MLB Player News

Diaz went 3-for-5 with a grand slam in Friday's 7-4 win over the Angels.

Diaz has four multi-hit efforts, three home runs and 11 RBI over his last 10 contests. He was clutch Friday, as his eighth-inning slam gave the Rockies their first lead since the opening frame. The catcher is up to nine homers in 67 contests, matching his total from 105 games a year ago. He's also slashing an excellent .293/.347/.477 with 40 RBI, 27 runs scored, 14 doubles and a triple in 2023.

Campusano (thumb) will catch a bullpen session Saturday and has been taking full swings at the plate, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Campusano isn't expected back until mid-July, but he seems to be recovering nicely from the thumb surgery he underwent May 12. The 24-year-old backstop was slashing .238/.227/.429 through 22 plate appearances prior to injury and figures to head out on a rehab assignment before returning to the active roster.

Thaiss is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Thaiss will take a seat as the Angels face off with left-hander Kyle Freeland. Chad Wallach will draw the start at catcher and bat eighth in the series opener with Colorado.

Grandal (knee) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Red Sox.

Grandal will miss a second straight game Friday as he nurses a sore right knee. Seby Zavala will enter the lineup at catcher and bat ninth in the series opener with Boston.

Naylor will sit Friday versus the Brewers.

Naylor will remain on the bench for a second straight game as Milwaukee sends left-hander Wade Miley to the mound. Cam Gallagher will draw the start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Heim is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Yankees.

Heim will take a seat after he went 3-for-13 with a homer, five RBI and two runs scored over the three-game series with the White Sox. Mitch Garver will slot in at catcher while Robbie Grossman enters the lineup at designated hitter and bats sixth in the series opener with New York.

Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Getting the nod at DH and batting fifth, Ruiz produced his fourth multi-hit performance in his last nine starts. The switch-hitting catcher is batting .297 (11-for-37) over that stretch, pushing his slash line on the season to .240/.300/.389 with a career-high eight homers in 250 plate appearances as the Nationals continue to give the 24-year-old a heavy workload.

Sanchez went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Giants.

Sanchez broke out of his recent slump in a big way, crushing a three-run shot to center field in the first inning to put the Padres up 3-0. He would later add two singles while also coming around to score a second time, giving him his first three-hit performance of the season. The catcher had gone 0-for-18 over his previous seven games, but he now has six homers and 17 RBI in June to go along with 10 runs scored.

Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run a 10-2 victory versus the Yankees on Thursday.

Raleigh hit the last of four solo homers for the Mariners, going deep to right field in the fourth inning. The long ball was his 10th of the campaign, making him the seventh big-league backstop to reach double-digit homers this season. Raleigh hasn't quite matched the pace that saw him go deep 27 times last year, but he's improved his strikeout rate by over three percentage points and is reaching base slightly more often overall.

Mejia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday in a loss to the Royals.

Mejia's seventh-inning solo blast tied the game 3-3, though Kansas City ultimately pulled out the win. The backstop has hit safely in all but one of his nine games in June, batting .355 (11-for-31) with two homers and six RBI over that span. However, he continues to split time behind the plate with the struggling Christian Bethancourt, who is slashing .171/.186/.171 this month but has played in two more contests than Mejia thus far.