MLB Player News
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Belts three-run homer Sunday
Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Twins.
Raleigh crushed an elevated slider for a three-run homer to give the Mariners a 6-0 lead in the seventh inning. He has recorded an RBI in four straight games but has still struggled to find a rhythm at the plate, having not logged a multi-hit effort since June 7. Overall, the catcher is hitting .162/.266/.311 with 12 homers, 43 RBI, 26 runs and two stolen bases across 80 games.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Angels' Travis d'Arnaud: Relegated to bench Sunday
D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
D'Arnaud will take a seat for the series finale, but he looks to be the Angels' new No. 1 catcher after Logan O'Hoppe was traded to the Rangers on Wednesday. Tyler Heineman will get the nod behind the dish in place of d'Arnaud, who went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts while starting the first two contests of the series.
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Idle against southpaw
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The left-handed-hitting Feduccia will be on the bench for a second straight day, as the White Sox will have southpaw Anthony Kay start the series finale after lefty Noah Schultz worked in bulk relief Saturday. Nick Fortes will get another turn behind the dish Sunday.
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Elias Diaz C | TEX
Rangers' Elias Diaz: Homers in loss
Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Astros.
Diaz drove in a game-tying run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice bunt and then homered in the sixth to bring Texas within one run. The RBI were his first in 18 contests. He's getting most of the starts at catcher with Kyle Higashioka (forearm) on the injured list.
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Sam Huff C | BAL
Orioles' Sam Huff: Accepts assignment to Triple-A
Huff accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday after clearing waivers, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
Huff was booted off the Orioles' 40-man roster Monday in order to make room for Yohel Pozo. He'll opt stay in the organization and will head to Triple-A, where he's produced a .189/.265/.302 slash line with three home runs across 117 plate appearances this season.
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Patrick Bailey C | CLE
Guardians' Patrick Bailey: Sitting Saturday
Bailey isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.
After going 0-for-10 with a walk and three strikeouts across his last four games, Bailey will move to the bench for a second straight game while Austin Hedges handles catching duties.
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Carter Jensen C | KC
Royals' Carter Jensen: Goes long in Friday's loss
Jensen went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Friday's 3-1 loss to Colorado.
Jensen was responsible for the Royals' lone run in Friday's loss with a solo home run off Tomoyuki Sugano in the sixth inning. It was the 15th home run of the season for Jensen and his second since the All-Star break. He'll wrap up the month with a .187 batting average with three home runs, eight RBI and a 38.2 percent strikeout rate in July.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Pops grand slam Friday
Dingler went 2-for-6 with a grand slam in Friday's 13-1 win over the Athletics.
Dingler went deep in the eighth inning as the Tigers ran up the score, giving him 23 home runs and 72 RBI on the season. The RBI total is first among all MLB catchers, while Dingler trails only Hunter Goodman and his 31 homers for the lead among his position group. The Detroit backstop is having a breakout campaign and should remain firmly entrenched in fantasy lineups.