MLB Player News
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Samuel Basallo C | BAL
Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Idle against lefty
Basallo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
The Orioles have been giving the left-handed-hitting Basallo more exposure to same-handed pitching in recent weeks, but he'll hit the bench Wednesday while southpaw Noah Schultz starts for the White Sox. With Basallo taking a seat, Adley Rutschman will handle catching duties and Pete Alonso will serve as the Orioles' designated hitter.
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Caden Bodine C | TB
Rays' Caden Bodine: Promoted to Double-A
Bodine has been promoted from High-A Bowling Green to Double-A Montgomery, Evan Closky of 10 Tampa Bay News reports.
Bodine began the season at Single-A Charleston, and between two stops he's collected a .360/.422/.545 batting line with nine home runs and a 25:16 BB:K over 65 games. The 22-year-old's .360 batting average and 5.3 percent strikeout rate lead all minor leaguers. Bodine was taken in the first round of the 2025 First-Year Player Draft by the Orioles before being traded to the Rays over the offseason in the Shane Baz deal.
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Victor Caratini C | MIN
Twins' Victor Caratini: Reaches three times, clubs homer
Caratini went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks against Houston in a 5-4 victory Monday.
Caratini went back-to-back with Royce Lewis in the fourth inning to give the Twins a 2-0 lead. After going deep just three times over his first 52 contests of the campaign, Caratini has swatted four home runs across his past 10 games. He's had a standout June, batting .355 with five homers, 13 RBI, 12 runs and a 9:11 BB:K over 19 contests. Ryan Jeffers (hand) could return to action at some point in July, but Caratini may have done enough in Jeffers' absence to retain more than a typical backup's workload.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Taking seat Monday
Kirk is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
Kirk will be given a breather after he started at catcher in the final two games of the Blue Jays' weekend series versus the Rangers. Brandon Valenzuela will step in behind the plate Monday and form a battery with starting pitcher Trey Yesavage.