MLB Player News
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Patrick Bailey C | CLE
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Receiving breather Wednesday
Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey started the first two games of the series and will rest Wednesday while in the midst of a 2-for-18 slump. Sam Huff will bat eighth and do the catching for righty Landen Roupp.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Getting breather
Narvaez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
After making three straight starts behind the dish, Narvaez will get a rest day Wednesday. Connor Wong will catch and bat eighth for the series finale against Milwaukee.
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Dominic Keegan C | BAL
Rays' Dominic Keegan: Back in action at Triple-A
Keegan (elbow) was reinstated from Triple-A Durham's 7-day injured list Monday and started at catcher and went 0-for-3 with a walk in his 2025 debut with the affiliate.
Keegan was cleared to rejoin Durham this week after he completed an eight-game rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League. The 24-year-old backstop spent the entire 2024 season at Double-A Montgomery and produced a .283/.369/.432 slash line with nine home runs across 442 plate appearances.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch in the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Wednesday's finale. Luis Torrens will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Griffin Canning.
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Joey Bart C | ATL
Pirates' Joey Bart: Being evaluated for head injury
Bart was removed from Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks after being hit in the head with a backswing, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Interim manager Don Kelly said after the game that Bart is still being evaluated, so it's unclear if he's suffered a concussion. Regardless, the 28-year-old seems likely to sit out Wednesday afternoon's series finale in Arizona after starting the first two games of the series.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Homers again
Stephenson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-2 win over Kansas City.
Stephenson gave the Reds an early lead with his solo shot in the second inning, his second straight game with a home run. He's had a rough start after spending the first few weeks of March/April on the injured list, but Stephenson has come on recently, going 6-for-18 with four extra-base hits and five RBI over his last five games. He's batting .214/.321/.414 through 20 contests this season.
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Henry Davis C | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Clubs homer Tuesday
Davis went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
Davis is 4-for-9 with three RBI over his last four contests. The 25-year-old catcher has seen limited playing time this season, batting .204 with a .638 OPS, two homers, six RBI and six runs scored across 56 plate appearances. He hadn't logged an extra-base hit since his first homer of the year, which was April 16 versus the Nationals.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Goes deep twice Tuesday
Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs in Tuesday's 9-1 win over the Nationals.
Raleigh went back-to-back with Julio Rodriguez in the first inning and added a second solo shot in the fifth. This was Raleigh's third multi-homer effort of the season. He's been locked in with both power and steady hitting lately, hitting seven homers while going 16-for-53 (.302) over his last 14 games. The catcher is up to a .258/.372/.603 slash line, 19 long balls, 37 RBI, 35 runs scored and five stolen bases over 53 contests as he continues to trend toward a career year.
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Ben Rortvedt C | NYM
Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Likely to lose roster spot
The Rays are expected to designate Rortvedt for assignment Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Rortvedt is slashing just .100/.194/.117 through 67 plate appearances on the season and currently sits as the third catcher on Tampa Bay's roster following the acquisition of Matt Thaiss from Chicago on Tuesday. Rortvedt's place on the depth chart makes him the obvious choice to lose his spot once Thaiss is activated, and the former's poor performance could cause him to pass through waivers unclaimed.