MLB Player News

Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp is out of the lineup Saturday against the Braves, Jake Kaplan of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. 

Rupp will take a seat after appearing in six of the Phillies' past seven games. Carlos Ruiz will be behind the dish and catch for rookie right-hander Jerad Eickhoff.

Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees. The Mets' young catcher has started four games in a row, so this is pretty standard rest for him.

Usual backup Kevin Plawecki will take over behind the plate as the team takes on Michael Pineda.

Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp went 1 for 3 with a solo homer and a walk in Friday's loss to Atlanta.

As he slowly takes the reins from veteran catcher Carlos Ruiz, Rupp has developed into a bit of a power threat. Over the past month, Rupp has gone yard five times and, despite hitting just one homer prior to the All-Star break, his eight dingers since ranks fifth among catchers.

Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski is not in the lineup Friday against the Phillies.

Pierzynski has been alternating starts with Christian Bethancourt for most of the month, a trend that will continue Friday. Bethancourt will get the start behind the plate and bat eighth.

The only thing Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto is catching Thursday is a break. He is out of the lineup against the Nationals, per Joe Frisaro of MLB.com.

Realmuto has continued his solid 2015 campaign into September, batting .368/.360/.658 with three home runs on the month. Jeff Mathis will replace him behind the plate and bat seventh.

Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto went 2 for 3 with his 10th homer and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Mets. 

The young catcher's been on a September surge, having smashed three homers to go with a .368 average in 12 games. He's starting to establish himself as the Marlins' backstop of the future.

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies. 

He was not in the lineup Tuesday, either, but ended up coming into the game in the 10th and catching seven frames during the 16-inning marathon. A.J. Ellis, who caught the first half of Tuesday's game, will return behind the plate with the Rockies starting another left-hander in Jorge De La Rosa.

Reds catcher Brayan Pena (hamstring) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Giants. 

Pena has not appeared in a game since injuring his hamstring during last Wednesday's contest. Tucker Barnhart will return behind the plate Tuesday after ceding back-to-back starts to Ramon Cabrera.

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

The 26-year-old has had a rough go of it of late, to put it mildly. Grandal had been 0 for his last 36 before racking up two hits in Monday's win, with his OPS falling from .874 to .796 over the 12-game hitless streak.

He also dealt with a shoulder injury recently, but there's been nothing to suggest his playing time will be scaled back moving forward. A.J. Ellis gets the start Tuesday.

Padres catcher Derek Norris (hand) is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

X-rays on Norris' right hand were negative after he was struck by a foul tip in Monday's game, forcing his early exit. Norris will sit Tuesday, but Austin Hedges was apparently already scheduled to start Tuesday before the injury to Norris. It doesn't sound like Norris is expected to miss extended time.