MLB Player News
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Getting Sunday off
Moreno is not in the Diamondbacks' starting lineup against the Brewers on Sunday.
Moreno will rest for the series finale while Jose Herrera starts behind home plate and bats ninth against Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta. Moreno has gone 1-for-12 with two walks, one run scored and three strikeouts over his last four starts.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Three more hits Saturday
Ruiz went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in Saturday's loss to the Marlins.
The backstop extended his current hitting streak to six games, and he's hit safely in 12 of 13 contests to kick off 2025. That's resulted in an eye-popping .370/.442/.543 slash line for Ruiz with two homers, nine runs and 10 RBI as he shoulders a heavy early workload for the Nats.
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Rob Brantly C | MIA
Marlins' Rob Brantly: Making 2025 debut Sunday
Brantly is starting at catcher and batting ninth against the Nationals on Sunday.
Brantly will make his first major-league start of the season Sunday as Liam Hicks gets a rest day. Brantly last played for the Marlins in 2013, slashing .211/.263/.265 with 15 walks, 11 runs scored, one home run and 18 RBI across 243 plate appearances.
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Liam Hicks C | MIA
Marlins' Liam Hicks: Out of Sunday's lineup
Hicks is not in the Marlins' starting lineup against the Nationals on Sunday.
With the Nationals sending southpaw MacKenzie Gore to the mound, Hicks will retreat to the dugout while Rob Brantly catches and bats ninth. The lefty-hitting Hicks had gone 1-for-6 with two runs scored over the first two games of the series.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Sitting Sunday
Pages is not in the Cardinals' starting lineup against the Phillies on Sunday.
Pages has started the Cardinals' last four games and has gone 4-for-15 with one run scored and one RBI over that span. He'll be rested Sunday while Yohel Pozo starts behind home plate and bats eighth against Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Belts first homer
Amaya went 2-for-3 with a home run, three total runs and three total RBI against the Dodgers in a 16-0 victory Saturday.
Amaya didn't start the contest, but he was moved into the DH role after Seiya Suzuki exited in the fifth inning due to a wrist injury. Amaya took advantage of the opportunity, knocking a two-run single and a solo home run. Fellow backstop Carson Kelly had a big day of his own with two homers, and the duo has split catching duties pretty evenly of late, with Amaya getting the start behind the plate in four of the team's past eight games.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Continues to mash
Kelly went 3-for-3 with two home runs, two walks, three total runs and three total RBI in a 16-0 rout of the Dodgers on Saturday.
Kelly made the score 3-0 in favor of the Cubs with a solo shot in the seventh inning, and he tacked on another long ball -- this time a two-run blast -- off position player Miguel Rojas in the ninth. The veteran catcher is already up to four home runs on the campaign, and he's added 13 RBI while slashing a fiery .417/.571/1.042. Perhaps most impressively, Kelly has drawn 10 walks while striking out just three times. The huge start has pushed Kelly into a near-even playing-time split behind the plate with Miguel Amaya, who also went deep Saturday and is off to a nice start offensively as well.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Homers twice in win
Murphy went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Rays.
Murphy got Atlanta on the board with a solo home run in the seventh inning and then tied things up with another blast in the eighth. Since making his season debut Tuesday, the 30-year-old has gone 5-for-15 with three long balls, six RBI and four runs scored across 18 plate appearances. It's a small sample, but early signs point to a potential bounce-back campaign if he can remain healthy.