MLB Player News

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Royals.

Jansen has gone 6-for-14 over four contests since he was acquired via trade from the Blue Jays. The catcher has settled into a backup role behind Connor Wong, though Wong can also play first base to give Jansen a path to some at-bats. For the year, Jansen is hitting .226 with a .702 OPS, seven homers, 20 RBI, 28 runs scored, 13 doubles and no stolen bases over 65 games.

Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Angels.

Wells will take a seat to begin Wednesday's nightcap after going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk during a victory in Game 1. Carlos Narvaez will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.

Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Rortvedt had started at catcher in each of the Rays' last three games, so his absence Wednesday is most likely a maintenance day. Alex Jackson gets the nod behind the plate.

Naylor is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Diamondbacks.

Naylor went 0-for-4 while catching all nine innings in the Guardians' 7-3 loss in the first game of the day, so he'll head to the bench for a breather in the second contest. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties in Game 2.

Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

With Wednesday's series finale beginning at 3:37 p.m. ET, Langeliers will get a breather after he caught all nine innings of the Athletics' 5-1 loss Tuesday night. Kyle McCann will pick up a start behind the dish in Langeliers' place.

Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Lee logged all nine innings behind the plate in the White Sox's 5-1 win Tuesday night, so he'll be given a rest as the two teams wrap up their series Wednesday with a day game. Chuckie Robinson will handle catching duties for Chicago.

Kirk went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Orioles.

Kirk singled in the fourth inning and then gave the Blue Jays the lead with a three-run homer in the sixth. The long ball was his first since June 10, but he has hit safely in six of his past seven games with three multi-hit efforts. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .245 with three home runs and 32 RBI across 226 plate appearances.

Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Cubs.

Vazquez's homer was the third and final hit of the game for the Twins. The catcher has been reliable since the All-Star break, going 9-for-28 (.321) with two homers and six RBI over nine contests in that span. He's up to a .213/.242/.333 slash line with six homers, 22 RBI, 19 runs scored and three stolen bases over 223 plate appearances. Regardless of how well he hits, Vazquez appears likely to remain in a 50-50 timeshare with Ryan Jeffers.

McCann underwent a nasal reduction realignment procedure Monday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.

McCann took a fastball off the nose July 29 versus the Blue Jays, suffering multiple nose fractures. The catcher has remained a part of the active roster and is with the team on their road trip in Toronto.

Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

Rogers will sit down for a second consecutive game Tuesday after going 0-for-16 with nine strikeouts over his last five games. Dillon Dingler will get the starting nod behind home plate instead and bat seventh.