MLB Player News
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Keeps rolling Friday
Kelly went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 10-0 win over the Brewers.
Kelly extended his hitting streak to four games, during which time he's gone 7-for-17 with a home run and four RBI. Overall, the veteran catcher has a scintillating .364 batting average and 1.318 OPS over 18 games. The strong play has allowed Kelly to move slightly ahead of Miguel Amaya when it comes to Chicago's pecking order behind the plate.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting Friday
Bailey isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will grab a seat on the bench Friday after going 0-for-3 with a walk in Thursday's series opener, bringing his batting average down to just .155 on the year. Sam Huff will catch instead for left-hander Robbie Ray.
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Ivan Herrera DH | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Homers in first rehab game
Herrera (knee) clubbed a three-run home run in his first rehab game with Triple-A Memphis on Thursday.
Serving as Memphis' designated hitter, Herrera was retired in his first three plate appearances but then went deep in his final trip to the dish. He will catch five innings Friday and keep building up his defensive workload from there before rejoining the Cardinals' active roster.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Reds' Jose Trevino: Gets Reds on board early
Trevino went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 9-1 win over the Cardinals.
Trevino put the Reds up early with a two-run homer in the second inning and later delivered a run with a sacrifice fly. He's filled in well for Tyler Stephenson (oblique), posting a .909 OPS with three homers through 25 games, but Trevino's run as the primary backstop could end this weekend. Stephenson made what was expected to be his final rehab start Thursday.
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Ethan Salas C | SD
Padres' Ethan Salas: Managing back injury in minors
Double-A San Antonio placed Salas on its 7-day injured list Saturday due to back spasms, MLB.com reports.
The Padres have deemed Salas' absence from game action as precautionary, and the 18-year-old has been swinging and throwing at the team's spring complex, so the back issue doesn't appear to be serious. Salas began the season with San Antonio and slashed .188/.325/.219 with five RBI, five runs, two stolen bases and a 6:5 BB:K over 41 plate appearances before being shelved.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Getting rest Thursday
Realmuto isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Realmuto will get a chance to catch his breath Thursday after going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Wednesday's contest. While he sits, Rafael Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Set to begin rehab assignment
Fortes (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes has missed the last three weeks of action with a Grade 1 left oblique strain but is ready to test things out in a game setting. The 28-year-old might remain at Jacksonville rather than rejoin the major-league roster once healthy enough to do so, as Agustin Ramirez has taken over the primary catching duties for the Marlins and backup Liam Hicks is a Rule 5 pick who must remain on the roster or be offered back to the Tigers.
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Ivan Herrera DH | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Will need to catch back-to-back
The Cardinals want Herrera (knee) to catch back-to-back games and get his timing down at the plate on his rehab assignment at Triple-A Memphis before he's activated from the 10-day injured list, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Herrera will begin his rehab assignment Thursday with a full game at designated hitter before playing five innings at catcher Friday. He will have to increase his workload and catch back-to-back contests before rejoining the Cardinals' active roster, suggesting Herrera is probably at least a week or so away from returning.
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Austin Barnes C | LAD
Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Racks up three hits Wednesday
Barnes went 3-for-5 with a run in a 12-7 win against Miami on Wednesday.
Barnes got the start at catcher for the resting Will Smith and finished as one of six Dodgers with multiple hits in the offensive onslaught. Barnes has gotten just 33 plate appearances this season as Smith has dominated work behind the plate, so the former's three-hit effort perked his season batting average up from .185 to .250. It would likely take Smith missing time for Barnes to have any fantasy value in all but the deepest of formats.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Resting Thursday
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Luis Torrens will get a turn behind the dish while Alvarez rests for the day game after playing all nine innings at catcher in Wednesday night's 4-3 loss. Since returning from the injured list last Friday, Alvarez has gone 4-for-21 with a home run, a double, two walks and three RBI in his first five games of the season.