MLB Player News
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Takes seat Tuesday
Haase is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Cleveland.
Two of Haase's last three starts have come in left field, but he'll likely see most of his work behind the plate for the foreseeable future after Wilson Ramos (back) joined Grayson Greiner (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Monday. Jake Rogers will get a turn behind the dish Tuesday while Haase rests after he caught all nine innings in Monday's 6-5 loss while going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Indians' Austin Hedges: Not starting Monday
Hedges isn't starting Monday's game against the Tigers.
Hedges had started each of the last five games and went 2-for-15 with a run, an RBI, two walks and five strikeouts during that time. Rene Rivera will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Eric Haase C | SF
Tigers' Eric Haase: Starting at catcher
Haase is serving as the starting catcher in Monday's game against Cleveland.
Haase had started in seven of the last eight games, as he saw increased playing time in left field. Wilson Ramos (back) was placed on the injured list Monday, so Haase will likely serve as the primary catcher while Ramos and Grayson Greiner (hamstring) are sidelined. In his last seven games, Haase has gone 8-for-27 with two home runs, a double, four RBI, three runs and seven strikeouts.
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Jose Godoy C | TEX
Mariners' Jose Godoy: Couple of firsts in loss
Godoy went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Padres on Sunday.
Just recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Sunday's lopsided loss saw Godoy garner his first major-league RBI via his first career hit in the ninth inning. The 26-year-old catcher has put together some solid offensive performances over various minor-league stops in both the Cardinals' and Mariners' organizations, so it will be interesting to track his development now that he's finally made it to the highest level.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Resting Monday
Jansen is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
Jansen will cede catching duties to Reese McGuire in the series finale after he was behind the plate Saturday and Sunday. After going 0-for-5 between those two starts, Jansen's season-long batting average sits at .137, the lowest mark in MLB among all players with at least 100 plate appearances.
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Francisco Mejia C | TB
Rays' Francisco Mejia: Sitting Monday
Mejia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Mejia was behind the dish for the Rays' 6-4 win Sunday afternoon and enjoyed another productive day at the plate, finishing 2-for-3 with a solo home run. The 25-year-old has left the yard in both of his past two starts to improve his OPS to .807 on the season, but he's still stuck in a timeshare with the similarly productive Mike Zunino (.904 OPS), who will catch Monday's series finale.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Blasts home run against Yankees
Grandal went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.
Grandal brought the White Sox within one run by homering in the seventh inning Sunday, and he drew a walk in the top of the ninth inning before he was replaced by a pinch runner. Grandal has now homered twice in his last four games, and he's slashing .141/.395/.376 with six home runs, 21 runs and 18 RBI this season.
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Tom Murphy C | SF
Mariners' Tom Murphy: Heads to bench
Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Though he's locked in as the Mariners' clear No. 1 catcher after Luis Torrens was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Murphy will still require at least a couple maintenance days per week. After starting each of the past three games behind the dish, Murphy will be rested Sunday in favor of Jose Godoy, who picks up his first big-league start.