MLB Player News
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Day off Thursday
Moreno is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Miami.
Moreno started the first two games of the series but will get a breather for Thursday's matinee. Jose Herrera will do the catching and bat ninth in the series finale.
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Henry Davis C | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Smacks first homer of 2025
Davis went 1-for-2 with a solo homer and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Nationals.
Davis opened the scoring in the fifth inning, when he took a 92-mph fastball from Mitchell Parker deep to left field for a 392-foot solo homer. It was Davis' first homer of the season, and he drove in another run in the fifth frame on a groundout to third base. With Joey Bart (back) day-to-day, Davis has started in four of the Pirates' last five games. Even when Bart has recovered from his injury, Davis should continue to see more playing time after Endy Rodriguez (finger) was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
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Braxton Fulford C | COL
Rockies' Braxton Fulford: Making major-league debut
Fulford is starting behind home plate and batting ninth against the Dodgers on Wednesday, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
Fulford will make his first major-league start Wednesday after being called up by the Rockies from Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday. Fulford started his season in Triple-A strongly with a .868 OPS, five home runs and 10 RBI across 44 plate appearances. Hunter Goodman could see more action as the Rockies' designated hitter for as long as Kris Bryant (back) is on the 10-day injured list, opening up opportunities behind the plate.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Launches first career homer
Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
Getting the start at DH and batting sixth while Sean Murphy handled duties behind the plate, Baldwin got hold of a Jeff Hoffman splitter and lofted it down the left-field line in the ninth inning for his first career long ball. Baldwin has started only two of nine games at catcher since Murphy came off the IL, but with Marcell Ozuna nursing a sore hip, there could be more opportunities for Baldwin to get into the lineup in the short term. The 24-year-old rookie is batting .216 (8-for-37) through his first 10 big-league games with two RBI and a 4:10 BB:K.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Resting Wednesday
Smith is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Rockies on Wednesday, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.
Smith will take a seat Wednesday while Austin Barnes starts behind home plate and bats ninth against Rockies right-hander German Marquez. Smith has gone 6-for-12 with one home run and five RBI over his last three games.
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Joey Bart C | PIT
Pirates' Joey Bart: Held out again Wednesday
Bart (back) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
It's the fifth straight start Bart has missed due to lower-back soreness. Bart had been set to go through pregame testing Tuesday to determine his status, and while he has not yet been placed on the injured list, Bart clearly is not yet ready to play. Henry Davis will start at catcher and bat ninth Wednesday.
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Rafael Marchan C | PHI
Phillies' Rafael Marchan: Drawing fourth start of season
Marchan will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Giants, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
After winning the backup catcher job coming out of spring training, Marchan has predictably seen sparse use over the first three weeks of the season while top backstop J.T. Realmuto has maintained good health. Marchan will pick up his fourth start of 2025 on Wednesday, with Realmuto getting a day off from catching and serving as the Phillies' designated hitter.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Back in action Wednesday
Kelly (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Kelly didn't play the last two days after being struck on the left hand by a pitch Sunday versus the Dodgers, but he will do the catching in Wednesday's rubber match. The 30-year-old backstop boasts a ridiculous 1.636 OPS this season as he shares catching duties with Miguel Amaya.
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Martin Maldonado C | SD
Padres' Martin Maldonado: Heading to bench Wednesday
Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
After submitting a lowly .404 OPS in 48 games with the White Sox before being released last July, Maldonado has enjoyed a relative resurgence in San Diego so far this season. The 38-year-old backstop continues to provide most of his value behind the plate, but he's held his own with the bat so far, slashing .250/.276/.357 over 29 plate appearances. As a result, Maldonado has moved into a timeshare at catcher with Elias Diaz, who will be back in the lineup Wednesday after hitting the bench in five of the past seven games. The playing time will likely tilt back in Diaz's favor eventually, but the distribution of starts could be relatively even while he and Maldonado are performing at a similar level offensively.