MLB Player News

Alvarez is not in the starting lineup Friday at Oakland.

Alvarez has started just two of a possible six games since his promotion from Triple-A Syracuse last week. Tomas Nido is catching and batting ninth for the Mets on Friday night against the Athletics. Daniel Vogelbach is serving as the designated hitter and hitting sixth.

Heineman was optioned Friday to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Heineman gets the boot with fellow catcher Austin Hedges returning from the 7-day concussion injured list. Jason Delay remains up as the Pirates' other option at catcher.

Hedges was activated Friday from the 7-day concussion injured list.

Hedges is set to return to the Pirates on Friday in St. Louis after missing 10 days of action with a concussion. Tyler Heineman has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Jason Delay will stay up to share time behind the plate with Hedges.

Kirk isn't starting in Toronto's game against Tampa Bay on Friday.

After going 3-for-8 with a home run and five RBI in Toronto's last series against the Tigers, Kirk will get an off day to begin the Jays' series with Tampa. Danny Jansen will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

Wynns cleared waivers Friday and elected to become a free agent, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wynns was designated for assignment by the Giants on Monday as fellow catcher Joey Bart returned from a back injury. Wynns, 32, holds a career .230/.274/.335 batting line in 181 games at the major-league level.

Trevino (toe) is starting at catcher and batting eighth Friday versus the Twins.

Trevino will be back behind the plate after missing two games with a toe injury. To this point in 2023, the catcher has produced at least one hit in five out of his eight games in the lineup, batting .222 with one homer, four RBI and four runs scored.

Vazquez is not in the Twins' lineup for Friday's game versus the Yankees.

It's a little odd that Vazquez is getting another day off after he just had one Wednesday, but Ryan Jeffers will be catching Louie Varland. Vazquez is sporting a blistering .953 OPS over his first nine games this season.

Haase will start in left field Friday against the Giants and bat fifth.

Correcting an earlier report, Haase will replace Akil Baddoo in left field with lefty Sean Manaea on the mound for San Francisco, while Jake Rogers is behind the plate. Haase is off to a slow start to the year, batting just .138 through his first eight games.

Haase isn't in the Tigers' lineup Friday against San Francisco.

A slow start at the plate has now caused Haase to miss three starts in Detroit's last four games. Jake Rogers, who has performed much better to start the season, will take over behind the dish Friday and bat ninth.

Contreras went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Thursday's 5-0 loss to the Pirates.

Contreras is 0-for-15 over his last five games, though he has managed four walks in that span. He was on the front of an unlikely double-steal with Nolan Gorman in the fourth inning of Thursday's game. Contreras has shown some solid speed for a catcher, though he's never stolen more than five bases in a season. He's off to a sluggish start in 2023 with a .171/.261/.195 slash line, two RBI, four runs scored, one double and no home runs through 12 contests.