MLB Player News
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Agustin Ramirez C | MIA
Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Dealt to Miami
The Yankees acquired Ramirez and infielders Jared Serna and Abrahan Ramirez from the Marlins on Saturday in exchange for Jazz Chisholm, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Ramirez is viewed as the headliner of the Marlins' three-player return package. The 22-year-old catcher slashed .224/.328/.364 with four home runs and five stolen bases in 125 plate appearances with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since getting promoted from Double-A Somerset in June. With Austin Wells, Jose Trevino and Carlos Narvaez ahead of him on the organizational catching depth chart in New York, Ramirez wasn't on track to make his MLB debut in the near future, but the move to Miami could expedite his arrival to the big leagues. Nick Fortes and Ali Sanchez have been sharing catching duties for the Marlins, but both have OPSes under .500 for the season.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting Saturday
Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Philadelphia.
Naylor will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-3 with one RBI and two strikeouts in Friday's 3-1 win over Philadelphia. Austin Hedges will start behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth against Phillies right-hander Tyler Phillips.
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Carson Kelly C | TEX
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Sitting Saturday
Kelly is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.
Kelly will take a seat Saturday after going 1-for-2 with one walk and one run scored in Friday's 9-3 loss to Minnesota. Jake Rogers will start at catcher Saturday and bat eighth against Twins right-hander Joe Ryan.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Three hits, homer vs. Red Sox
Wells went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-7 loss to the Red Sox.
Wells has been one of the few Yankees to come out of the All-Star break hot -- he's now 8-for-17 (.471) with a pair of home runs in his last five games. The 25-year-old catcher's boosted his slash line to .235/.342/.412 with eight homers, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored across 223 plate appearances while taking over the starting job behind the plate in New York.
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Ben Rortvedt C | TB
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Sitting out third straight game
Rortvedt is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
With the Reds sending southpaw Andrew Abbott to the mound Saturday, the lefty-hitting Rortvedt will begin the game on the bench. Alex Jackson will start at catcher for the third straight game while batting ninth.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Ends power drought
Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over Atlanta.
His third-inning shot off Charlie Morton capped a seven-run frame for the Mets and chased the veteran right-hander from the game. Alvarez snapped a 20-game homerless drought with the blast, a stretch in which he batted just .215 (14-for-65) with five RBI. Despite the power outage, the 22-year-old backstop has an impressive .273/.342/.448 slash line on the season in 51 contests.
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Hunter Feduccia C | LAD
Dodgers' Hunter Feduccia: Headed to majors
The Dodgers recalled Feduccia from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Feduccia has slashed .295/.420/.451 with 42 RBI across 274 plate appearances in Triple-A, and he'll now come up from the minors to give the Dodgers some additional depth behind the plate. The 27-year-old backstop doesn't have a clear path to playing time with Will Smith and Austin Barnes both still on the MLB roster, but if he's able to get into a game, it will mark his major-league debut.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Two hits, two RBI in loss
Heim went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays.
Heim delivered a two-run single in the third inning, tying the game at three runs apiece. Despite the loss, it was an encouraging night for the Rangers, who watched Heim and Adolis Garcia (two hits, home run, three RBI) make contributions at the plate. Both lineup stalwarts have been slumping. Heim entered the game with a .100 average (3-for-30) over the last nine games, while Garcia batted .143 (5-for-35) over the same stretch.