MLB Player News
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Hunter Goodman C | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Added to Rockies' lineup
Goodman will start at designated hitter and bat third in Thursday's game against the Dodgers.
Goodman had been scheduled for a day off, but Warming Bernabel had to be scratched after being hit in the face with a ball pregame. Kyle Farmer is taking Bernabel's spot at first base, while Goodman is sliding in at DH where Farmer had been slotted.
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Reese McGuire C | CHC
Cubs' Reese McGuire: Drawing start for day game
McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Brewers.
Carson Kelly caught all nine innings of the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he'll get a breather for Thursday's matinee and give way to McGuire behind the plate. McGuire looked to be at risk at losing out on the top backup catcher role when Miguel Amaya was activated from the 60-day injured list Aug. 12 after a lengthy absence due to an oblique injury, but Amaya sustained a sprained left ankle in his first game back in action and went back on the IL two days later.
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Hunter Goodman C | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: On bench for series finale
Goodman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Dodgers.
Goodman will receive a routine day off after he started each of the first three games of the four-game set. Braxton Fulford will fill in at catcher and bat sixth.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Looks ready to return
Moreno (finger) started at catcher and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run for Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.
Moreno caught for a second straight game and homered in each contest. The Diamondbacks, who are off Thursday, planned this back-to-back action to be Moreno's final test before an activation from the 60-day injured list ahead of a three-game set against the Reds beginning Friday.
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Hunter Goodman C | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Plates three runs in win
Goodman went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in an 8-3 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Goodman's RBI all came in the latter stages of the contest -- he knocked a run-scoring single in the sixth inning and added a two-run double in the eighth. The talented young catcher finished with his first multi-hit game since Aug. 5 and his seventh three-hit game of the campaign. Among MLB backstops, Goodman ranks second with 72 RBI and is tied for fourth with 22 doubles.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Resting against lefty
Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
With lefty Martin Perez toeing the rubber for the White Sox, the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will cede catching duties to Sean Murphy in the series finale. Baldwin was behind the dish for the first two games of the three-game set with Chicago and went 1-for-9 with a walk, three RBI and one run.
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Riley Adams C | WAS
Nationals' Riley Adams: Resting up Wednesday
Adams is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Drew Millas will pick up a start behind the plate while Adams sits for the second time in three games. Adams is slashing .302/.388/.419 since the beginning of August and is still projected to see the bulk of the playing time at catcher until Keibert Ruiz (concussion) is activated from the 7-day injured list.