MLB Player News

The White Sox plan to send Teel (ankle) to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Teel landed back on the IL on July 21 due to a left high-ankle sprain, but he's recovering faster than anticipated and was able to run the bases a couple of times this weekend without issue. The White Sox haven't outlined how long Teel's rehab assignment will last, but as soon as he proves he can catch a full nine-inning game, he'll likely return to the big-league roster. Chicago has been getting by with a timeshare of Drew Romo and Jake Rogers behind the plate of late, but Teel will take over as the clear No. 1 backstop once he's healthy.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Chris Henrique of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Rutschman has gone 6-for-35 (.171) through his first 10 games with the Red Sox and will head to the bench Sunday against San Francisco lefty Matt Wilkinson. Connor Wong is working behind the plate in the series finale for Boston.

Dingler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Dingler will be rested for the afternoon contest after he started behind the plate the last three games while going 1-for-12. Eduardo Valencia will handle catching duties.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Narvaez started five of the previous six games, but he went 0-for-12 with a walk during that span to bring his season-long slash line down to .165/.241/.236 over 242 plate appearances. The Orioles will likely have Samuel Basallo split time between catcher and designated hitter down the stretch, so Narvaez is headed for a reduction in playing time after initially being the top option behind the plate following the Adley Rutschman trade.

Basallo went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Rays.

Basallo pinch hit in the eighth inning, tying the game with a 411-foot blast off Kevin Kelly. The rookie is now 2-for-11 in four games since returning from the injured list Wednesday, and he should see plenty of playing time down the stretch. On the year, he's slashing .239/.303/.451 with 17 homers, 48 RBI and 35 runs scored across 323 plate appearances.

Basallo isn't in the starting lineup versus Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Basallo returned Wednesday from a stint on the injured list caused by a shoulder injury and went 1-for-10 with three strikeouts while starting three straight days. He'll get a breather Saturday with Carlos Narvaez starting at catcher and Pete Alonso getting a day off his feet as the Orioles' DH.

Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Cubs.

Raleigh has three homers over 17 games in August, but the downside comes from those accounting for half of his hits this month. He's batting just .115 (6-for-52) in that span, dropping his average on the year to .157 through 95 contests. He's added 14 homers, 47 RBI, 28 runs scored, eight doubles and two stolen bases.

Bailey went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 9-1 win over the Rockies.

Bailey did his damage late, launching a three-run blast in the seventh inning before adding a double off a position player in the ninth. The defensive-minded backstop has now delivered consecutive two-hit performances for the first time this season, though he still owns a lowly .651 OPS in 14 August contests. On the season, he's slashing .193/.250/.313 with seven homers, 29 RBI, 23 runs scored and three steals across 274 plate appearances with the Guardians and Giants.

Piper went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer during the Rays' 5-3 loss to the Orioles on Friday.

Piper gave the Rays a 3-1 lead in the second inning by smacking a two-run homer to center field off Trevor Rogers. It was the first major-league home run of Pipers' career in just his second game in the big leagues. He's unlikely to see much more playing time for Tampa Bay, given that Liam Hicks and Nick Fortes are both ahead of Piper on the depth chart.

Heineman isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Heineman went 1-for-3 with an RBI and scored a run Thursday, but the Angels will keep him on the bench to begin Friday's series opener. Travis d'Arnaud will pick up a start behind the plate as a result and bat eighth.