MLB Player News
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Blake Hunt C | SD
Orioles' Blake Hunt: Shipped to Baltimore
The Orioles acquired Hunt from the Mariners on Wednesday in exchange for right-hander Mike Baumann and catcher Michael Perez.
Hunt has spent all season in Triple-A, slashing .293/.372/.533 with four homers and 20 RBI across 86 plate appearances. The 25-year-old backstop has yet to make his MLB debut, though it's possible he gets the chance to do so in Baltimore if the O's decide to replace James McCann with Hunt as Adley Rutschman's backup.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Resting Wednesday
Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Lee will hit the bench after starting each of the previous four games, with three coming behind the plate. Martin Maldonado will fill in for Lee at catcher Wednesday.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Heads to bench Wednesday
Trevino is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
After starting three straight games -- all against right-handed pitching -- from Saturday through Monday, Trevino now finds himself on the bench against a righty (Bryce Miller) for the second contest in a row. Trevino still holds a sizable edge over fellow catcher Austin Wells in OPS for the season (.776 to .620), but manager Aaron Boone doesn't appear ready to move Wells into a pure backup role just yet.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Resting Wednesday
Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Jansen will get a breather for the series finale after he was behind the plate both of the previous two days. Alejandro Kirk will draw the start at catcher Wednesday.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Notches first steal Tuesday
Langeliers went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in a win over the Rockies on Tuesday.
The slugging backstop got it done a bit differently Tuesday, with Langeliers showing some solid plate discipline while recording his second multi-walk effort of the season, both which have come within the last week. Langeliers' steal was also his first of the campaign, and with the pair of free passes, he's now reached safely in six consecutive games.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Getting breather Wednesday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
He'll be getting a breather for the series finale after starting behind the dish Monday and Tuesday while going 3-for-8 with a pair of doubles, two runs and an RBI. Victor Caratini will handle the catching duties Wednesday.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Working behind plate Wednesday
Fermin will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
He'll be rewarded with his third start in four games after going 4-for-7 with a walk, an RBI and two runs between his previous two turns behind the plate. The Royals will likely continue to make room for Fermin in the lineup when the team opposes left-handed pitching, but his opportunities against right-handers will likely remain more limited while top backstop Salvador Perez is healthy.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Day off Wednesday
O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Houston, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
The Angels' top catcher will get a routine day off as the Angels and Astros wrap up their series with a game that begins at 2:10 p.m. ET. Matt Thaiss will start behind the plate Wednesday while O'Hoppe receives some rest.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Heads to bench Wednesday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Kelly had started behind the dish in three of the past four games, but he'll give way to Jake Rogers as the Tigers and Royals wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Rogers appeared to have supplanted Kelly as the top option behind the plate toward the end of April, but playing time between the two backstops has been more equitable in May, with Kelly having thus far garnered 10 starts at catcher to Rogers' nine on the month.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Heading to bench Wednesday
Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Naylor started behind the dish in the first two games of the series, so he's likely just getting a breather as the Guardians and Mets wrap up their three-game set with an afternoon matchup. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties for Cleveland.