MLB Player News
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Liam Hicks C | MIA
Marlins' Liam Hicks: Idle Thursday
Hicks isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game versus San Francisco.
Hicks will get a chance to catch his breath Thursday after going 5-for-16 with an RBI and a run scored across his last five games. His absence will put Agustin Ramirez in the DH spot while Nick Fortes starts behind the plate.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Thursday
Bailey isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will rest during Thursday's series finale after going 1-for-6 with an RBI and two strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Andrew Knizner will catch instead for starter Hayden Birdsong and bat ninth.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Socks ninth homer
Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.
The rookie backstop took Clay Holmes deep in the fourth inning to briefly tie the game at 1-1, before the floodgates opened for the Mets in the bottom of the frame. Baldwin has started two of every three games lately as he takes a firmer hold of the top job over Sean Murphy, and over his last six games he's batting .316 (6-for-19) with two of his nine homers on the season, plus five runs and seven RBI.
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Reese McGuire C | CHC
Cubs' Reese McGuire: Goes deep again in easy win
McGuire went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.
McGuire is making the most out of his playing time as Chicago's backup catcher, as he now has five home runs in only 14 games this season. For comparison, he hit just three long balls last year in 53 games for Boston and only one home run the year before that across 72 games. McGuire will likely be squeezed off the roster when Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the coming weeks, but for now, the former remains an intriguing DFS bargain option on days that he's in the lineup.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Kelly has gone 5-for-12 with a double and two RBI over his past five contests, though he has a .200/.250/.244 slash line through 45 at-bats in June. Reese McGuire will receive another start behind the plate Wednesday for the Cubs.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Not starting Wednesday
Smith isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Smith will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday after going 2-for-5 with a run scored during Tuesday's series opener. While he rests, Dalton Rushing will catch for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and bat ninth.