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  • Danny Jansen C | MIL

    Rays' Danny Jansen: Smacks sixth homer

    Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Mets.

    Jansen has settled into starting just over half of the Rays' games behind the plate, splitting time with Matt Thaiss. He's picked things up at the plate over the last month, smacking five home runs with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored while hitting .250 in 18 games since May 13. Jansen's two-run shot was his sixth home run of the season and delivered the decisive runs in the Rays' win Friday.

  • Austin Wynns C | ATH

    Athletics' Austin Wynns: Swats first homer with new club

    Wynns went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Royals.

    The veteran catcher turned on a Michael Wacha two-seamer in the second inning, giving Wynns his fourth long ball of the season and his first as a member of the A's. He came into 2025 with a career OPS of .642 and a career high of just four homers, but the 34-year-old now sports a stunning .354/.404/.667 slash line in 52 plate appearances this season between the Reds and A's. Wynns has been alternating starts with Willie MacIver over the last four games, an arrangement that could continue while Shea Langeliers (oblique) remains sidelined.

  • Giants' Andrew Knizner: Blasts solo homer Friday

    Knizner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers.

    Knizner went yard in the eighth inning to restore a four-run lead for the Giants, and the homer was his first hit in five games. He's now 1-for-15 (.067) with a walk and two runs scored over five contests. Knizner is operating as the starting catcher while Patrick Bailey (neck) is out, but his relatively unimpressive career numbers make Knizner an unattractive option for most fantasy formats.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Rare multi-RBI game in win

    Contreras went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Friday's 3-2 victory over St. Louis.

    The 27-year-old backstop has had a tough time at the dish throughout the campaign -- he's batting .175 with just two extra-base hits and four RBI in 40 at-bats during June and has a .686 OPS for the season. Contreras tallied his first multi-RBI game since May 19, and he does have a 14.3 percent walk rate across 280 plate appearances in 2025. As long as he routinely occupies a premium spot in the Brewers' lineup, the catcher should have plenty of RBI chances moving forward.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Another multi-hit game

    Kirk went 2-for-4 with two singles during Friday's 8-0 loss to Philadelphia.

    The Blue Jays were limited to five hits in Friday's blowout, but Kirk managed to reach base twice on singles in the first and fourth frames. The 26-year-old catcher has four straight multi-hit games and has reached base safely in 12 consecutive contests. Over that span, Kirk has a 1.173 OPS with eight runs scored, four doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI across 54 plate appearances.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Crosses home three times

    Realmuto went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and three runs scored during Friday's 8-0 win over Toronto.

    Realmuto gave the Phillies a six-run lead in the eighth with an RBI double and crossed home plate three times, a season high. The veteran catcher has reached base safely in eight of his last nine games, and over that span he has gone 11-for-32 (.344) with six runs scored, two doubles and five RBI.

  • Guardians' Austin Hedges: Activated from IL

    The Guardians reinstated Hedges (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Friday.

    Hedges landed on the injured list last Friday after getting hit by the backswing of Jazz Chisholm, but he will now rejoin the active roster following a minimum-length stay on the IL. The 32-year-old backstop is slashing just .113/.217/.283 through 61 plate appearances this season and will continue to serve as Bo Naylor's backup.

  • Astros' Victor Caratini: Idle Friday

    Caratini is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Twins, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Caratini will get the night off Friday after making three consecutive starts -- two at DH and one at catcher. In his absence, Yainer Diaz will catch and Jose Altuve will DH.

  • Cubs' Reese McGuire: Starting Friday

    McGuire is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Friday's game against the Pirates.

    Carson Kelly, who is mired in a 4-for-37 slump, is getting the Friday afternoon contest off. McGuire has been hot lately, going 5-for-12 with a double and two RBI across his last three games, but he gets a tricky matchup against Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Idle Friday

    Kelly is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Pittsburgh.

    Kelly has been slumping at the plate recently, going 4-for-37 (.108) with three runs scored over his last 11 games. He'll get a day off Friday against Paul Skenes and the Pirates, allowing for Reese McGuire to draw a start behind the dish.

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