MLB Player News
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting up Sunday
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Austin Wynns will pick up the start behind the plate while Langeliers rests in the series finale. Langeliers had started in seven of the previous eight contests, going 3-for-28 (.107 average) with a 1:8 BB:K during that stretch.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Guardians' Austin Hedges: Returning to bench Sunday
Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Bo Naylor will return to the lineup after Hedges had started behind the plate in three of the Guardians' last four games. Though the Guardians have turned the catcher position into more of a timeshare lately, Hedges' playing time should fall by the wayside as soon as Naylor begins to heat back up. Naylor is batting just .174 on the season, but he's gone 5-for-20 with three doubles and a 2:3 BB:K over his last seven games.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Receiving Sunday off
Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Diaz will sit after a run of eight straight starts, during which he went 8-for-30 (.267) with two doubles, three homers and a stolen base. Victor Caratini will do the catching Sunday while Isaac Paredes serves as the designated hitter.
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Jonah Heim C | ATH
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Sunday's lineup
Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Heim had started the previous 16 games and wasn't productive at the plate during that stretch with a .203/.261/.313 slash line. Kyle Higashioka will replace Heim behind the dish Sunday.
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Hunter Goodman C | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: On bench for first-half finale
Goodman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Goodman started the first two games of the series in Cincinnati and will take a seat Sunday after going 1-for-6 with two walks, a triple and a run. Austin Nola will step in behind the plate to catch Austin Gomber for the final game before the All-Star break.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Getting afternoon off
Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Matt Thaiss will step in behind the plate while Jansen rests after starting at catcher in the Rays' previous two contests. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Jansen will wrap up Tampa Bay's first-half slate with a .207 average, nine home runs, 27 RBI and 24 runs over 66 games.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Orioles' Jacob Stallings: Resting up Sunday
Stallings is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Alex Jackson will handle catching duties for Baltimore after Stallings started behind the plate the last two contests and five of the previous six. Stallings will likely continue to operate as the Orioles' No. 1 catcher until the team gets one of Adley Rutschman (oblique) or Gary Sanchez (knee) back, with Chadwick Tromp (back) and Maverick Handley (concussion) also currently on the injured list.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting rest Sunday
Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Narvaez will get a breather for the Red Sox's final contest before the All-Star break after he started behind the plate each of the previous three games. Connor Wong will get the nod at catcher. Narvaez will close out the first half with a .273 batting average, eight home runs, one stolen base, 31 RBI and 38 runs over 73 games.
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Patrick Bailey C | CLE
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Scores in loss
Bailey went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Dodgers.
Bailey singled on a line drive to right field in the eighth inning before coming around to score the Giants' only run. The 26-year-old catcher has recorded at least one hit in four of his last six games, slashing .316/.350/.526 with four runs scored, three RBI and a home run across 20 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he owns a .202/.267/.298 slash line with 26 RBI, 24 runs scored and two homers in 246 plate appearances this season.