MLB Player News

Goodman went 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBI in an 8-5 victory against Minnesota on Saturday.

Goodman was a force to be reckoned with in the win, producing the first three-homer game of his career. None of the long balls were cheap shots -- each was estimated at over 400 feet. Goodman has racked up four homers and eight RBI over his past two games, and he now leads all MLB catchers with 25 home runs on the season. The Rockies record for homers in a campaign is 49 (set by Larry Walker in 1997 and Todd Helton in 2002), and given that the team is only 83 games into the current season, Goodman has a legitimate chance of challenging that franchise mark if he keeps up a similar pace.

Ruiz is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.

After going 1-for-3 with an RBI in the series opener against Baltimore, Ruiz will ride the bench for the second game of the series. Drew Millas will be behind the plate and bat ninth Saturday.

The Orioles claimed Keegan off waivers from the Rays on Saturday and optioned him to Double-A Chesapeake, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

Keegan was DFA'd by the Rays on Tuesday, but he'll retain a spot on a 40-man roster upon joining the Orioles organization. The 25-year-old backstop has spent the entire season at Triple-A, slashing .185/.322/.298 with six homers, 23 RBI, 24 runs and six steals through 214 plate appearances. He'll move down to Double-A to begin his tenure with the O's, but he could reach Triple-A Norfolk at some point if his hitting improves.

Realmuto isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

After collecting a hit in three of Philadelphia's last four games, Realmuto will catch a breather Saturday while Rafael Marchan starts behind the plate, batting ninth.

Stephenson isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.

Stephenson will catch a breather after going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during Friday's series opener. Jose Trevino will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

Teel isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Kansas City.

After going 2-for-5 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's blowout victory, Teel will grab a seat on the bench while Drew Romo starts behind the plate, batting ninth.

Higashioka isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.

Higashioka will get a breather after going 2-for-6 with a pair of walks through the first two games of the series. Elias Diaz will handle catching duties and bat eighth.

Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

Dingler will get a day off after going 2-for-7 with a homer and two RBI through the first two games of the series. Jake Rogers will fill in for him behind the plate and bat ninth.

Gasper isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

Gasper appears to have moved down a spot on the depth chart, as he will move to the bench for the fourth time in Boston's last five games while Carlos Narvaez starts behind the plate for the third time in the team's last four.

McCann (quadriceps) will start playing games in the Arizona Complex League next week, MLB.com reports.

The report indicates McCann's activity will begin toward the end of next week, and it's unclear how many plate appearances the catcher will need. His return may be more about innings behind the plate than what McCann does with a bat in hand. He was placed on the injured list May 19 and given a recovery timeline of 4-to-6 weeks. At this point, McCann is closer to the six-week end of that range and could rejoin Arizona in early July.