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Chadwick Tromp C | LAD
Braves' Chadwick Tromp: DFA'd by Atlanta
Atlanta designated Tromp for assignment Thursday.
Tromp has gone 5-for-25 with a 0:7 BB:K in 12 games since being added to the roster last month. Atlanta is adding Austin Wynns to the roster to pair with Sandy Leon as the club patches its catching corps together until Drake Baldwin (oblique) is ready to return from the injured list.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Cracks go-ahead homer
Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Padres.
After missing Tuesday's contest, Realmuto made an impact in his return Wednesday with his seventh-inning homer off Jason Adam, his third of the year, that put the Phillies ahead 2-1. Realmuto's gotten off to a slow start overall this year, slashing .223/.297/.323 through his first 145 plate appearances, though he's been better of late, posting an .845 OPS over his last nine contests.
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Henry Davis C | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Slugs grand slam in loss
Davis went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 11-9 loss to the Astros.
Davis gave the Pirates a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning with his slam, which was his third homer over his last seven contests. While he's shown a bit of power recently, he has gone just 4-for-24 (.167) with eight strikeouts during that span. The catcher has lost some time to Endy Rodriguez amid his season-long struggles. Davis is batting a mere .143 with a .533 OPS, five homers, 16 RBI, 13 runs scored, one stolen base and three doubles over 135 plate appearances. Expect Davis and Rodriguez to continue to operate in a timeshare.
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Padres' Freddy Fermin: Out of Wednesday's lineup
Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Fermin has yet to pick up a hit since May 14 while in the midst of an 0-for-26 slide at the plate, and he will take a seat Wednesday after starting five of the previous six games. Rodolfo Duran will replace him at catcher and bat ninth in the order.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Back in Philadelphia lineup
Realmuto (wrist) will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Realmuto missed Tuesday's series opener after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch versus the Dodgers on Sunday, but he's back in there following a one-game absence. The veteran catcher enters play Wednesday having slashed only .192/.259/.260 in 22 games since the start of May.
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Daniel Susac C | SF
Giants' Daniel Susac: Logs three hits in loss
Susac went 3-for-4 in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Brewers.
Susac recorded three singles in Tuesday's defeat, marking his third three-hit effort of the season. The 25-year-old catcher has started seven of the last 10 games, batting .208 with four RBI, three runs scored and a double in 29 plate appearances during that span. While Eric Haase remains in the mix for starts, Susac figures to continue seeing most of the work behind the plate. He's now slashing .323/.377/.419 with 11 RBI, four runs scored and four doubles across 70 plate appearances this season.
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Liam Hicks C | TB
Marlins' Liam Hicks: Idle against southpaw
Hicks is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Left-hander Andrew Alvarez is starting for the Nationals on Wednesday, so the Marlins will go with a right-handed-heavy lineup for the series finale. Hicks will hit the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Owen Caissie and Jakob Marsee.
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James McCann C | ARI
Diamondbacks' James McCann: Begins baseball activity
McCann (quad) has started taking machine batting practice and doing catching drills, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.
McCann is rehabbing a quad strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list May 19. At that time, the club estimated a 4-to-6 week timeline for his return.
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Endy Rodriguez C | PIT
Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Smashes first homer Tuesday
Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI, an additional run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Astros.
Rodriguez gave Pittsburgh an early spark in the second inning by launching a two-run homer off Mike Burrows for his first long ball of the season. He later added an RBI double in the ninth inning and also stole his second base of the year during the sixth. Since being recalled May 12, Rodriguez has started to find a rhythm at the plate, batting 9-for-30 (.300) with two doubles, five RBI and seven runs scored.