MLB Player News
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Angels' Travis d'Arnaud: Replacing resting O'Hoppe
D'Arnaud will start at catcher and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Cubs.
With No. 1 backstop Logan O'Hoppe getting a breather for the series finale after starting at catcher Friday and Saturday, d'Arnaud will receive a turn behind the dish Sunday. Since the All-Star break, d'Arnaud is hitting a lowly .091/.216/.136 with zero home runs, zero steals, one RBI and three runs in 16 games.
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Jonah Heim C | ATL
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Set to lose work to Higashioka
Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Heim had started six of the previous seven contests, but with Kyle Higashioka returning to the lineup Wednesday after recovering from a hamstring injury, the duo will move back into a timeshare. With a .788 OPS since the All-Star break, Higashioka has handily outproduced Heim, who has posted a .638 OPS over that same stretch.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Idle Sunday
Kirk is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
After starting behind the plate in four straight contests, Kirk will get a routine breather. Tyler Heineman will spell him at catcher and bat ninth.
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Rafael Marchan C | PHI
Phillies' Rafael Marchan: Picking up rare start
Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Nationals.
With top backstop J.T. Realmuto receiving a rare day off, Marchan will pick up just his 24th start of the season. He's slashing .177/.270/.241 with one home run, six runs and six RBI across 90 plate appearances in 2025.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Idle for series finale
Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Baldwin started the first two games of the series, but he'll head to the bench Sunday while southpaw David Peterson takes the hill for New York. Sean Murphy will handle catching duties for Atlanta.
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Luis Torrens DH | NYM
Mets' Luis Torrens: Cleared to start Sunday
Torrens (hand) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game at Atlanta.
Torrens was held out of action for the past three games while managing a sore left hand, but he's made enough progress in his recovery to re-enter the starting nine for the series finale in Atlanta. With Francisco Alvarez (thumb) on the shelf, Torrens should be in line to see the bulk of the starts behind the dish for the Mets now that he's moved past the hand issue.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Receiving Sunday off
Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Realmuto started the previous five contests and is in the midst of a seven-game hit streak, during which he's batting .440 (11-for-25) with two doubles and three home runs, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Washington. Rafael Marchan will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Ranger Suarez.
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Idle against lefty
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
With southpaw Matthew Liberatore toeing the rubber for the Cardinals, Feduccia will give way to Nick Fortes behind the dish. Feduccia has produced a minuscule .506 OPS in 15 games since being acquired from the Dodgers at the trade deadline.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Finishes off former team
Narvaez went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Yankees.
Narvaez put the final touch on the win with a two-run shot to left-center field to cap a seven-run ninth inning. He's been a thorn in the side of his former organization, slashing .348/.545/.795 with two home runs and six RBI over seven contests against the Yankees in 2025. Narvaez has a .738 OPS with 11 home runs, 21 doubles, 38 RBI and 45 runs scored over 93 games in his first season with Boston.