MLB Player News
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rays' Danny Jansen: Receiving Sunday off
Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen will sit for the series finale after going 1-for-8 with two strikeouts and two errors behind the plate in the first two games. Ben Rortvedt will bat ninth and catch for righty Drew Rasmussen.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting again Sunday
Amaya is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Amaya will take a seat for the second day in a row while the Cubs hand Carson Kelly another start. Through the Cubs' first 11 games, Kelly has amassed an impressive 1.658 OPS, so the club could be inclined to favor him over Amaya until the former's bat cools down.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Getting afternoon off
Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Contreras will receive his first day off this season after making eight starts at catcher and one at designated hitter through Milwaukee's first nine games. Eric Haase will handle catching duties in the series finale.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Reds' Jose Trevino: Getting rest day
Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
He'll take a seat for the day game after he went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two additional runs in Saturday's 11-7 win. Austin Wynns will pick up the start at catcher Sunday.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Reinstated from injured list
Atlanta reinstated Murphy (rib) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.
The 30-year-old was expected to finish up his rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday before likely rejoining Atlanta on Tuesday, but the club elected to activated him early after Sunday's game against the Marlins was postponed. Murphy will take over as the club's primary backstop, and prospect Drake Baldwin is set to fill the backup job after Chadwick Tromp was designated for assignment.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Heading to bench Sunday
Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Rogers will sit for the day game after he went 2-for-4 while catching all nine innings of Saturday's 7-2 win. Dillon Dingler will replace Rogers behind the dish.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Getting day off
Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
He'll receive a breather as the Phillies close out their series with the Dodgers with a day game after a night game. Rafael Marchan will check in behind the dish. Realmuto has gone 5-for-16 with two runs, two stolen base and one RBI while starting each of the previous five games.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Remains on bench Sunday
Fortes (neck) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta.
Fortes will be on the bench for a fourth game in a row while he contends with a stiff neck. Liam Hicks will get another start behind the dish, but the fact that the Marlins haven't called up another catcher from the minors over the last few days suggests that the team isn't too concerned about Fortes requiring a stint on the injured list.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Resting Sunday
Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
With Sunday's contest beginning at 1:35 p.m. ET, Moreno will get a breather after he caught all eight innings of Saturday's 4-3 loss. Jose Herrera will get the nod behind the dish in the series finale in Washington.