MLB Player News
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Yan Gomes C | CHC
Cubs' Yan Gomes: Back from concussion IL
The Cubs activated Gomes (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Wednesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
Gomes will return to the starting lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals after missing a little over a week of action. Miguel Amaya was sent to Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding roster move.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Optioned back to Triple-A
The Cubs optioned Amaya to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
Yan Gomes (concussion) is back from the 7-day injured list, so Amaya will return to the minors to get regular playing time. The 24-year-old went 3-for-13 (.231 average) with two RBI over his first six major-league games.
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Austin Nola C | COL
Padres' Austin Nola: Gets Wednesday off vs. Twins
Nola is not in the starting lineup against the Twins on Wednesday.
Nola will take a seat after going 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the victory over Minnesota on Tuesday. Brett Sullivan is starting behind the plate and hitting ninth for Wednesday's affair.
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Tomas Nido C | DET
Mets' Tomas Nido: Headed to IL with vision issue
Nido is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a vision issue, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Officially, Nido is dealing with "dry eye syndrome" and is expected to be OK in 3-to-4 days, per Tim Healey of Newsday. Michael Perez will replace him on the roster. Francisco Alvarez will be the Mets' primary catcher.
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Michael Perez C | BAL
Mets' Michael Perez: Joins team in Cincinnati
The Mets selected Perez's contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Mike Puma of the New York Post notes that Tomas Nido is not listed on the Mets' depth chart, so it appears Perez is taking his roster spot. Perez has batted just .153/.261/.254 with two home runs at Triple-A Syracuse this season.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Starting at catcher
D'Arnaud is starting at catcher and batting seventh for Atlanta on Wednesday versus the Red Sox, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
It's the first start since early April for d'Arnaud, who returned earlier this week from a concussion. Sean Murphy is also in the lineup at designated hitter.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Receives rest day
Moreno is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Jose Herrera will step in behind the plate for the series finale after Moreno started at catcher Monday and Tuesday. Moreno went 4-for-7 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base between those contests and is now slashing .315/.330/.402 in 97 plate appearances on the season.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Gets rest Wednesday
Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Giants, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Ruiz will sit out the series finale after going 2-for-8 with a walk over the first two games against San Francisco. Riley Adams will be the starting backstop for Wednesday's contest and hit ninth.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Wednesday
Fortes is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Arizona, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes started the first two games of the series against the Diamondbacks and went 1-for-8 with a run scored. Jacob Stallings gets the start behind the plate Wednesday, batting eighth.
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Elias Diaz C | TEX
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Resting Wednesday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
After starting behind the dish in both of the first two games of the series against his former team, Diaz will get a routine maintenance day for the finale in Pittsburgh. Austin Wynns will pick up the start at catcher in place of Diaz, who went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs in Tuesday's 10-1 win.