MLB Player News
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Pops first homer
Feduccia 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Orioles.
The backstop took Shane Baz deep in the second inning for the Rays' only offense until they erupted for four runs in the eighth to steal a win. It was Feduccia's first long ball of the year, and he's slashing .278/.365/.370 through 54 plate appearances on the season. It appears he's taken hold of the primary catching job with five starts in Tampa Bay's past seven games.
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Henry Davis C | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Taking seat Wednesday
Davis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Davis will head to the bench after starting behind the plate in each of the previous three games while going 0-for-9 with two strikeouts. Now batting just .137 on the season, Davis could be at risk of falling into more of a timeshare at catcher with Endy Rodriguez, who draws the starting nod Wednesday.
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Joe Mack C | MIA
Marlins' Joe Mack: Idle against lefty
Mack is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
After drawing a start against lefty Martin Perez in Tuesday's 8-4 loss, Mack will hit the bench while Atlanta sends another southpaw (Chris Sale) to the hill Wednesday. Liam Hicks will handle catching duties in place of Mack, who is batting .205 with six RBI and six runs through his first 14 games following his May 4 call-up to the majors.
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Carter Jensen C | KC
Royals' Carter Jensen: Getting day off against lefty
Jensen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
After starting and going 1-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's 7-1 loss while southpaw Ranger Suarez took the bump for Boston, the left-handed-hitting Jensen will move to the bench for the series finale. Elias Diaz will fill in for Jensen behind the dish as the Red Sox send another southpaw (Connelly Early) to the bump.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Heading to bench Wednesday
Pages is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
He'll take a seat to open up a turn behind the plate for Ivan Herrera, who typically serves as the personal catcher for Wednesday's starting pitcher, Michael McGreevy. Pages had started at catcher in three of the Cardinals' previous four tilts.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Sitting out Wednesday
Moreno is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
Moreno started the first two games of the series against San Francisco but will receive the day off for the series finale. Prior to Tuesday's 0-for-3 performance, Moreno had been on a tear over the previous four games, going 9-for-19 with a double, a homer, two steals, five RBI and five runs. Adrian Del Castillo will be behind the plate and bat cleanup Wednesday.
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Jesus Rodriguez C | SF
Giants' Jesus Rodriguez: Playing second fiddle to Susac
Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Rodriguez finds himself on the bench for the fourth day in a row and looks as though he'll have to settle for a part-time role following Daniel Susac's recent return from the injured list. The Giants were able to temporarily open up steady playing time for Rodriguez after Patrick Bailey was dealt to the Guardians on May 9, but Rodriguez has taken himself out of the mix for regular starts by going just 1-for-19 at the plate following that trade.
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Hunter Goodman C | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Grabbing day off Wednesday
Goodman is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Rangers.
The Rockies are wrapping up their series against the Rangers with a day game, so Goodman will get some rest after starting each of the last six contests. The Rockies will go with Brett Sullivan at catcher and in the No. 9 spot in the batting order.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Rangers' Danny Jansen: Resting for day game
Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Jansen will receive a breather for the day game after he caught all nine innings of Tuesday night's 10-0 win and went 1-for-5 with a double and a run. Kyle Higashioka will get the nod behind the dish in the series finale in Colorado.
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Victor Caratini C | MIN
Twins' Victor Caratini: Poised for regular run behind plate
Caratini will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Caratini will work behind the dish for the second straight game and should be in line for ample playing time as the Twins' No. 1 catcher for the foreseeable future after Ryan Jeffers landed on the shelf Tuesday with a hand injury that will likely sideline him for at least six weeks. A career .241 hitter, Caratini could prove to be useful in mixed leagues that start two catchers since he's the rare backstop that isn't a total liability in batting average, but fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to provide much production in other categories if he continues to occupy a spot in the bottom half of the Minnesota lineup.