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Diamondbacks catcher Oscar Hernandez, who began a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday, is expected to join the Major League roster when he is ready to be activated from the disabled list, according to FoxSports Arizona.

Hernandez, on the DL with a broken bone in his hand, was a Rule 5 pick by the Diamondbacks this offseason. The Diamondbacks would need to keep him on the active roster to avoid losing him back to the Rays. 

Hernandez has not seen any big-league action this season, after undergoing surgery to repair the bone at the beginning of spring training. He has one hit in eight at-bats through his first three rehab games with Class A Kane County.

Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud is getting the day off and wont play in Friday's game against the Braves. 

Instead, Kevin Plawecki will get the start behind the dish. Plawecki will bat eighth in the lineup. He's hitting .212/.262/.310 this season.

After originally being left out of the starting lineup Friday against the Reds, Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto was a late addition and returned to action after sitting out Thursday due to a back injury.

The rookie catcher is batting .319 (15 for 47) with one triple, two doubles, one home run, seven RBI, five runs, two walks and six strikeouts in 12 June games.

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal will start against the Rangers on Thursday.

Grandal didn't get the start for Wednesday's game, though he did get an at bat as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning.

In his last eight games, Grandal is hitting .292 with three home runs and three RBI.

Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto was scratched from Wednesday's loss to the Yankees because of stiffness in his back, reports the Miami Herald.

With Realmuto ailing, the team called up catcher Jhonatan Solano. It is not known if Realmuto will need to go on the disabled list.

Realmuto said he experienced a similar issue in spring training, which sidelined him for three days. He expects the new issue will also keep him out of the lineup for three days. 

Mets manager Terry Collins is really pleased with how well Travis d'Arnaud has played since missing nearly two months with a wrist injury. D'Arnaud has hit safely in five of six games since coming off the disabled list. He has one home run, two doubles and four RBI.

"I thought he's played very well," Collins said, per NJ.com. "He's caught well. He's blocked the ball well, which when you have a broken wrist and you have to go down and block some balls that can be painful but he's done a great job of that. And he's swung the bat."

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal is getting the night off on Wednesday, as he is out of the starting lineup against the Rangers. The Dodgers are facing a lefty in Wandy Rodriguez, and the switch-hitting Grandal is batting just .227 (5 for 22) against southpaws this season. 

Grandal has also started each of the last four games behind the plate, so A.J. Ellis will handle the catching duties, as per normal when Clayton Kershaw makes the start for the Dodgers.

Padres rookie catcher Austin Hedges accomplished a career milestone during Tuesday's loss to the Athletics: he hit his first-career home run.

Hedges went 1 for 3 with a solo blast in the third inning, which snapped an eight-game hitless streak.

Hedges has struggled since being called up on May 4, hitting .107 with just three hits in 28 at-bats.

Diamondbacks catcher Oscar Hernandez, who has been sidelined all season due to a broken hamate bone in his left hand, began a rehab assignment Tuesday with Class A Kane County. He was hitless in two at-bats and hit by a pitch.

Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki is back in action Monday against Toronto after losing extensive time to dizziness. He had not played since June 7.

Plawecki was on a 4-for-22 slide before going down, weakening his slash line to .211/.256/.312.