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  • Hunter Goodman RF | COL

    Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Getting afternoon off

    Goodman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

    Goodman had started at catcher or designated hitter in each of the Rockies' first nine games, but he'll find himself on the bench for the second time in Colorado's three-game series with the Brewers. Jacob Stallings will get another starting nod behind the dish while Goodman's bat has cooled off a bit following a red-hot start to the season. Over his last five games, Goodman has gone 2-for-19 with two walks against five strikeouts.

  • Joey Bart C | PIT

    Pirates' Joey Bart: Heating up

    Bart went 2-for-5 with an RBI on Wednesday against the Cardinals.

    Bart delivered the walk-off hit in the bottom of the 13th inning and concluded Pittsburgh's series against the Cardinals with five hits across 11 at-bats. He also tallied three extra-base hits -- including his first homer of the season-- while driving in four. Bart showed signs of breaking out across 282 plate appearances in 2024, and he's performed well at the plate across 45 plate appearances in 2025 while serving as the Pirates' primary catcher.

  • Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Back on bench Wednesday

    Barnes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

    Barnes will head back to the bench after he made his third start of the season in Tuesday's 8-2 loss, going hitless with two strikeouts in four at-bats. The veteran backstop is unlikely to play more than once or twice a week throughout the season if top catcher Will Smith maintains health.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Getting afternoon off

    Moreno is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Jose Herrera will get the nod behind the dish for the day game after Moreno started the first two contests of the series. Moreno is hitting a respectable .267 so far this season, but he hasn't supplemented the batting average with useful counting statistics (five runs, one RBI in 11 games).

  • Padres' Elias Diaz: Sitting again Wednesday

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

    Diaz will take a seat for the second day in a row while he's gotten off to a rough start to the 2025 season with a .208/.296/.208 slash line over eight games. The Padres will give Martin Maldonado another turn behind the dish Wednesday, though Diaz is still presumably viewed as the club's No. 1 backstop.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: On bench Wednesday

    Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

    Kelly will get some rest for the day game after a night game, allowing Miguel Amaya to receive a turn behind the plate. The veteran backstop has gotten off to a red-hot start to the 2025 season, slashing .333/.500/.762 with an 8:3 BB:K over 30 plate appearances.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Reds' Jose Trevino: Exits starting nine

    Trevino is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Francisco.

    Trevino started each of the first two games of the series but will grab a seat for Wednesday's finale. Austin Wynns will do the catching and bat ninth for the Reds.

  • Luis Torrens DH | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Held out again Wednesday

    Torrens (forearm) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

    Torrens hasn't started a game since Friday due to a right forearm bruise. An MRI Tuesday came back negative, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, and the Mets have no plans at this point to place him on the 10-day injured list, so Torrens will aim to return to action Friday versus the Athletics following the Mets' team off day Thursday. Hayden Senger will catch and bat ninth Wednesday.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Smacks first homer in rout

    Contreras went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over Colorado.

    Contreras first drove in Jackson Chourio on a single in the third inning, and he later smacked his first homer of the season in the seventh inning to put the Brewers in front 7-1. The star backstop is still slashing just .143/.286/.229 with two RBI over 42 plate appearances so far, but he does have six runs scored and seven walks through his first 10 outings.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Logs four RBI in 2025 debut

    Murphy went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Phillies.

    Murphy started the season on the 10-day injured list due to a fractured rib, but he was activated from the IL on Sunday and made his 2025 debut Tuesday. He didn't show any rust in his first at-bat, cranking a three-run homer off Zack Wheeler to left field in the second inning, and Murphy drove in a fourth run on an RBI single in the sixth frame to reduce Atlanta's deficit to one. Murphy is looking to improve on his 2024 campaign, which he finished with a slash line of .193/.284/.352 with 10 home runs and 25 RBI across 264 plate appearances.

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