MLB Player News

Grandal is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Angels, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Grandal will head to the bench for a breather after starting three consecutive games for the Dodgers. Austin Barnes will draw his third start in the Dodgers' last six contests..

Hedges is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Braves.

Hedges will head to the bench for a breather after starting each of the last three contests for San Diego. Luis Torrens will crouch behind the plate in his place.

Contreras is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a homer in his first game as the Cubs' leadoff hitter Monday, but he'll head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day of rest. Miguel Montero will draw the start behind the dish in his place.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a leadoff home run in Monday's win over the Nationals.

Contreras shined in his first ever game as a leadoff hitter, putting the Cubs on the board right away against Gio Gonzalez. Contreras doesn't profile as a typical leadoff hitter, but neither does Anthony Rizzo, who recently got some run in the spot.

Stallings was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.

He was serving as the third catcher or the Pirates and has seen a total of seven plate appearances in the majors this year despite multiple stints with Pittsburgh. Stallings is slashing .272/.337/.370 with one home run in 103 plate appearances at Triple-A.

Contreras is starting at catcher and leading off Monday against the Nationals.

In his most recent attempt to get the Cubs going at the plate, manager Joe Maddon is sliding Anthony Rizzo to the two-hole while moving Contreras up to the top of the order. Contreras, who owns a .355 OBP against southpaws this season, will face left-handed hurler Gio Gonzalez in his first game as the Cubs' leadoff hitter.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

D'Arnaud has started each of the last four games for the Mets, so he'll retreat to the bench in favor of Rene Rivera.

Mesoraco is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Mesoraco will sit for the second straight day as the Reds square off against Tanner Roark and the Nationals. Tucker Barnhart will take over behind the plate, batting eighth.

Contreras is out of the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.

It will be the second time in three days that Contreras, once again giving way to Miguel Montero behind the plate, takes a seat.

Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer Saturday against the Cubs.

Realmuto crushed his seventh home run of the season off Jon Lester to give the Marlins a first-inning lead in a game they'd eventually lose. His .289/.348/.461 slash line has made him a useful fantasy option at the catcher position.