MLB Player News
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Jose Trevino C | NYY
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Expected back Friday
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday on "Foul Territory" that Trevino (quad) will be activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Boone also reiterated that Austin Wells would continue to see the bulk of the playing time at catcher after Trevino returns. Trevino has been sidelined since mid-July due to a Grade 2 left quad strain and has gone 2-for-8 in three rehab games with Double-A Somerset.
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Matt Thaiss C | LAA
Angels' Matt Thaiss: Swats second homer
Thaiss went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays.
Thaiss produced one of just two extra-base hits for Los Angeles in the defeat, smacking a solo shot to center field in the fifth inning. The backstop was in the lineup for the third time in five days -- twice he's worked behind the plate, and once he was the DH -- as his playing time has been slightly ticking up. Thaiss has earned the increased at-bats by slashing .342/.435/.474 with seven RBI, four runs, a 7:9 BB:K and three stolen bases over 12 contests since the beginning of July.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Receiving rest day
Murphy is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.
Murphy will take a seat for the series finale after he caught all nine innings of Wednesday's 13-2 win while going 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Travis d'Arnaud will replace Murphy behind the plate and bat fifth.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting up Thursday
Bailey is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.
Bailey will get some maintenance as San Francisco and Atlanta wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Curt Casali will draw the start behind the dish after Bailey caught each of the past five days while going 2-for-20 at the plate.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting in series finale
Rogers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners.
After driving in a career-high seven runs in the Tigers' 15-1 win Tuesday in the series opener, Rogers was awarded a second straight start at catcher Wednesday, but he went hitless in three at-bats in Detroit's 3-2 victory. He'll give way to Dillon Dingler behind the plate in the series finale, and the two backstops seem poised to operate in a timeshare moving forward.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Smacks ninth homer
Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the White Sox.
Wells' homer was his first since July 26, though he batted a strong .298 over the 14 contests between long balls. The catcher continues to bat cleanup versus right-handers, keeping him in a prime spot to rack up RBI in a strong lineup. For the season, Wells is slashing .257/.347/.426 with nine homers, 36 RBI, 32 runs scored and one stolen base over 292 plate appearances.
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Elias Diaz C | SD
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Goes on outright waivers
The Rockies placed Diaz on outright waivers Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
After slashing .270/.315/.378 with 36 RBI across 327 plate appearances, Diaz is now available for any team willing to pay the remaining $1.5 million on his contract for 2024. If he goes unclaimed, the Rockies may keep him on the active roster or outright him to Triple-A Albuquerque, at which point Diaz would have the right to reject the assignment and enter free agency.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Resting Wednesday
Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Lee will take a seat in the series finale after catching each of Chicago's last four games. Chuckie Robinson will replace Lee behind the dish.