MLB Player News
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting breather Thursday
Narvaez isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Toronto, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Narvaez will take a seat Thursday after going 2-for-8 with a homer and five RBI over the first two games of the series. Connor Wong will catch for starter Brayan Bello and bat ninth.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Back in lineup
Realmuto (finger) will start at catcher and bat sixth Thursday against the Marlins, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Realmuto sat out Wednesday's contest after taking a foul ball off his right index finger Tuesday, and he's now ready to return to the starting nine after a day of rest. The 34-year-old backstop has been cold at the plate toward the end of the regular season, slashing .210/.288/.290 across 73 plate appearances since the beginning of the month.
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Andrew Knizner C | SEA
Giants' Andrew Knizner: Triples in win
Knizner went 1-for-2 with two RBI, a triple and a walk in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Cardinals.
Knizner appeared in just his fifth game this month, during which he's batting .333 with two RBI in 13 plate appearances. The backup catcher hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and added an RBI triple in the eighth to give the Giants the lead. With that, the 30-year-old recorded the first three-bagger of his seven-year big-league career. He's slashing .227/.298/.307 with 11 runs scored, five RBI and a homer in 85 plate appearances this season.
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Ben Rortvedt C | CIN
Dodgers' Ben Rortvedt: Out of lineup Thursday
Rortvedt is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Diamondbacks.
With Will Smith (hand) out and Dalton Rushing (shin) returning just last week, Rortvedt has served as the Dodgers' primary catcher this month. However, he'll get a breather in Thursday's finale while Rushing dons the catcher's gear.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Sitting Thursday
Diaz isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Diaz will sit down for Thursday's series finale after going 1-for-7 with two strikeouts over the first two games. Victor Caratini will replace him behind the plate and bat fourth.
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James McCann C | ARI
Diamondbacks' James McCann: Not in Arizona lineup
McCann is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Dodgers.
McCann has served as the Diamondbacks' primary catcher lately while Gabriel Moreno occupies the designated-hitter slot. However, it will be Moreno at catcher and Adrian Del Castillo at DH for Thursday's matinee.