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  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Receiving rest for finale

    O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

    O'Hoppe will take a seat after he started behind the plate each of the Halos' previous three contests. Unless he's needed off the bench to replace starting catcher Sebastian Rivero, O'Hoppe will close out the season with a .214 average, 19 home runs, two stolen bases, 43 RBI and 35 runs across 448 plate appearances.

  • Orioles' Samuel Basallo: Resting for season finale

    Basallo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

    Basallo will be rested for the season finale after he made starts at catcher and designated hitter in the first two contests of the series, going 0-for-7 with five strikeouts. Unless he's called upon off the bench Sunday, Basallo will finish out the 2025 campaign with a .165/.229/.330 slash line to go with four home runs, 15 RBI and 10 runs across 31 games with the Orioles. Despite a rough showing in his first big-league stint, Basallo is locked in as a cornerstone piece for Baltimore after inking an eight-year, $67 million contract with the club in August.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Receiving rest Sunday

    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    The 76-85 Athletics have little at stake in the season finale and will allow Langeliers to get some rest after he had started each of the last five contests. The 27-year-old backstop will finish his fourth MLB campaign with a .277/.325/.536 slash line, 31 home runs, seven stolen bases, 73 runs and 72 RBI in 123 games.

  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: On bench for regular-season finale

    Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    Though the Red Sox are still awaiting confirmation on their opponent for the wild-card round, manager Alex Cora will dole out rest to Narvaez and Alex Bregman in the regular-season finale. Unless he's needed off the bench Sunday, Narvaez will head into the playoffs with a .241/.306/.419 slash line, 15 home runs, one stolen base, 50 RBI and 51 runs in 118 games.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Resting for regular-season finale

    Dingler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    With the Tigers clinching a playoff spot Saturday, manager A.J. Hinch will rest several key regulars in the regular-season finale in advance of the wild-card round. Along with Dingler, Spencer Torkelson, Gleyber Torres, and Riley Greene will all sit out Sunday.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Tallies three hits in loss

    Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Royals.

    Langeliers brought the Athletics within a run with an RBI double in the eighth inning. The catcher has doubled in four straight games, each of which have been multi-hit efforts for him. He's batting .354 (28-for-79) in September, a hot stretch that has lifted his season slash line to .277/.325/.536 across 123 contests. Langeliers has added 31 home runs, 72 RBI, 73 runs scored, 32 doubles and seven stolen bases in a breakout campaign that cements him among the upper tier of catchers in the majors.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Belts 13th homer of 2025

    Kirk went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Toronto's 5-1 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday.

    Kirk -- who entered Saturday's tilt having gone 0-for-20 with one RBI across the last six games -- gave the Blue Jays a four-run lead in the seventh inning with a 432-foot solo shot to left field. The 26-year-old catcher is up to 13 home runs on the season, which is as many as he tallied across the 2023 and 2024 campaigns combined. Even with his recent struggles at the plate, Kirk is enjoying a strong season in which he's slashing .278/.345/.404 with 43 runs, 17 doubles and 70 RBI across 501 plate appearances.

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    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting down Saturday

    Heim isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

    Heim will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after collecting a base hit in each of his last two games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate instead and bat fifth.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Out of lineup

    Rutschman isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

    Rutschman has gone just 1-for-11 in four games since returning from the injured list, and he'll now receive a day off while Samuel Basallo starts behind the plate and bats eighth.

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    Yankees' Austin Wells: Taking seat Saturday

    Wells isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Baltimore.

    Wells will head to the bench for Saturday's contest after logging five hits over his last three games. Ben Rice will catch for starter Cam Schlittler instead, opening up first base for Paul Goldschmidt.

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