MLB Player News

Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Grandal is on the bench for the second straight day and for the fifth time in seven games, perhaps signaling that there's been a changing of the guard atop the depth chart at catcher. Seby Zavala will pick up another turn behind the dish in place of Grandal, who has turned in an underwhelming .594 OPS since the beginning of June and has also taken a step back defensively in 2023.

Rogers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Rogers has started behind the plate in nine of Detroit's past 13 games, but he finds himself on the bench Sunday for a second straight contest. Eric Haase will step in to catch for Tarik Skubal.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Naylor will get a breather for the series and first-half finale after he caught in three of the Guardians' previous four contests. Cam Gallagher will spell him behind the dish.

Trevino is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

The 30-year-old and Kyle Higashioka have alternated starts behind the plate for the Yankees' past six games, and that trend will continue Sunday after Trevino went 0-for-3 in Saturday's contest. Trevino has struggled offensive during the first half with a .211/.255/.316 slash line in 162 plate appearances.

Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Wong started behind the dish in each of Boston's last six games, so he'll be getting a well-deserved breather while the Red Sox finish off their first-half schedule Sunday. Jorge Alfaro will catch for starting pitcher Tayler Scott in the series finale with Oakland.

Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

The second-year catcher will get a breather for the series finale, giving way to Manny Pina behind the dish. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Langeliers will finish Oakland's first-half slate with a .205/.267/.366 slash line to go with 10 home runs, 33 RBI, 30 runs and one stolen base across 293 plate appearances.

Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

With Heim having been voted as the American League's starting catcher in Tuesday's All-Star Game, he'll get a breather in the Rangers' final game before the break after he had been behind the plate in each of the past four contests. Mitch Garver will form a battery with starting pitcher Dane Dunning in the series finale in Washington.

Naylor went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-6 win over the Royals.

Naylor was stuck in a 1-for-19 funk over his previous six games. This was his third multi-hit effort in 15 contests this season. The 23-year-old catcher has struggled to adjust to major-league pitching, batting just.196 with a 5:18 BB:K so far this year. He's added a home run, five RBI, eight runs scored and two doubles through 56 plate appearances.

Maldonado went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

Maldonado provided a clutch hit, giving Houston the lead with his eighth-inning solo shot. Prior to Saturday, he had gone 0-for-18 with one walk over his last six games. The catcher is batting a career-low .169 with a .540 OPS, six homers, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored through 66 contests. He hasn't lost much playing time despite his poor numbers, as the Astros appear content to let Yainer Diaz get the bulk of his at-bats at designated hitter while Yordan Alvarez (oblique) is out.

Bethancourt will sit Saturday against Atlanta, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Bethancourt has looked like the Rays' clear top catcher over the last two weeks, starting eight of 11 games behind the plate prior to Saturday's contest. That run immediately followed a stretch in which Bethancourt and Francisco Mejia alternated starts for 12 consecutive games, however, so it's not clear that Bethancourt will start much more than half of Tampa Bay's games after the All-Star break.