MLB Player News

Basallo is dealing with an injury to his oblique and will be out of action with Triple-A Norfolk for at least the weekend, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Basallo is the Orioles' top prospect and arguably the top catching prospect in all of baseball. It's not yet clear how severe the oblique issue is, but it's serious enough to sideline the rising star for at least the weekend. Basallo has a .264/.383/.591 slash line with 19 homers and 48 RBI through 62 games with Norfolk this season.

Jansen isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Jansen will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored and two walks in Friday's blowout victory. Matt Thaiss will start at catcher instead and bat ninth.

Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Texas.

The Tigers will give Dingler a day to rest Saturday after he went 0-for-2 with a walk in Friday's series opener. Jake Rogers will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.

Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

Kelly opened up the second half by going 0-for-3 with a walk Friday, and he'll now grab a seat on the bench while Reese McGuire catches for Shota Imanaga and bats eighth.

Herrera isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Cardinals, SI.com reports.

Herrera will rest his legs Saturday after going 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's win. James McCann will replace him as Arizona's catcher and bat seventh.

O'Hoppe is not starting Saturday's game against Philadelphia, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

O'Hoppe started behind the plate Friday in the Angels' first game of the second half and went 2-for-4 with a triple. However, he's stepping aside Saturday while Travis d'Arnaud gets a turn at catcher.

Adams isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

After opening the second half with a three-strikeout performance Friday, Adams will step aside Saturday while Drew Millas starts behind the plate.

Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

Kirk will get a day off Saturday after going 2-for-4 while scoring a run in Friday's series opener. Tyler Heineman will catch instead for starter Eric Lauer and bat ninth.

Jansen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two runs scored and two walks Friday against the Orioles.

Jansen popped the home run in his first plate appearance of the game, bringing his total to 10 on the season. That surpasses his total from 2024, and he's also shown some signs of hitting for a better average by going 13-for-50 (.260) with 11 RBI and 10 runs scored across the last month. Jansen continues to draw around four starts per week behind the plate for the Rays.

Higashioka went 2-for-3 with a double in Friday's 2-0 win over the Tigers.

Higashioka's bat has come alive of late. He's hit safely in six straight, going 9-for-24 (.375) with two home runs, a double and four RBI during the streak. He continues to share the catching with Jonah Heim while both get opportunities as the DH.