MLB Player News
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Freddy Fermin C | SD
Padres' Freddy Fermin: Getting breather Saturday
Fermin isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.
Fermin will get a day to regroup Saturday after going just 1-for-17 with two walks over his last seven games. Elias Diaz will take over at catcher and bat ninth.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Saturday
Bailey isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.
Bailey has notched hits in back-to-back contests, but he'll step out of the starting nine Saturday while Andrew Knizner catches for right-hander Carson Seymour and bats ninth.
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Henry Davis RF | PIT
Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting down Saturday
Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.
Davis will grab a seat in the dugout after going 0-for-3 with an RBI and three strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Joey Bart will catch for Johan Oviedo and bat eighth.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Tallies three hits
Goodman went 3-for-5 on Friday against the Cubs.
Goodman tallied three singles to record his first multi-hit game in his last five starts. He's still wrapping up an excellent August, as he's racked up seven home runs with 16 RBI and 13 runs scored while hitting .265 across 83 at-bats.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Swats homer No. 10
Pages went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Reds.
The backstop gave the Cardinals a 3-0 lead when he took Zack Littell deep in the second inning. Pages has been splitting the workload at catcher with Yohel Pozo (concussion), and he could see a bump in playing time while Jimmy Crooks is getting his first look at the big leagues as the team's No. 2 option. Over 16 games in August, Pages is slashing an impressive .352/.407/.648 with four of his 10 homers on the season, along with nine runs and 14 RBI.
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Dillon Dingler C | DET
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Goes deep Friday
Dingler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 win over the Royals.
Dingler delivered his 12th home run of the season in the eighth inning to help give the Tigers some breathing room. The Detroit catcher is having a strong offensive season with a .272 batting average and .751 OPS across 105 games, and he's batting .273 with an .818 OPS in his last 10 contests. Dingler batted just .167 with a .505 OPS across 27 regular-season games as a rookie in 2024.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Takes batting practice
Stephenson (thumb) took batting practice Friday, MLB.com reports.
Stephenson also caught and blocked balls using a glove fitted with a thumb guard, as he continued to increase his level of activity. He soon could catch for a pitcher on flat ground. Per manager Terry Francona, Stephenson is pushing the recovery while the medical staff is trying to prevent a setback and added "he's doing pretty well."
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes yard in win
Heim went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a second RBI and a walk in Friday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.
Heim opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and added his solo shot in the fifth to put the Rangers ahead for good. The homer was his first since July 25. Heim has been a little steadier at the plate lately, going 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI over his last nine games. Kyle Higashioka has done enough to maintain the starting role behind the dish, and Heim's other path to playing time at designated hitter is only open as a short-side platoon spot, as Joc Pederson has also swung a hot bat lately. For the season, Heim is batting .222 with a .620 OPS, 10 homers, 40 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and three stolen bases over 372 plate appearances.
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Adley Rutschman C | BAL
Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Hasn't resumed swinging
Rutschman (oblique) has not yet resumed swinging but is hopeful to return before the end of the regular season, MLB.com reports.
The last-place Orioles hope that Rutschman will be recovered from an oblique strain with around 10 days or two weeks before the end of the season, per Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com, so fantasy managers shouldn't anticipate the star catcher being a factor until mid-September at the earliest. With Gary Sanchez (knee) also on the injured list, the lefty-hitting Samuel Basallo should continue working on the strong side of a platoon with the righty-hitting Alex Jackson behind the dish.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Enters starting nine
Moreno will start at catcher and bat fifth against the Dodgers on Friday.
James McCann (undisclosed) was scratched from the D-backs' lineup shortly before first pitch Friday, so Moreno -- originally scheduled for a day off -- will step into the lineup to catch for right-hander Zac Gallen. The 25-year-old backstop has produced four multi-hit performances and owns a 1.123 OPS in five games since returning from the injured list Aug. 20.