MLB Player News
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Out of lineup
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.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Saturday
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.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Heads to bench
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.
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Ben Rortvedt C | TB
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Resting Saturday
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.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Hits fifth home run Friday
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.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Back in lineup Saturday
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.
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Jose Trevino C | NYY
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Swipes bag in return
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.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Resting Saturday
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.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Belts game-tying homer
O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.
Entering Friday, O'Hoppe was 0-for-28 with three walks and 13 strikeouts over his last seven games. He put the slump to rest with a game-tying blast in the fourth inning, which was his 17th homer of the season. The catcher has added a .256/.314/.434 slash line with 48 RBI, 51 runs scored, 13 doubles, a triple and two stolen bases over 104 contests. O'Hoppe still has some work to do to get back on track -- he was hitting .281 at the end of July -- but he can loosen his grip a bit now that he's ended his dry spell.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Homers in Friday's loss
Pages went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Dodgers.
Pages put the Cardinals ahead 4-2 with a solo shot in the fifth inning and added an RBI single in the sixth after they fell behind. The catcher's playing time has been a bit sparse in August, but he's gone 6-for-20 (.300) over seven games this month. Overall, he has a .246/.296/.362 slash line, three homers, 18 RBI, 14 runs scored and one stolen base over 143 plate appearances. Pages most often catches versus southpaws, allowing Willson Contreras to rest his legs as the designated hitter in those contests.