MLB Player News
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Riley Adams C | WAS
Nationals' Riley Adams: Goes yard in narrow win
Adams went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.
Adams launched homer No. 7 on the campaign Wednesday. As long as Keibert Ruiz (concussion) remains on the injured list, the 29-year-old Adams has a much clearer pathway to fantasy relevance and is worth a look in deeper leagues for those in need of help at catcher. Over his last 12 games (40 plate appearances), Adams is slashing .250/.325/.556 with three round trippers, two doubles and six RBI.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Sitting with lefty on mound
Baldwin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
With southpaw Jose Quintana taking the hill for Milwaukee, the left-handed-hitting Baldwin will head to the bench for the series finale. Sean Murphy will get the nod behind the dish and Marcell Ozuna will crack the lineup as Atlanta's designated hitter.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Battling knee soreness
Narvaez is absent from Wednesday's lineup versus the Royals due to knee soreness, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Narvaez looked gimpy while running out a grounder in Tuesday's 6-2 win, although he wasn't forced out of the contest. He was still sporting a limp prior to Wednesday's game, but the hope is he will be ready to play Friday in San Diego, per Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald. Connor Wong will be behind the dish for the Red Sox on Wednesday.
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Drew Millas C | WAS
Nationals' Drew Millas: Sitting after two straight starts
Millas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
Riley Adams will get the nod behind the plate Wednesday, but Millas may have made a case for turning the Nationals' catcher spot into more of a timeshare until Keibert Ruiz (concussion) returns from the injured list. Millas started behind the plate in both of the previous two games and went a collective 4-for-8 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs. He now owns a .367 average and .467 slugging percentage over 33 plate appearances in the majors this season.
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Carlos Narvaez C | BOS
Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Out again amid slump
Narvaez is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Royals.
Narvaez started Tuesday's game, but this will be the third time over the last four contests that he's been absent from the lineup. He's been in a rut at the dish, going 1-for-23 over his last six contests. Connor Wong will fill in at catcher Wednesday.
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Yohel Pozo C | STL
Cardinals' Yohel Pozo: Getting rest Wednesday
Pozo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Pozo will take a seat for the day game after he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored while catching all eight innings of the Cardinals' 12-6 loss Tuesday night. Pedro Pages will handle catching duties Wednesday, and he and Pozo have now alternated starts behind the plate over the last six contests.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Rays' Nick Fortes: Filling in for resting Feduccia
Fortes will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Though he'll crack the starting nine for the series finale, Fortes looks poised to work in a timeshare behind the dish with Hunter Feduccia, after the latter was acquired from the Dodgers on Thursday. Feduccia had started in three of the previous four contests and may hold a slight edge over Fortes in terms of playing time at the moment.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Getting afternoon off
Goodman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
He'll be getting a routine breather for the matinee contest after going 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs while catching all nine innings of the Rockies' 10-4 loss Tuesday night. Braxton Fulford will get the nod at catcher in the series finale.
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Tyler Heineman C | TOR
Blue Jays' Tyler Heineman: Re-entering lineup Wednesday
Heineman (head) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Heineman exited his most recent start Saturday due to a head contusion, but he avoided a concussion and made enough improvement to play the final two innings of Monday's 15-1 win. He'll make his return to the starting lineup Wednesday, but Heineman is expected to see few opportunities moving forward after top backstop Alejandro Kirk was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Sunday.