MLB Player News

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup Monday against the Brewers, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.

After catching 19 innings over the last two days, d'Arnaud will head to the bench for Monday's series opener. Rene Rivera will draw the start behind the dish.

Contreras is out of the lineup Monday against the Padres.

Contreras has started two of the last three games, but he'll give way to Miguel Montero behind the plate for the afternoon contest. The 25-year-old backstop is coming off a productive outing Sunday, as Contreras went 2-for-5 with a solo home run on the afternoon. He now has five long balls on the season, three of which have come in the month of May.

Barnes went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored in Sunday's win over the Cubs.

The veteran catcher received his lone start of the week in place of Yasmani Grandal and delivered at the plate. Barnes has been effective as a backup, slashing .264/.381/.528 in 63 plate appearances.

Grandal is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs.

Grandal has appeared in the starting lineup for seven straight games -- his longest such stretch all season -- so it was likely time for a routine maintenance day. Austin Barnes will man the backstop in his stead.

Mesoraco is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

With an .808 OPS on the campaign, Mesoraco has generally impressed since coming off the disabled list in late April, but the Reds remain eager to limit his workload behind the plate after the 28-year-old essentially lost the last two seasons to injury. As a result, Mesoraco will receive his second day off in a row, opening up another start for Tucker Barnhart.

Hedges is out of the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

Hedges has made three straight starts behind the plate, but it will be Luis Torrens that gets the nod to catch Jhoulys Chacin in the series finale.

Rupp is not in the lineup Sunday against the Reds, Stephen Gross of The Allentown Morning Callreports.

Rupp has made three consecutive starts behind the plate, but failed to register a base hit in any of those contests. He'll give way to the 25-year-old Andrew Knapp.

D'Arnaud went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two RBI during Saturday's extra-innings loss to Pittsburgh.

While the backstop has played just 25 games this season, he has shown impressive pop with a .515 slugging percentage. D'Arnaud's five homers, 18 RBI and 11 runs are also solid returns, as he continues to prove to be a serviceable fantasy asset when healthy. The problem is that he has been limited to just 620 plate appearances dating back to the 2015 campaign.

Contreras is not in the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers.

Contreras will head to the bench ahead of Sunday's matinee contest. Miguel Montero will take over behind the dish, while Contreras should return to the lineup for the series finale.

Mesoraco is out of Saturday's lineup against the Phillies, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

He has received 16 at-bats over the last week, and has a home run and 4:3 K:BB over that stretch. Tucker Barnhart will start behind the dish and hit eighth.