MLB Player News

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Mariners.

Ramirez took Logan Evans deep in his first plate appearance of the afternoon and later followed it up with a 421-foot blast to left in the sixth. He now has three home runs and nine hits over his first five MLB games while donning a 2:2 BB:K. Though Nick Fortes (oblique) had been serving as the Marlins' No. 1 catcher prior to landing on the injured list April 11, Ramirez's impressive start to his big-league career should put him on track to retain a regular spot in the lineup once Fortes is healthy again.

Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Marlins.

Raleigh's first and only hit of the afternoon came in the opening frame with a deep fly to right versus Max Meyer. All three of his RBI over the last week have come from the home run ball. He's batted only .179 over that span, though four of his five hits have gone for extra bases. Raleigh has now jumped back up to a tie with Eugenio Suarez atop the league with 10 home runs and has 17 RBI to go with it.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Royals.

Diaz has struggled at the plate, with Sunday's homer marking just his second of the season and first since April 11. However, he's started to turn things around, as he's maintained a .240 average with eight RBI and six runs scored across his last 13 games. Diaz has also struck out at only an 18.6 percent clip with a barrel rate of 9.5 percent, both of which are in line with his career norms.

Escarra went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in the Yankees' 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.

Escarra started in Sunday's nightcap after Austin Wells served behind home plate in Game 1. Escarra extended the Yankees' lead to three runs in the sixth inning on an RBI single to right field, and he followed that up with his first major-league home run in the eighth. Escarra has gone 5-for-25 with three walks, two runs scored, one home run and two RBI this season.

Kirk is not in the starting lineup for the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees.

Kirk will take a seat after he went 2-for-4 while drawing the start behind the plate in the team's 11-2 loss in Game 1. Tyler Heineman will take over at catcher and bat seventh versus New York in Game 2.

Wells is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays.

Wells will take a seat after he went 2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in the team's 11-2 matinee win over Toronto. J.C. Escarra will draw the start at catcher and bat eighth against the Blue Jays.

Smith is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Pirates on Sunday.

Smith has started in the Dodgers' last two games after returning from a left wrist injury, going 0-for-7 with one walk, one run scored and three strikeouts. He'll get a breather Sunday while Austin Barnes starts behind home plate and bats ninth against Pirates southpaw Bailey Falter.

Murphy is not in Atlanta's starting lineup against Arizona on Sunday.

Murphy started in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-6 with two runs scored and a solo homer. He'll get a breather for Sunday's series finale while Drake Baldwin gets the start behind home plate and bats eighth against Arizona right-hander Brandon Pfaadt.

Moreno is not in Arizona's starting lineup against Atlanta on Sunday.

Moreno will take a breather Sunday after going 2-for-8 with one run scored and three RBI over the first two games of the series. Jose Herrera will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Atlanta right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers due to right hand soreness, though he's expected to be available off the bench, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman suffered the injury while blocking a ball behind the plate during the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, but it's not believed to be a serious issue. Gary Sanchez is starting at catcher for the series finale in Detroit.