MLB Player News
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Blake Sabol C | BOS
Giants' Blake Sabol: Homers in loss
Sabol went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Orioles.
Sabol went yard in the sixth inning to get the Giants on the board. He's hit safely in five of his last six games, going 7-for-23 (.304) over that stretch. With Joey Bart (groin) expected back soon, Sabol's hot stretch should help him maintain his place on the roster. For the season, the Rule 5 pick has slashed .254/.318/.442 with seven homers, 18 RBI, 17 runs scored and two stolen bases through 151 plate appearances.
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James McCann C | ARI
Orioles' James McCann: Pops third homer
McCann went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Giants.
McCann has seen little playing time as backup to Adley Rutschman this year. In that limited action, McCann has struggled to make an impact, though this is the third time in his last four games he's knocked an extra-base hit. The veteran catcher is slashing just .195/.244/.364 with three homers, six RBI, nine runs scored and a stolen base over 82 plate appearances this season.
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Jonah Heim C | ATH
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Drives in five in win
Heim went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI in Sunday's 12-3 win over the Mariners.
Heim opened the scoring with a two-run single in the first inning and closed out the Rangers' offense with a three-run blast in the sixth. The catcher is hot with four multi-hit efforts and 13 RBI during his active eight-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 12-for-30 (.400). He's up to an excellent .293/.345/.478 slash line with seven homers, 46 RBI, 31 runs scored, 13 doubles and two stolen bases through 50 contests overall.
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Jose Trevino C | CIN
Yankees' Jose Trevino: Receives Sunday off
Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Trevino started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for the finale in Los Angeles. Kyle Higashioka will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Domingo German.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Resting Sunday
Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Moreno looks to be receiving some routine maintenance in the series finale after drawing starts behind the plate Friday and Saturday. Jose Herrera will catch for starting pitcher Zac Gallen on Sunday.
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Gary Sanchez DH | MIL
Padres' Gary Sanchez: Resting Sunday
Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The Padres have shown no hesitation about breaking Sanchez in as a full-time player since he was claimed off waivers from the Mets early last week. The 30-year-old has picked up starts at either designated hitter or catcher in each of the last five games, going 5-for-17 with a pair of home runs, four RBI and two additional runs. Austin Nola will get a turn behind the plate Sunday, but Sanchez still looks like the Padres' preferred catching option for the time being.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Not starting Sunday
Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Murphy started the first two games of the series in Arizona and will take a seat for Sunday afternoon's contest. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate with righty Michael Soroka on the mound for Atlanta.
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Elias Diaz C | KC
Rockies' Elias Diaz: Receives breather Sunday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Diaz started the past six contests and will take a seat Sunday after he went 4-for-25 during that span. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Kyle Freeland.
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Shea Langeliers C | ATH
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Multi-hit effort in Saturday's loss
Langeliers went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Marlins on Saturday.
Langeliers' timely eighth-inning knock spared the Athletics from a shutout defeat and served as his second multi-hit effort in the last six games. The young backstop has already set new career bests in home runs (seven) and RBI (25) through his first 50 games, but his 29.1 percent strikeout rate and a drop in line-drive rate from last season's 22 percent to 15.7 percent are conspiring to keep his average and on-base percentage at an unpalatable .215 and .286, respectively.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Receives Sunday off
Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes started three of the previous four games but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jacob Stallings will step in behind the plate to catch for Sandy Alcantara.