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Mariners claim Willie MacIver off waivers

Willie MacIver

SEA Catcher

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Mariners claimed C Willie MacIver off waivers from the Blue Jays.

He’ll head to Triple-A Tacoma. MacIver, 29, spent part of last year as the Athletics’ backup catcher, hitting .186/.252/.324 in 32 games. His bat is generally considered better than his glove, which hasn’t helped his case for getting a fulltime backup gig. He was hitting .270/.344/.460 for Triple-A Buffalo this year.

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Willie MacIver

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Blue Jays designated C Willie MacIver for assignment.

MacIver never made it up with the Blue Jays after coming over from the Rangers in a trade back in late April. The 29-year-old backstop figures to pass through waivers unclaimed and remain with the organization as emergency depth.
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Blue Jays acquired C Willie MacIver from the Rangers for cash considerations.

The 29-year-old backstop was then optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. He’ll add some much needed catching depth in the organization while Alejandro Kirk is shelved. Tyler Fitzgerald was designated for assignment in a corresponding move to clear a spot on the Jays’ 40-man roster.
Willie MacIver

TEX Catcher #47

Rangers designated C Willie MacIver for assignment.

The Rangers needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for the promotion of Peyton Gray on Thursday and unfortunately MacIver was the odd man out this time around. There’s a decent chance that he slips through waivers unclaimed and continues to function as extra catching depth for the Rangers at Triple-A Round Rock.
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TEX Catcher #47

Rangers optioned C Willie MacIver to Triple-A Round Rock; Optioned RHP Jose Corniell to Double-A Frisco; Reassigned INF Jonah Bride, INF Cam Cauley, and RHP Gavin Collyer to minor league camp; Sent RHP Alexis Díaz outright to Triple-A Round Rock.

It’s getting to that point in the spring where teams are trying to get their rosters ready for Opening Day, so large batches of cuts are the norm. There are no major surprises in this group. Bride could’ve possibly won a bench spot with a strong performance in the spring. Díaz will stay with the Rangers and try to work through his issues at the Triple-A level.
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TEX Catcher #65

Rangers claimed C Willie MacIver off waivers from the Athletics.

MacIver, a longtime Rockies prospect, made his major league debut with the A’s last season and hit .186/.252/.324 in 111 plate appearances as a backup catcher. He has options remaining, so the Rangers are probably looking at him as Triple-A insurance, assuming that they carry on with their Kyle Higashioka-Jonah Heim combo behind the plate.
Shea Langeliers

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Shea Langeliers is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Red Sox.

Langeliers had started eight straight games and 12 of the last 13, so this is a routine day off. Willie MacIver will catch and bat ninth on Thursday.
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Shea Langeliers is out of the A’s lineup for a second straight day Monday.

It’s odd for Langeliers to sit out two in a row, so something might be going on here. Willie MacIver is starting once again.
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Shea Langeliers is not in the lineup for Thursday’s series finale against the Twins.

Langeliers gets a well-deserved break after launching his 28th round-tripper of the season during Wednesday’s narrow victory. The 27-year-old is one big fly shy of matching last year’s career-high total. He’s getting his first full day off since July 13. It’ll be rookie Willie MacIver handling the catching duties in this one.
Willie MacIver

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Willie MacIver hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth as the A’s came back to beat the Orioles 3-2 on Sunday.

The go-ahead run should have been thrown out, but Gunnar Henderson made a bad relay throw wide of home. Even so, Alex Jackson would have still had time to get back to the plate and make a play, but he simply dropped the ball. Fortunately, none of those things are errors these days, so MacIver, who was recalled Tuesday with Austin Wynns hurt, got his two runs batted in. He now has five doubles and two homers through 19 big-league games.
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ATH Catcher #65

Athletics recalled C Willie MacIver from Triple-A Las Vegas.

MacIver, a longtime Rockies prospect, will take over backup catching duties from the injured Austin Wynns. He’s hit .245/.288/.449 with two homers in 16 games for the A’s this season, and he’s come in at .362/.426/.541 in 54 games in Triple-A.

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Kyle Tucker

LAD Right Fielder #23
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Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy are not in Los Angeles’ starting lineup on Thursday against the Braves.

They’ll take a seat against LHP Chris Sale. Alex Call will draw the start and bat seventh for Tucker; this appears to just be a routine day off. Enrique Hernández is playing third for Muncy and Muncy appears to be in some danger of losing at-bats against lefties now that Hernández is back.
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Eugenio Suárez

CIN Designated Hitter #28
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The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer reports Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl cleared waivers and will remain with the Reds.

Suárez being claimed by the Diamondbacks or Mariners would have made for a fun story, but instead he’ll finish out the regular season with the Reds. Neither club was willing to pick up approximately $3 million in salary for the 35-year-old slugger.
- Rivers McCown

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Gordon Graceffo

STL Relief Pitcher #44
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Gordon Graceffo will open for the Cardinals on Thursday.

It’ll be a bullpen game. Newly-called up Cade Winquest may have the best chance for a bulk role, but that’s not exactly an endorsement of chasing a win with him.
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JJ Wetherholt

STL Shortstop #26
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JJ Wetherholt is not in St. Louis’ starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He’ll get a rest day, with José Fermín shifting to shortstop and recently-activated Ramón Urías at second base against LHP Trevor Rogers.
- Rivers McCown

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Abimelec Ortiz

WSH 1st Baseman #81
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Abimelec Ortiz is not in Washington’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rockies.

Terribly unfortunate to miss a start against RHP Gabriel Hughes, who is 0-5 with a 6.54 ERA. Andrés Chaparro will draw the assignment instead. It’s the first day off for Ortiz in the last six.
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Hunter Goodman

COL Catcher #15
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Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak aren’t in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Both will miss a chance to face RHP Jake Irvin. Zac Veen and Brett Sullivan will get the call. This is likely just a normal rest day for Goodman as a catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game situation.
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Tyler Davis

CWS Relief Pitcher
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White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte.

He’ll be tasked with throwing three innings in some game in the next week, then likely optioned down again.
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Jonathan Cannon

CWS Starting Pitcher #48
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White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Triple-A Charlotte.

That’s what you get for throwing a 66-pitch, three-inning save yesterday. Cannon will be back when his arm is fresher.
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Rikuu Nishida

CWS 2nd Baseman
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White Sox optioned RF Rikuu Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte.

He lasted two days on the roster this time and didn’t appear in a game. The 25-year-old is hitting .293/.423/.333 for the Knights in the International League with 22 stolen bases.
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James Wood

WSH Right Fielder #29
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James Wood (oblique) was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday.

Wood landed on the injured list on August 4th with what the team had called a mild oblique strain. However, his recovery progress has been slow, and it’s unclear if he has even begun swinging a bat. Seeing him run on the field is certainly nice, but until we see him hitting and beginning to hit high velocity, we shouldn’t expect an imminent return.
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