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  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Continuing to prepare for return

    The Nationals announced Monday that Ruiz (concussion) will continue to participate in baseball activities this week, though it's unclear if he'll return from the 7-day injured list before the end of the season, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

    The organization will likely wait and see how Ruiz fares in his workouts over the next few days before deciding on his next steps. Ruiz is the midst of his second stint on the injured list due to concussions and was pulled off a rehab assignment earlier this month after experiencing renewed symptoms.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Resting Monday

    Pages is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    Pages had made starts behind the plate in four of the Cardinals' previous five games, but he'll take a seat as St. Louis opens a three-game set with one of its divisional rivals. Jimmy Crooks will handle catching duties Monday.

  • Twins' Jhonny Pereda: Making third start in four games

    Pereda will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Yankees.

    With Ryan Jeffers (concussion) recently joining Christian Vazquez (shoulder) on the injured list, Pereda and Mickey Gasper are left standing as the Twins' lone healthy catchers. Pereda appears to have tentatively emerged as the preferred option of the two, as he'll be drawing his third start in four games Monday. Since being called up from Triple-A St. Paul on Sept. 5, Pereda has gone 6-for-15 with two doubles, two walks and one RBI over six games.

  • Ethan Salas C | SD

    Padres' Ethan Salas: Cleared for baseball activities

    Salas (back) was recently cleared to resume baseball activities at the Padres' spring training complex and will be one of the San Diego prospects who is set to participate in the Arizona Fall League, which begins Oct. 6., MLB.com reports.

    Salas remains on Double-A San Antonio's 60-day injured list and doesn't appear in line to return to action over the final week of the Texas League season, but the young backstop looks like he could be ready to play at some point during the AFL, which runs through mid-November. Even if Salas hasn't progressed enough in his recovery from a lower back stress reaction to see action by the end of AFL play, he'll likely take part in winter ball to make up for the at-bats he lost out on this season. Salas' last appearance with San Antonio came back on April 17.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Closing in on rehab assignment

    Rutschman (oblique) is likely to start a rehab assignment at some point this week, MLB.com reports.

    Rutschman took batting practice Friday and Saturday amid his recovery from a strained oblique, putting him on track to return to game action in the minor leagues in the imminent future. It's unclear how many at-bats the Orioles will want Rutschman to pick up in the minors before rejoining the major-league roster, but he still has a chance to be activated from the injured list before the end of the season.

  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Caps early rally with homer

    Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Yankees.

    The Red Sox rallied in the first inning, but the bases were clear after a pair of run-generating outs. That's when Narvaez homered to provide Boston's sixth and final run, which ended up being more than enough for the win. The catcher has gone deep five times over his last 22 games, batting .254 (18-for-71) in that span while adding 12 RBI. On the year, he's up to a .248/.318/.429 slash line with 14 homers, 45 RBI, 50 runs scored, 25 doubles and a stolen base through 109 contests.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    Diamondbacks' James McCann: Goes yard in victory

    McCann went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 6-4 victory at Minnesota.

    The veteran backstop gave his team a 4-2 lead with a 407-foot, three-run blast off Twins starter Bailey Ober in the fourth. McCann is playing sparingly in a backup role with the Diamondbacks, slashing .258/.330/.423 with four homers, 15 runs scored and 13 RBI across 109 plate appearances this season. Unless anything happens to Adrian Del Castillo or Gabriel Moreno, the 35-year-old is not fantasy relevant.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Carries offense in win

    Naylor went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the White Sox.

    The Cleveland backstop plated all of his team's runs, capped by a 375-foot solo shot off Chicago reliever Brandon Eisert in the seventh. Naylor has found a groove in September, as he's batting .310 (9-for-29) with a homer, four doubles, six runs scored and four RBI this month. Overall, the 25-year-old is now slashing .187/.281/.362 with 12 homers, 42 runs scored and 35 RBI across 377 total plate appearances.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Ties big-league record Sunday

    Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and three total runs scored in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Angels.

    Raleigh's first-inning homer was his 54th of the season, tying Mickey Mantle's major-league record for the most homers in a season by a switch hitter. Raleigh has clubbed four homers and supplied eight RBI over 13 games in September, batting .280 (14-for-50) in that span. For the season, the catcher is at a .244/.359/.577 slash line with 115 RBI, 101 runs scored, 21 doubles and 14 stolen bases over 147 contests.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle against lefty

    Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    With ace southpaw Garrett Crochet on the bump for Boston, Wells will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon. Ben Rice will get the starting nod at catcher while Wells rests.

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