MLB Player News

Maldonado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Mariners.

Maldonado is hitting .224 (11-for-49) with four homers and eight RBI over 16 games in September. That's an improvement on his .193 batting average for the year, and he's up to 15 homers this season. The catcher has added a mediocre .616 OPS, 36 RBI, 33 runs scored and 12 doubles through 114 contests in 2023.

Alvarez isn't in the Mets' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Marlins, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

After going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts during Game 1, Alvarez's hitless streak extended to seven games. Omar Narvaez will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.

Campusano remains out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Giants.

There's no word of any injury, but Campusano is now on the bench for a third consecutive game. Brett Sullivan will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Padres on Wednesday in San Francisco.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Realmuto started the previous five games but will take a seat after the Phillies secured their spot in the playoffs with Tuesday's victory. Garrett Stubbs will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Ranger Suarez.

Wells is absent from the lineup Wednesday at Toronto.

Ben Rortvedt will catch and bat ninth for the visiting Yankees. Wells had made four straight starts behind the plate while going 4-for-15 with two homers and four RBI.

Langeliers is not in the lineup Wednesday at Minnesota.

Tyler Soderstrom will start behind the plate and bat seventh for the visiting Athletics. Langeliers grabs a day of rest after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 11-3 loss to the Twins.

Naylor is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Reds.

Naylor hit a three-run homer, drew a walk and scored two total runs in the Guardians' loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday. Cam Gallagher is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Wednesday's series finale.

Pinto is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Red Sox.

Pinto contributed a two-run homer to the Rays' 9-7 win at Boston on Tuesday, but he'll grab a breather during Wednesday's series finale as Christian Bethancourt starts behind the plate.

Raleigh went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a win over the Astros on Tuesday.

Raleigh's hot hitting persisted in Tuesday's critical win for the Mariners, with the power-hitting backstop providing his third multi-hit effort in the last six games. The 26-year-old took a big step forward at the plate in mid-August and hasn't looked back, as he boasts a stellar .280/.342/.553 slash line with 16 extra-base hits and 24 RBI across his last 36 games.

Lee is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Lee's struggles continue in the majors. After being benched a few times, the catcher started in four consecutive games. However, the 25-year-old failed to record a hit, going 0-for-11 in that span. Carlos Perez gets the start at catcher and will bat sixth.