MLB Player News
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Reaches three times in victory
Naylor went 1-for-1 with two walks, two runs and a stolen base in a 2-1 win against the Tigers on Wednesday.
Naylor scored both of Cleveland's runs in the victory, with the latter accounting for the winning margin. The backstop helped manufacture that eighth-inning score, working a walk to begin the frame, stealing second base and eventually crossing the plate on a single. Naylor is batting an even .200 (8-for-40) through 17 contests in July.
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Kyle Higashioka C | SD
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Smacks homer in three-hit effort
Higashioka went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and an RBI double in Wednesday's 12-3 win over the Nationals.
Higashioka had gone just 2-for-16 over his previous five contests before getting in on the heavy-hitting fun the Padres' offense enjoyed in this game. The catcher has homered 12 times this season, with six of them coming over his last 14 games. He's up to a .226/.269/.540 slash line with 32 RBI, 17 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and no stolen bases across 145 plate appearances. Higashioka's recent success in the power department has helped him see a majority of the starts at catcher in July, relegating Luis Campusano to the backup role.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather Wednesday
Bailey isn't in the Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will take a seat against Tyler Glasnow and the Dodgers after going 0-for-4 during a loss in Tuesday's contest. Curt Casali will start behind the plate instead while batting eighth.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Idle Wednesday
Moreno isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.
After going 1-for-4 with two RBI during Tuesday's victory, Moreno will get a breather Wednesday. Jose Herrera will start behind the plate instead while batting ninth.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Getting Wednesday off
Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Chuckie Robinson will receive the starting nod behind the plate after Lee caught both of the White Sox's last three games and five of the past six contests. The night off might do Lee some good; the 25-year-old backstop is slashing .135/.135/.270 with no walks and a 35.1 percent strikeout rate since the beginning of July.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Sitting out nightcap
Stephenson is not in the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader in Atlanta.
Stephenson went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs while catching all nine innings of the Reds' 9-4 win in the first game of the day, so his absence from the lineup from the nightcap is expected. Austin Wynns will start behind the plate for the Reds in Game 2.
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Nick Fortes C | MIA
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Loses work after three-error game
Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Though Fortes has been more productive at the plate in July with a .282/.300/.333 slash line after a rough first three months of the season, his grasp on the primary catcher gig appears to have loosened after he had a game to forget in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Mets. Fortes committed three throwing errors in the win, prompting manager Skip Schumaker to send him to the bench Wednesday for the third game in a row. Ali Sanchez will once again start behind the dish.
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Danny Jansen C | BOS
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Exits starting lineup
Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rays.
Jansen is on the bench for the second game in a row and has now started just three of the last eight contests. A .429 OPS since June 1 is surely the primary reason for his dip in playing time, but Jansen is also an impending free agent and potential trade candidate ahead of the July 30 deadline. With that in mind, the Blue Jays may be preparing to hand primary duties at catcher over to Alejandro Kirk.
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David Fry DH | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Heading to bench Wednesday
Fry is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Fry will get a break Wednesday after he started at designated hitter and catcher in the first two games versus Detroit, going 3-for-9 with a run. Jhonkensy Noel will get the nod at DH while Bo Naylor checks back in behind the plate.