MLB Player News
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Getting day off
Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.
Flores had started each of the Marlins' last four games behind the plate, so he'll be getting a breather for the series finale. Ali Sanchez will step in at catcher in place of Flores, who has been swinging a hot bat lately with a .998 OPS over his last 11 games.
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Drew Romo C | COL
Rockies' Drew Romo: Getting another start Wednesday
Romo will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's contest versus the Nationals.
Romo didn't start the Rockies' first game after being called up last Friday, but he's now been in the lineup for three of four contests since then and tallied his first major-league hit in Tuesday's game. Jacob Stallings still seems likely to play plenty behind the plate as well with Elias Diaz gone from the team.
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Curt Casali C | ATL
Giants' Curt Casali: Filling in for Bailey at catcher
Casali will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Casali will start behind the dish for the third game in a row after going 3-for-6 with a walk, three runs and an RBI in the first two contests of the series. With Patrick Bailey (oblique) going on the injured list Tuesday, Casali looks poised to operate as the Giants' clear No. 1 catcher for the time being.
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Drew Romo C | COL
Rockies' Drew Romo: Tallies first career hit
Romo went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts Tuesday against the Nationals.
Romo was called up to make his big-league debut Friday and has since made two starts. He collected his first big-league hit Tuesday, and notably he was caught stealing. Romo had only three stolen bases with Triple-A Albuquerque prior to being recalled, but he showed an ability to steal bases in the lower levels of the minors. If he reintroduces stolen bases to his game at the big-league level, he could be an intriguing option in deeper leagues down the stretch.
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Jakson Reetz C | NYM
Giants' Jakson Reetz: Back in majors
The Giants recalled Reetz from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
Patrick Bailey (oblique) landed on the injured list Tuesday, so the Giants will now call upon Reetz to give the team some depth behind the plate while Curt Casali acts as the primary starter. Reetz has appeared in six games for San Francisco this season, going 2-for-14 with a home run and five strikeouts.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Lands on injured list
The Giants placed Bailey on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right oblique strain, retroactive to Aug. 19.
After the team initially labeled Bailey's side injury as minor tightness, an MRI revealed Tuesday that the 25-year-old catcher suffered a strained oblique. Curt Casali will now take over as the Giants' primary catcher while Bailey is out, and Jakson Reetz will come up from Triple-A Sacramento to give the team some depth behind the plate.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Sitting again Tuesday
Bailey (side) isn't in the Giants' lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey was a late scratch from Monday's lineup due to right side tightness. While the Giants believe his injury is relatively minor, they'll send the 25-year-old backstop in for an MRI just to be safe, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. In the meantime, Curt Casali will start behind the plate and bat ninth Tuesday.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: On bench Tuesday, still sore
D'Arnaud is still feeling pain in his wrist and is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
D'Arnaud was hit by a pitch in the wrist Saturday and was held out of Sunday's game due to the issue. While he carries a day-to-day designation, the catcher is still experiencing soreness. Sean Murphy will be behind the dish and bat fifth Tuesday.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting day off
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
It looks to be a routine day off for Ruiz. Riley Adams will get the start versus lefty Austin Gomber, marking the second time in as many games that he's been in there against a southpaw.