placed Heim on the paternity list Saturday.
Heim will be away from the team for up to three days as he awaits the birth of his third child. In the meantime, fellow catcher Sam Huff was called up from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Heim on the major-league roster.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Day off Saturday
Trevino is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Red Sox.
Trevino will get a day off after he went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-1 win. Austin Wells will take over at catcher and bat eighth against Boston.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Aiming for return in late June
Contreras (forearm) is targeting a return in late June, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.
Contreras has resumed taking batting practice and hopes to be cleared to begin a rehab assignment early next week. If that happens, a return sometime during the Cardinals' June 22-30 homestand is likely. It would be at least a couple weeks quicker than he was initially expected back following surgery in early May to repair a fractured forearm.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Breather Saturday
Bailey is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Angels.
Bailey will get a breather after he went 5-for-17 with a double, two RBI and a run scored while starting each of the team's last five contests. Curt Casali will take over behind the plate and bat ninth versus Los Angeles.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: More BP, then games
Contreras (forearm) came out of his Friday's batting practice session with no issues and will repeat the step for the next few days, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
It was the first time Contreras had taken BP since he had surgery on his fractured left forearm in early May. The hope is that he will be ready for a rehab assignment after a few days of batting practice, but he will need to gain medical clearance first. Contreras is tracking toward an earlier-than-expected return, but there's no target date just yet.
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Jason Delay C | BOS
Pirates' Jason Delay: Joining team in Colorado
Delay is headed to Colorado to join the Pirates, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Henry Davis had to exit Friday's game with concussion-like symptoms, and while nothing has been determined yet regarding his roster status, Delay will be around in case he's needed. Delay was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis earlier this month after completing a rehab assignment following knee surgery.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Out of lineup Saturday
Amaya is not in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Cardinals.
Yan Gomes will do the catching for Shota Imanaga. Amaya started four of the previous five contests.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Playing time trending up
Pages will start at catcher and bat ninth in Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Pages is getting another start after slugging his first major-league home run and also catching a shutout Friday. It marks three straight starts for the 25-year-old and five starts across the Cardinals' last six games. Ivan Herrera is also in Saturday's lineup, serving as the designated hitter for the second day in a row.