MLB Player News
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rangers' Danny Jansen: Slugs first homer
Jansen went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Orioles.
After hitting a single and a double in his first two at-bats, Jansen belted a 409-foot homer in the seventh inning to complete the hat trick and give Texas a 7-3 lead. The 30-year-old backstop had been making his return to the starting lineup after sitting out the previous two contests in favor of Kyle Higashioka, but Jansen still figures to be the preferred option behind the plate.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes long again
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Atlanta on Tuesday.
Langeliers struck out in each of his first two plate appearances Tuesday, but he gave the Athletics a four-run lead after belting a solo home run off Joel Payamps in the fifth inning. Langeliers is 2-for-12 with six strikeouts over his last three outings, but the 28-year-old catcher is up to four home runs through five regular-season games.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Absent from lineup
Wells isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.
Wells went 2-for-3 with a run scored on Opening Day but has gone 0-for-10 at the plate since then. He'll get a day off to reset; meanwhile, J.C. Escarra will start at catcher and bat seventh.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Receiving Tuesday off
Narvaez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Houston, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Narvaez went 1-for-3 with two strikeouts in Monday's series opener and has hits in all three of his starts this season, but he'll head to the bench for Tuesday's contest. Connor Wong will do the catching for Boston righty Brayan Bello.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Kirk is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
Kirk has gone 1-for-12 with two walks and a solo homer through three games and will sit Tuesday for the second time in Toronto's past three contests. Tyler Heineman will take over behind the plate to do the catching for veteran righty Max Scherzer.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Contributes to win
Hedges went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
Hedges doubled to lead off the third inning and scored the Guardians' first run, then singled to open the seventh and score the team's second run. This was Hedges' season debut following a hand injury that cropped up toward the end of spring training. He'll operate as the primary backup at catcher to Bo Naylor.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Delivers walk-off single
Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a walk-off RBI single in Monday's 2-1 win against the Yankees.
After striking out in his first at-bat as a pinch hitter, Raleigh came through in the clutch, ripping a one-out single down the line that got past a diving Ben Rice at first base and allowed the winning run to score. While it's far too early to draw big conclusions, the timely hit could help the 29-year-old catcher build momentum during an uneven start to the year after limited action in the World Baseball Classic following his monster 2025 campaign in which he eclipsed 60 homeruns and finished just shy of an AL MVP.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting Monday
Naylor is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Monday.
Naylor will sit for the series opener while Austin Hedges (hand) serves as the Guardians' backstop and bats eighth. Naylor started in three of four games against Seattle and went 1-for-11 with one walk and four strikeouts.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Back in lineup Monday
Hedges (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth against the Dodgers on Monday.
Hedges sustained a hand injury toward the tail end of spring training, though X-rays came back negative. He's been cleared to make his 2026 regular-season debut Monday, allowing Bo Naylor to take a breather after the former started in three of four games in the Guardians' opening series against the Mariners. Hedges appeared in 70 regular-season games for Cleveland in 2025 and slashed .161/.250/.277 with one steal, five home runs and 10 RBI in 180 plate appearances.