MLB Player News

Dingler is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Royals, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Since his promotion, Dingler has now started two of six games, with Jake Rogers getting the call behind the plate for the other four. The rookie catcher is 1-for-6 with a 3:1 K:BB in his first seven major-league plate appearances.

The Reds optioned Yang to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

Yang served as Tyler Stephenson's backup while Luke Maile (back) and Austin Wynns (shoulder) were sidelined, but Maile is back now to reclaim that gig. The 26-year-old Yang struck out in his lone plate appearance.

The Reds activated Maile (back) from the 10-day injured list Friday.

Maile has been out since early July with a herniated disc in his back but is ready to go after playing a couple rehab games with Triple-A Louisville. He'll regain his role as the backup catcher behind starter Tyler Stephenson.

Porter cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse by the Mets on Friday.

Porter joined New York on a major-league contract in mid-July and was designated for assignment Tuesday without appearing in a game. The 29-year-old has also spent time in the Giants and Royals organizations this season, and he has a combined .858 OPS in 57 games at the Triple-A level.

Amaya is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.

He was behind the dish for the series opener Thursday but will yield to Christian Bethancourt for Friday's afternoon tilt. Amaya has now made five starts to Bethancourt's three since Tomas Nido (knee) went on the injured list.

The Giants optioned Sabol to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.

Sabol had been recalled Tuesday but was sent back down two days later without having appeared in a game. He made room on the active roster for trade acquisition Mark Canha.

Naylor went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run against Baltimore in a 10-3 win Thursday.

Naylor pushed Cleveland's lead to 10-2 in the seventh inning with a three-run blast to right field. The long ball was his second in as many contests following a 10-game stretch during which the catcher didn't log any extra-base hits. However, Naylor still hasn't recorded multiple hits in a contest since July 4, and he's batting just .180 (9-for-50) over 19 games during that span.

Feduccia was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Feduccia was called up Saturday and made his debut as a pinch hitter Wednesday. He'll make way off the roster for the newly acquired Kevin Kiermaier.

Diaz isn't in the Rockies' lineup Thursday versus the Angels.

Diaz will take a seat for Thursday's series finale after going 2-for-8 with a run scored over the first two games of the series. Jacob Stallings will start behind the dish instead and bat eighth.

Ruiz exited Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks in the fourth inning due to a groin injury, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

A pitch from MacKenzie Gore bounced in the dirt and caught Ruiz in a sensitive area, and the catcher was replaced behind the plate by Riley Adams. Per Golden, manager Dave Martinez says he's concerned about Ruiz, but the issue doesn't seem to be as serious as the similar injury that cost the backstop the final month of the 2022 season. The Nationals are off Thursday, but Ruiz may not be ready to return when the team begins a home series against the Brewers on Friday.