MLB Player News
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Patrick Bailey C | CLE
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Sitting again Tuesday
Bailey (side) isn't in the Giants' lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey was a late scratch from Monday's lineup due to right side tightness. While the Giants believe his injury is relatively minor, they'll send the 25-year-old backstop in for an MRI just to be safe, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. In the meantime, Curt Casali will start behind the plate and bat ninth Tuesday.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: On bench Tuesday, still sore
D'Arnaud is still feeling pain in his wrist and is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
D'Arnaud was hit by a pitch in the wrist Saturday and was held out of Sunday's game due to the issue. While he carries a day-to-day designation, the catcher is still experiencing soreness. Sean Murphy will be behind the dish and bat fifth Tuesday.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Will start against most lefties
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that Trevino will start against "most" left-handers moving forward, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
It looks to be a natural platoon situation at catcher, with Austin Wells handling the starts against right-handers. Boone did add that Wells will see the occasional start versus lefties, including likely being in the lineup Wednesday against a southpaw. Trevino is in Tuesday's lineup against Guardians lefty Matthew Boyd.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle against southpaw
Wells is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Cleveland.
The lefty-hitting Wells will yield to Jose Trevino behind the dish Tuesday against Matthew Boyd and the Guardians. Wells has been on the bench in three of the Yankees' four games since Trevino was activated from the IL, with two of those absences coming against a left-hander.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting day off
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
It looks to be a routine day off for Ruiz. Riley Adams will get the start versus lefty Austin Gomber, marking the second time in as many games that he's been in there against a southpaw.
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Adrian Del Castillo DH | ARI
Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: Day off Tuesday
Del Castillo is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Miami.
Del Castillo cracked a grand slam and drove in six runs in the series opener versus the Marlins on Monday, but he'll receive some rest a day later. Jose Herrera will do the catching for the Diamondbacks.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Rockies' Jacob Stallings: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Stallings is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Nationals.
Drew Romo will start at catcher while Stallings hits the bench Tuesday. Stallings and Romo have now received two starts apiece since the latter joined the major-league roster following Elias Diaz's release, and the two seem likely to continue splitting catching duties down the stretch.
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Tom Murphy C | SF
Giants' Tom Murphy: Begins hitting, running
Giants manager Bob Melvin said Saturday that Murphy (knee) has begun a hitting and running progression and could be an option to return from the 60-day injured list in September, MLB.com reports.
Murphy has been on the shelf since May 5 with a left knee injury that was categorized as between a Grade 1 and Grade 2 sprain. The backstop hasn't recovered from the injury as quickly as anticipated, but he seems to be responding better after visiting Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles in late July and receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection for the knee. The Giants likely won't be able to pinpoint a more precise target date for Murphy's return until he's cleared to begin a minor-league rehab assignment.