MLB Player News
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Resting Wednesday
Stephenson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
He'll get a breather for Wednesday's afternoon game after starting behind the plate both of the past two days while going 4-for-9 with two doubles and three runs. Luke Maile will get the starting nod behind the plate in the series finale.
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Christian Bethancourt C | TOR
Marlins' Christian Bethancourt: Sitting again Wednesday
Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Bethancourt will sit for the second day in a row while Nick Fortes receives another turn behind the plate. Neither Bethancourt (.349 OPS) nor Fortes (.336 OPS) has been productive at the plate this season and both typically bat near the bottom of the order when included in the lineup, making it difficult to extract any fantasy value from the Marlins' catching situation.
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Elias Diaz C | SD
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Sitting Wednesday with sore hand
Diaz exited Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Padres with left hand soreness and will be held out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale, MLB.com reports. He struck out in his lone plate appearance on the day.
Diaz exited in the third inning with recurring hand soreness. He's not expected to miss additional time beyond Wednesday's contest, but Jacob Stallings should be behind the dish for Colorado's series finale Wednesday.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Back on concussion IL
The Giants placed Bailey on the 7-day concussion injured list Tuesday.
Bailey missed the Giants' last two games due to an illness, and he met with a team doctor Monday to determine whether or not his illness was related to the concussion he suffered earlier in May. He'll now return to the 7-day IL and will be eligible to return to action Sunday, though the Giants will likely be more cautious this time around before activating him. Blake Sabol will take over as San Francisco's primary catcher while Bailey is out, and Marco Luciano will come up from Triple-A Sacramento to fill the open roster spot.
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Ivan Herrera DH | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: On bench Tuesday
Herrera is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Angels.
Since last taking a seat Thursday, Herrera has slashed .467/.556/.467 in a four-game span. In his absence, Pedro Pages has the start at catcher and will bat eighth.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Expected back Wednesday
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday that he expects Realmuto (knee) to return to the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mets, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
Realmuto missed a third straight start Tuesday because of right knee soreness. However, he got in a productive workout pregame, and as long as he doesn't have any sort of setback, it appears he'll be back in there for Wednesday's tilt in Philadelphia.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Moreno is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Reds.
Moreno finally clubbed his first home run of the season in Monday's win over Cincinnati, but he'll get a breather a day later. Tucker Barnhart will do the catching for Slade Cecconi.