MLB Player News

Trevino went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win against Philadelphia.

Trevino's seventh-inning two-run homer gave New York some breathing room in what had been a 2-1 game. The long ball was the catcher's first this season after he went deep a career-best 11 times this year. Trevino has started four of the Yankees' six games behind the plate thus far, slashing .308/.308/.538 with three RBI over 13 plate appearances.

Kirk is absent from the Blue Jays' lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.

He caught Wednesday night, so it will be Danny Jansen for a day game after a night game. Kirk has exactly one hit in each of his four games this season and has two RBI and one run scored.

Grandal is not in the White Sox' lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Giants.

Grandal will get some rest after catching three straight and five of the first six games this season. Seby Zavala will catch Lance Lynn.

O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-3 win over Seattle on Wednesday.

O'Hoppe's lone hit of the game was a big one, as his two-run homer in the second inning gave the Angels a lead that they did not relinquish. The rookie catcher has gone deep twice in his past three games, displaying the type of power that helped him hit 26 homers in the minors last season. Max Stassi (hip) could return from the injured list in less than 10 days, but O'Hoppe's strong start to the campaign may help him remain the team's primary backstop even when that happens.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in Tuesday's 11-2 win over the Angels.

Raleigh was one of six Mariners batters who finished the night with exactly two hits as the team put an end to a four-game losing streak. After leading all catchers in baseball with 27 home runs in 2022, Raleigh has yet to leave the yard through the first six games of the season, but his power hasn't completely gone missing. He's already accrued three doubles, and he's also done well to limit his punchouts early on (three in 18 plate appearances) after striking out at a 29.4 percent clip a season ago.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Maldonado is presumably just getting some routine maintenance after he started behind the plate each of the past three days. Cesar Salazar will pick up his first MLB start in Wednesday's series finale, batting ninth while catching for starting pitcher Cristian Javier.

Bethancourt is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale versus the Nationals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Bethancourt will head to the bench as he continues to split time with Francisco Mejia this season. Mejia will take over behind the plate and bat ninth against lefty Patrick Corbin.

McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Even with the Pirates bringing a right-hander (Mitch Keller) to the hill for the series finale, the lefty-hitting McGuire will find himself on the bench for the third time in four games while the righty-hitting Connor Wong gets another turn behind the dish. McGuire remains atop the depth chart at catcher for now, but he may be Option 1A rather than a clear-cut starter or even a strong-side platoon option at the position.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Vazquez is getting some routine maintenance while the Twins conclude their series in Miami with a day game after a night game. Ryan Jeffers will draw the start at catcher in place of Vazquez, who will most likely be back behind the dish for Thursday's series opener with the Astros.

Thaiss is hitting eighth and behind the plate Tuesday against the Mariners.

Thaiss gets the start behind the plate with Logan O'Hoppe getting the day off for Tuesday's contest. In 29 games last year, Thaiss registered a .640 OPS in 81 plate appearances.