MLB Player News
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Clubs 10th homer
Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 4-0 win against the Diamondbacks.
The 35-year-old reached double-digit homers for the 13th consecutive season when he slugged a 415-foot solo shot off Arizona starter Anthony DeSclafani in the fourth. The long ball snapped an 11-game homerless draught over which Perez hit .227 (10-for-44) with eight RBI and no runs scored. Through 358 total plate appearances, the veteran is slashing .235/.277/.393 with 50 RBI and 20 runs scored in 86 games.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Getting fifth straight start
Fermin will start at catcher and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Fermin's playing time is back on the rise again, as he'll be getting his fifth consecutive start Sunday. Four of those starts have come behind the dish, as the Royals have been using top backstop Salvador Perez at designated hitter and first base more frequently in an effort to keep him fresh. Fermin is batting .275 over 167 plate appearances on the season but doesn't bring much power (two home runs) or speed (zero steals) to the table.
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Victor Caratini C | MIN
Astros' Victor Caratini: Exiting starting nine
Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
With Yainer Diaz starting behind the plate and Isaac Paredes serving as the designated hitter, the Astros won't have room in the lineup for Caratini in the series finale. Caratini had started in each of the previous three games, going 4-for-13 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and an additional run.
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Kyle Teel C | CHW
White Sox's Kyle Teel: Getting rest Sunday
Teel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Teel will rest for Sunday's day game after he went 0-for-4 with a walk and a run while catching all nine innings of Saturday's 10-3 win. Edgar Quero will spell Teel behind the plate.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Receiving Sunday off
Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Christian Vazquez will handle catching duties for Minnesota while Jeffers receives a breather after starting the previous two contests. After going 0-for-18 in his previous six games, Jeffers broke out of his slump Saturday with three base hits.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Goes deep Saturday
Wells went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mets on Saturday.
Wells plated New York's second run of the game with a solo shot to right field in the third inning. The long ball snapped a 15-game homerless stretch by the backstop and increased his total to 12 home runs on the season -- tied for fourth among big-league catchers. Wells was also looked at by a trainer early in the game after taking a foul tip off his mask, but he remained in the contest and is in the lineup again Sunday, batting eighth and starting behind the plate.
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Ryan Jeffers C | MIN
Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Ends 0-for-20 slump
Jeffers went 3-for-4 with one run scored in Saturday's 6-5 victory over the Rays.
Jeffers was hitting just .063 (2-for-32) in his previous 11 games before Saturday. He remains the Twins' top option behind the plate, but Jeffers could fall into more of a timeshare with Christian Vazquez if he's unable to build on the three-hit performance.