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Hedges collected three hits, including a home run and four RBI, for Triple-A El Paso Tuesday.

Hedges continues to swing a hot bat, hitting .361 with three home runs and nine RBI in his last 10 games. Hedges, not really known for his hit tool, should see time behind the plate with the Padres at some point this season. In limited time with the Padres last season, Hedges hit only .168 with three home runs and 11 RBI in 137 at-bats.

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game with the Braves.

Realmuto will get the day off after catching the last two games. Jeff Mathis will start behind the plate in his stead and bat eighth.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN.com.

D'Arnaud will be the Mets' regular catcher again now that he is back from the disabled list, but he will be held out of Wednesday's lineup with the Mets playing a day game following a night game. Rene Rivera will get the start behind the plate in d'Arnaud's place.

Grandal went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, his sixth of the season, in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Nationals.

Grandal let his emotions loose rounding the bases after his go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning propelled his team to a comeback victory. The catcher had hit the ball hard all month, yet entered the game with a .167 average in 36 June at-bats. His heroic home run gave Grandal 26 RBI on the season, and while he has been a disappointment all year, Grandal is on pace to set a career high in RBI in 2016.

Contreras is starting at catcher and batting sixth against St. Louis on Tuesday.

Contreras is making his second start in a row behind the dish as Miguel Montero sits for a second straight game. Cubs manager, Joe Maddon, indicated on Monday that Contreras would see the bulk of the catching duties going forward which makes him an interesting name to add in fantasy leagues. The 24-year-old mashed in the minors this season, hitting .353/.442/.592 at Triple-A Iowa.

D'Arnaud (shoulder) was activated from the disabled list on Tuesday.

As expected, d'Arnaud will join the Mets for their game against the Royals on Tuesday. This move sent struggling catcher Kevin Plawecki down to Triple-A Las Vegas. D'Arnaud has been out since April 25 with a strained rotator cuff. Now that he's back, he'll likely resume his role as the Mets' primary backstop. D'Arnaud is in Tuesday's lineup and will bat eighth.

Plawecki was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Plawecki was moved off the 25-man roster in order to make room for Travis d'Arnaud, who was activated off of the disabled list on Tuesday in a corresponding move. While he was with the Mets this season, Plawecki slashed an unimpressive .194/.301/.258 over 124 at-bats. He could get called up again if injuries occur to either d'Arnaud or Rene Rivera.

Stewart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest with San Francisco.

Stewart is missing his fourth straight game in favor of Jacob Stallings who's getting his second major league start behind the dish. Stewart's fantasy value has degraded recently as he's batting only .188 since the start of June and now shares time at catcher with Erik Kratz and Stallings.

Contreras is expected to see the majority of starts over Miguel Montero and David Ross in the season ahead, Jesse Rogers of ESPN reports.

Montero will continue catching Jake Arrieta and Ross will continue with Jon Lester, but that leaves three regular starts for Contreras. The rookie went 1-for-4 during his first official start Monday against the Cardinals, although the lowly season averages of Montero (.202) and .Ross (.245) suggest that Contreras will have quite a leash to work with even if he goes through rookie speed bumps.

Contreras will start at catcher on Monday with John Lackey as starter, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Contreras will make his first major league start ever on Monday against the Cardinals. The 24-year-old slashed .350/.439/.591 at the Triple-A level before being recently called up. He got his first big league homer when he pinch hit on Sunday.