MLB Player News
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Rare day off Thursday
Raleigh is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Baltimore.
Following a stretch of three straight games with a home run, Raleigh has gone 0-for-8 in the first two games of the series. He'll get a rare breather in Thursday's series finale, with Mitch Garver getting a turn at catcher in Raleigh's stead.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers, plates three in win
Diaz went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Boston.
Diaz amassed at least three RBI for the second time this month and the seventh time this season. The backstop now has four multi-hit games in August, and he's been a steady bat in the middle of Houston's order throughout 2025. Since the beginning of July, Diaz is batting a strong .281 with seven homers, seven doubles and 19 RBI covering 128 at-bats (34 games).
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Carter Jensen C | KC
Royals' Carter Jensen: Day-to-day with wrist injury
Jensen will not be in Triple-A Omaha's lineup Wednesday due to a right wrist contusion, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Jensen suffered the injury after his hand hit a batting helmet on a throw during Tuesday's game. The 22-year-old top prospect is considered day-to-day, and he could return to the lineup before the end of the week. Jensen is slashing .252/.358/.574 with two steals, eight doubles, nine home runs and 26 RBI over 135 plate appearances in Triple-A this season.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Out of Wednesday's lineup
Narvaez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Houston.
Narvaez started each of the first two games of the series, but he'll take a seat for the finale. Connor Wong is catching and batting ninth in the rubber match.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Absent from lineup
Higashioka is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Higashioka was behind the dish for a night game Tuesday, so he'll get some rest during Wednesday's matinee. Jonah Heim will catch and bat eighth for the Rangers.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Getting breather
Dingler is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Dingler started each of the previous six games (five at catcher), so he'll get some rest during Wednesday's matinee. Jake Rogers will do the catching and bat ninth for Detroit.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Lifts homer
Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 14-1 win over Houston.
Narvaez swatted his 10th home run of the season, taking Shawn Dubin yard for a three-run shot. The outing snapped a dry spell for the catcher, as he entered the contest with just one hit in his last 25 at-bats. Narvaez has dealt with a minor knee injury recently, but he's now made back-to-back starts behind the dish.
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Kyle Teel C | CHW
White Sox's Kyle Teel: Reaches base three times
Teel went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Tigers.
Teel was part of a five-run fifth inning for the White Sox, walking with the bases loaded to drive in one. After holding his own through the first month of his time in the majors, Teel has shown signs of breaking out since the All-Star break. Across 17 games, he's hit .310 with two home runs, seven RBI and nine runs scored with five total extra-base hits.
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Edgar Quero C | CHW
White Sox's Edgar Quero: Delivers three-hit, three-RBI night
Quero went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Tigers.
The rookie launched a solo shot off Codi Heuer in the seventh inning, his fourth of the year, and then added a two-run single an inning later to push Chicago's lead to six. It was his third multi-hit effort in his last eight games and his second game this season with at least three RBI. The 22-year-old is now slashing .275/.342/.381 with 29 RBI and 20 runs scored through 75 contests.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Goes deep in loss
Dingler went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the White Sox.
Dingler went deep against Chicago reliever Tyler Gilbert in the seventh inning for his 11th home run of the season. The Detroit catcher is batting just .194 this month in 11 games, though he's at least mustered two long balls. On the year, Dingler has a .272/.319/.429 slash line in 92 games, and he's emerged as Detroit's primary backstop with Jake Rogers filling a reserve role.