MLB Player News
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Logan O'Hoppe C | LAA
Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Exits game with hand contusion
O'Hoppe was removed from Saturday's game against the Guardians with a right hand contusion, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
O'Hoppe took a foul tip off his throwing hand in the bottom of the fourth inning. He initially remained in the game -- striking out in the top of the fifth -- before exiting prior to the bottom of the fifth. X-rays came back negative, so O'Hoppe can safely be called day-to-day. With an afternoon game coming Sunday, he would seem to be a safe bet to miss at least that contest.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Slugs eighth homer
Perez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Friday's 7-1 victory over the Rangers.
Perez's three-run shot off Jose Urena capped off a six-run seventh inning for the Royals and extended the backstop's hitting streak to four games. He has yet to show any signs of slowing down at the plate, slashing .351/.413/.605 with eight homers and 30 RBI across his first 126 plate appearances.
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Jonah Heim C | TEX
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting Friday
Heim is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Kansas City.
Heim started the previous six games and will receive a day off after going 4-for-19 with no extra-base hits during that span. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate to catch Michael Lorenzen.
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Korey Lee C | CHW
White Sox's Korey Lee: Day off for series opener
Lee is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.
Lee will get the day off Friday against the Cardinals, with Martin Maldonado filling in behind the dish. Lee owns a .758 OPS with three homers in 58 plate appearances.
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Carlos Narvaez C | NYY
Yankees' Carlos Narvaez: Headed back to Triple-A
The Yankees optioned Narvaez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.
Narvaez was up for three games while Alex Verdugo was on paternity leave but didn't make an appearance. The catcher will return to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he's collected a .718 OPS with two homers in 101 plate appearances this season.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Big night in win
Wong went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over San Francisco.
Wong has been a consistent producer at the dish, never going more than one game without a hit. The catcher, who recorded his eighth multi-hit game Wednesday, is slashing .366/.367/.620 through 75 plate appearances. Those numbers are sure to correct -- a .412 BABIP indicates that -- but Wong has improved his contact rate on pitches in the zone, jumping up to 84.2 percent compared to 74.3 percent in 2023.