MLB Player News

Gallagher (oblique) was officially activated from the injured list Sunday. He isn't included in the lineup for the Royals' series finale with the Orioles.

Gallagher had been sidelined since Aug. 7 with an oblique injury and is likely set to split time behind the dish with Meibrys Viloria and Nick Dini to close the campaign. For the season, Gallagher is hitting .238/.312/.365 in 45 games.

Trevino went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

Trevino started back-to-back games Friday and Saturday for just the second time during his major league career, and he produced four hits, three doubles, two RBI and two runs scored over the two games. He could work with greater frequency over the final month of the season, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports. "I think it's important to see it, to see what we've got," Texas manager Chris Woodward said. "Everything we know about him is from a catching standpoint. But he's been working hard on his offense and it was good to see him get results. Offensively, he's showing some pretty good signs. And he's an asset on defense." Trevino, who was hitting .190 prior to his four-hit outburst this weekend, is a career .259 hitter in the minors and dropped to .236 at the Double- and Triple-A levels. The Rangers are in position to evaluate younger talent like Trevino for a spot on the 2020 roster.

Garver went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs, three runs and two walks in a 10-7 loss against the Tigers on Saturday.

While he had some off days in between starts, Garver has three homers in his last seven at-bats. One would think this power spree would mean Garver is in the lineup Sunday, but it's tough to predict because of his position. Garver is batting .272 with 26 home runs, 57 RBI and 58 runs despite only having 265 at-bats.

Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs in Saturday's win over the A's.

Sanchez provided all of the offense for New York through seven innings and kept his team in the game until DJ LeMahieu walked it off in the 11th. J.T. Realmuto has been the most valuable fantasy catcher this season, but with 32 homers and 71 RBI, Sanchez is right behind him at the position.

Thaiss is not in the lineup Saturday against the Red Sox.

He'll stick on the bench for a second straight game as David Fletcher picks up another start at the hot corner in his absence. Thaiss is hitting just .145 with a .485 OPS in 22 games this month.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Saturday against the Rangers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez, who is hitting .222 with a .693 OPS through 19 games this month, will head to the bench for the third time in four games as Austin Nola gets the start behind the dish against left-hander Brock Burke on Saturday.

Gallagher (oblique) is expected to be activated from the injured list Sunday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Gallagher has been sidelined since Aug. 7 due to an oblique injury, but he's set to rejoin the Royals once rosters expand Sunday. He'll be eased back into action, likely only catching in emergency situations until he's fully healed. Prior to landing on the IL, the backstop compiled a .238/.312/.365 slash line across 45 games.

McCann is not in the lineup Saturday against the Braves.

McCann has started three of the past four games, going just 1-for-10 during that stretch. Welington Castillo is starting behind the dish and hitting sixth in his place Saturday.

Rogers is not starting Saturday against the Twins.

Rogers will head to the bench Saturday night with a day game on tap for Sunday. John Hicks will start behind the dish and bat eighth in his place.

Murphy will be called up when rosters expand Sunday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Murphy has retained his status as a top-10 catching prospect despite a lot of missed time this season; he underwent surgery on his left knee in early May and then re-injured the knee in late July, necessitating another trip to the injured list. In his 31 games with Triple-A Las Vegas this season, Murphy has slashed .308/.386/.625 with 10 homers and a 15:31 BB:K. It's not clear how much Murphy will play with Josh Phegley swinging it well since his return, but Murphy has upside and is a name to keep in mind this weekend in deeper two-catcher leagues.