MLB Player News
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Out of lineup Sunday
Kelly is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Brewers on Sunday.
Kelly will get a rest Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with one RBI. With Brewers right-hander Bryse Wilson on the mound for Sunday's series finale, Jake Rogers will start behind home plate and bat ninth.
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Tomas Nido C | DET
Mets' Tomas Nido: Remains out of lineup
Nido is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Nido continues to lose work behind the plate to Luis Torrens, with the former sitting for the fifth time in six games Sunday. Torrens went 1-for-3 in Saturday's 7-2 loss, and Nido appears to have lost his grip on the starting job behind home plate.
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Kyle Higashioka C | TEX
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Keeps up power surge
Higashioka went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 13-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Higashioka has hit three homers over four games in June. His increased success at the plate has seen him split the starts at catcher with Luis Campusano, who should still be considered the Padres' primary backstop. Through 62 plate appearances this year, Higashioka is slashing .180/.194/.410 with four long balls, six RBI and six runs scored. His OPS was as low as .377 on May 26, but it's up to .604 now thanks to his increased display of power.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting again Saturday
Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.
Slashing just .170/.247/.259 through 150 plate appearances, Naylor has begun to see his playing time take a significant hit recently. David Fry, who has had one of the hottest bats in baseball, will pick up another start behind the plate while Kyle Manzardo serves as Cleveland's DH.
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Taking seat Saturday
O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.
O'Hoppe will give way to Matt Thaiss behind the dish Saturday against Hunter Brown and company. After going hitless in three straight games, O'Hoppe is 4-for-9 with two runs scored in his last three contests.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Battling illness
Moreno was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to illness but will be available off the bench, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
Moreno and Ketel Marte (back) were both late scratches Saturday, but the pair will be available to enter off the bench. Tucker Barnhart will catch and bat ninth. The D-Backs will finish their series with the Padres on Sunday before a team off day Monday.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Late scratch Saturday
Moreno was scratched from the Diamondbacks' lineup prior to Saturday's game against the Padres.
No word yet on why Moreno was taken out of the lineup, but the Diamondbacks will likely give an update on his status in the near future. In the meantime, Tucker Barnhart will catch for Ryne Nelson and bat ninth.