MLB Player News
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Receiving Sunday off
Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.comreports.
Rutschman started the first two games of the series but will sit Sunday while in the midst of a 5-for-45 slump. James McCann will work behind the plate and bat ninth in the finale versus San Diego.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Serving as DH on Sunday
Jeffers will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the cleanup spot for Sunday's series finale against Detroit,.
With Royce Lewis out of Sunday's lineup, Jeffers will take over as the designated hitter while Christian Vazquez starts behind home plate. Jeffers went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Tigers.
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Carson Kelly C | TEX
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Sitting again Sunday
Kelly is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Minnesota, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Kelly will sit Sunday for the third time in four games. Jake Rogers will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Twins right-hander Bailey Ober.
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Willson Contreras C | STL
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Lifts homer in loss
Contreras went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 14-3 loss to the Nationals.
Contreras got the Cardinals on the board in the sixth inning, but his homer only cut the deficit to 9-2. The catcher has gone 9-for-31 (.290) over eight games since the All-Star break. For the year, he's up to a .274/.396/.510 slash line with 12 homers, 28 RBI, 36 runs scored, three stolen bases and 13 doubles over 59 contests.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Hitting well post All-Star break
Diaz went 3-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Dodgers.
Diaz has hit well for most of July and that has continued across eight games out of the All-Star break. He's gone 10-for-29 with six RBI and four runs scored in that span. While Diaz has raised his average to .283, he's still struggled to unlock much power this season by posting only a .132 ISO.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Clubs three-run homer
Ruiz went 1-for-6 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Nationals.
Ruiz didn't have much success Saturday, but he took Matthew Liberatore deep in the sixth inning to turn this game into a rout in favor of Washington. This was Ruiz's fourth homer in July, and he's batting .261 (18-for-69) this month, though he hasn't posted a multi-hit effort since July 8. The catcher has a .217/.250/.337 slash line, eight homers, 33 RBI, 26 runs scored and one stolen base over 77 contests this season.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Blasts 21st homer
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.
This was Raleigh's first long ball of the second half. He's hit safely in four of his last five games, going 5-for-18 with three walks in that span. The catcher continues to display excellent power with 21 homers and a .426 slugging percentage, but he's batting just .213 on the year. He's added 63 RBI, 43 runs scored, 10 doubles and five stolen bases through 100 contests.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Out of lineup for Game 2
Bailey is absent from the starting lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Colorado.
Bailey caught Game 1 and went 1-for-4 at the plate with a go-ahead two-RBI double off Justin Lawrence in the seventh inning. Bailey will give way to Curt Casali behind the dish for the nightcap.
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Danny Jansen C | BOS
Red Sox's Danny Jansen: Shipped to Boston
The Blue Jays traded Jansen to the Red Sox on Saturday in exchange for infielders Cutter Coffey and Eddinson Paulino and right-hander Gilberto Batista.
Jansen has split catching duties with Alejandro Kirk this season, logging 228 plate appearances across 61 games. Jansen has had a down season at the plate, posting his worst OPS (.672) and ISO (.157) since 2020 with a .212 batting average. He'll likely notice a decrease in playing time with the Red Sox, as Connor Wong is in the midst of a career season behind the dish with an .802 OPS. Instead, Jansen will likely supplant Reese McGuire as Wong's top backup, though Jansen could also see some at-bats at designated hitter.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Resting Saturday
Lee is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.
Lee went 0-for-3 in Friday's 10-0 loss to Seattle. He'll begin Saturday's contest in the dugout while Chuckie Robinson starts behind home plate and bats ninth.