MLB Player News
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Belts three-run homer Tuesday
Moreno went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-8 loss to Milwaukee.
Moreno smashed his seventh homer of the year and his first since coming off the injured list due to a fractured finger. The 25-year-old backstop is primed to serve as Arizona's top catcher to finish out the campaign, and he's slashing a respectable .279/.332/.447 with nine doubles, one triple, 27 RBI, 33 runs scored and one stolen base over 205 trips to the plate.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Getting rest Tuesday
Dingler isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Dingler will get a breather Tuesday after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in Monday's series opener. Jake Rogers will bat ninth while catching for right-hander Charlie Morton.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Taking seat Tuesday
Baldwin isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.
Although he's collected a base hit in each of his last four games and six of his last seven, Baldwin will ride the bench Tuesday while he continues to share duties behind the plate with Sean Murphy, who will bat seventh against Sandy Alcantara.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Taking seat Tuesday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
Over his last 11 games, Diaz is slashing an impressive .333/.391/.476 with a pair of home runs, but he'll head to the bench for the second time in three contests nonetheless. Though Victor Caratini will get the nod behind the plate Tuesday, Diaz still appears to have a firm grasp on the No. 1 catcher job.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Starting rehab assignment Wednesday
Alvarez (thumb) will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.
Alvarez took batting practice on the field Tuesday and insisted afterward that he feels no pain in his right thumb despite being diagnosed with a UCL sprain. He will be eligible for activation from the 10-day injured list Thursday, but the Mets could wait until rosters expand Sept. 1 to return their starting catcher to the active roster.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Receiving Tuesday off
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Jeffers started the previous four games but will take a seat Tuesday after going 2-for-14 with two walks, a double and two runs in that span. Mickey Gasper is starting behind the plate and batting eighth.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Swats 11th homer
Kirk went 1-for-2 with two walks, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's win over the Twins.
The backstop took Joe Ryan deep to cap a four-run first inning for the Blue Jays, en route to a 10-4 romp. Kirk has found his power stroke in August, homering four times in his last eight games with 11 RBI. With a month left to go in the season, the 26-year-old has 11 home runs and 59 RBI, as he closes in on new career highs in both categories -- he launched 14 long balls with 63 RBI in 2022.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Tests out thumb guard
Stephenson (thumb) played catch and blocked softer baseballs Monday in a test of the thumb guard fitted for his catcher's mitt, MLB.com reports.
Stephenson was encouraged by the activity and is scheduled to take batting practice Friday. The Reds remain in the mix for a wild-card spot, so if Stephenson is deemed capable of playing through a left thumb fracture, he'll likely return from the 10-day injured list in early September.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Snaps homer drought Monday
O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in a 4-0 victory versus Texas.
O'Hoppe produced the final run of the contest with a solo shot to center field in the ninth inning. The long ball was his first since July 21, a span of 20 games. Despite the long drought, O'Hoppe still ranks fifth among MLB backstops with 19 home runs on the season, though he also has the second-most strikeouts (123) of any player at the position.