MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Resting up Wednesday
O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
O'Hoppe will get a breather for the day game after he started behind the plate for the first two contests of the series while going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts. Tyler Heineman will handle catching duties for the Angels on Wednesday.
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Mickey Gasper DH | BOS
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper: Sitting against lefty again
Gasper is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Gasper is a switch hitter, but he's fared much better against right-handed pitching both this season and throughout his big-league career. The Red Sox will thus keep Gasper on the bench for a second straight day while the Rockies send another lefty starter (Kyle Freeland) to the hill.
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Miguel Amaya C | CHC
Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Catching in first game of day
Amaya will start at catcher and bat eighth in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Mets.
Top backstop Carson Kelly will rest for the early contest of the twin bill, clearing the way for Amaya to draw his 32nd start of the season through the Cubs' first 79 games. Amaya has posted a respectable .721 OPS over 124 plate appearances, but he's unlikely to see a dramatic spike in playing time while Kelly has produced at a similar level (.766 OPS) and is a more established big-league catcher.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting in early game
Kelly is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Mets.
Miguel Amaya will be behind the plate for Game 1 of the twin bill, but Kelly is expected to draw the start at catcher for the second game of the day and form a battery with starting pitcher Shota Imanaga. After totaling just two RBI from May 16 through June 16, Kelly has plated nine runs in his last three games alone while providing three extra-base hits and four walks.
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Joe Mack C | MIA
Marlins' Joe Mack: Getting breather Wednesday
Mack is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
He'll receive a well-earned day of rest after starting at catcher in each of the last six contests. Brian Navarreto will grab a start behind the plate in Wednesday's matinee while Mack gets a breather.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Receiving rest Wednesday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
The Rangers will give Higashioka a breather for Wednesday's matinee game after he went 1-for-4 while catching eight innings of a 6-4 loss Tuesday night. Elias Diaz will handle catching duties for Texas in the series finale.
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Yainer Diaz C | HOU
Astros' Yainer Diaz: Homers in win
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Blue Jays.
Diaz extended Houston's lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning with his 391-foot blast off Shane Bieber, Diaz's third homer of the year and first in five games since returning from an oblique strain that had sidelined the catcher since early May. Overall, Diaz is slashing .246/.272/.373 with 16 RBI and nine runs scored through his first 125 plate appearances this season.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Ends power drought Tuesday
Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Pirates.
Raleigh got Seattle on the board with his fourth-inning blast off Mitch Keller, his eighth homer this year and first since April 27. Prior to Tuesday, Raleigh had gone just 3-for-18 with no extra-base hits in six games since returning from a month-long stint on the IL. It's been a disappointing season overall for Raleigh after his breakout 2025 campaign -- he's now slashing .164/.258/.317 with 21 RBI and 18 runs scored over 209 plate appearances.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Launches sixth homer
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Cubs.
Alvarez drove in the Mets' first two runs with a two-RBI single in his opening plate appearance before adding a 403-foot solo homer off Phil Maton in the seventh inning. The long ball was his sixth of the season. Since returning from the injured list on June 9, Alvarez has recorded a hit in nine of his 11 games while batting .300 (12-for-40) over that span.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Paces offense again Tuesday
Dingler went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees.
Dingler had three of Detroit's eight hits as a team as he continued to lead the Tigers' offensive attack. The catcher now has 10 multi-hit efforts across 19 games this month, and he's batting a scorching .385 overall in June with seven home runs and 22 RBI. Dingler is showing no signs of slowing down in what's shaping up as a true breakout campaign for the 27-year-old.