MLB Player News
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Agustin Ramirez C | MIA
Yankees' Agustin Ramirez: Moves up to Triple-A
The Yankees promoted Ramirez from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.
Ramirez, 22, earned the promotion by slashing .290/.372/.570 with 16 home runs and 13 stolen bases over 58 games with Somerset. He plays catcher and first base and will slide into a spot on the Triple-A roster vacated by Ben Rice, who was called up by the Yankees on Tuesday.
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Tomas Nido C | DET
Cubs' Tomas Nido: Signs with Cubs
The Cubs signed Nido to a one-year contract Wednesday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
The Cubs will swap out Yan Gomes -- who was designated for assignment -- for Nido. Nido was designated for assignment himself and eventually released by the Mets earlier this month but he quickly lands on his feet in Chicago, where he'll share catching duties with Miguel Amaya.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Getting afternoon off
Stephenson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
He'll take a seat for the afternoon game after making starts at catcher and designated hitter in the first two contests of the series in Pittsburgh. Luke Maile will check in for Stephenson behind the plate Wednesday.
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Ivan Herrera DH | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Getting breather Wednesday
Herrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Herrera will get a breather for Wednesday's day game after going 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored while catching the first nine innings of Tuesday night's 9-8 extra-inning loss. Pedro Pages will step in behind the dish for the series finale.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Resting Wednesday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Kelly will hit the bench for Wednesday's day game after he caught eight innings of Tuesday night's 2-1 loss while going 0-for-3 with a walk. Jake Rogers will spell Kelly behind the plate for the series finale.
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Jonah Heim C | ATH
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Returns to action
Heim went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Mets.
Heim returned from a paternity leave Tuesday and was back in the lineup as the catcher. He's batting .235/.278/.341 with six home runs, 31 RBI, one steal and 22 runs scored over 241 plate appearances.
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Curt Casali C | ATL
Giants' Curt Casali: Accounts for offense in loss
Casali went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Cubs.
Casali had half of the Giants' hits and drove in all of their runs with a two-run double in the fifth inning. This was his second straight multi-hit effort, though Casali's playing time is sparse with Patrick Bailey seeing most of the work behind the dish. For the season, Casali is slashing .243/.349/.297 with two doubles, four RBI and five runs scored over 44 plate appearances.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Back in lineup Tuesday
Contreras (head) is serving as the Brewers' designated hitter and batting second Tuesday against the Angels.
Contreras had to sit out Monday's contest after he was hit in the head during a play at the plate Sunday. He now seems to be in good enough shape to play again, though it will be Gary Sanchez behind the dish catching for Tobias Myers. Contreras still holds a .305 batting average on the season, but he has struggled to find consistent success recently, slashing just .232/.246/.321 since the start of June.