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  • Ivan Herrera C | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Sitting out Tuesday

    Herrera is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Angels.

    Herrera -- who sports a 1.055 OPS in the early going -- has now drawn three starts to Pedro Pages' two in the first five games. Pages will do the catching for Matthew Liberatore on Tuesday.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Makes history with March cycle

    Kelly hit for the cycle against the Athletics in an 18-3 win Monday, going 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, two walks, three runs and five RBI.

    Per ABC 7 Chicago, Kelly became the first MLB player in history to hit for the cycle in the month of March and just the 17th catcher to accomplish the feat. The plodding backstop got the most difficult hit in the cycle in his final plate appearance, ricocheting a hit off the center-field wall in the eighth inning and reaching third base after the ball rolled on the outfield grass. The triple was just the third of Kelly's 10-year big-league career. He had gone 1-for-6 over two starts prior to Monday's explosive performance.

  • Luis Torrens DH | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Adds to fifth-inning barrage in win

    Torrens went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 10-4 win over Miami.

    After an umpire review, Torrens recorded his first homer of the season during a seven-run fifth inning for the Mets. The 28-year-old backstop is hitting .364 (4-for-11) with the aforementioned long ball thus far, and he should remain New York's primary catcher until Francisco Alvarez (hand) is ready to come off the injured list.

  • Brewers' William Contreras: Punched out twice Monday

    Contreras went 0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts in Monday's 11-1 loss to the Royals.

    Contreras struck out swinging in his first two plate appearances but managed to draw a walk in the eighth inning. The Brewers have struggled offensively through the first four games of the season outside of their nine-run effort in a loss to the Yankees on Saturday, and Contreras has started the year 2-for-14 with one walk, one run and five strikeouts.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Drawing another start

    Kelly is starting at catcher and will bat ninth Monday against the Athletics.

    Kelly is in line for his second start behind the dish in four days after going 0-for-3 at the dish Friday against the Diamondbacks. He picked up his first hit of the season March 19 against the Dodgers during the Tokyo Series, also managing to draw a walk in the matchup.

  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Absent from starting nine

    Amaya isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.

    This marks Amaya's second game off of the young regular season after also sitting down for Friday's matchup against the Diamondbacks. Carson Kelly is starting behind the plate and will bat ninth in Amaya's absence.

  • Nick Fortes C | TB

    Marlins' Nick Fortes: Idle Monday

    Fortes is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

    Fortes will get a breather Monday after he worked behind the dish in both of the final two games of the Marlins' weekend series versus Pittsburgh. Liam Hicks will pick up the start at catcher in place of Fortes, who has recorded one extra-base hit (two doubles, one triple) in each of his first three games of the season.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Starting rehab assignment Tuesday

    Murphy (rib) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

    Previous reports suggested that Murphy would likely start his rehab assignment at High-A Rome on Friday, but Atlanta has pushed him up a few days. Murphy will be eligible for activation from the 10-day injured list Friday and would seem to have a shot to return then, although the club has not revealed a target date for their starting catcher. Drake Baldwin has been serving as the club's primary backstop to begin the season with Murphy out.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Returning to lineup

    Realmuto (foot) will start at catcher and bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Rockies.

    Realmuto didn't play in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Nationals after fouling a pitch off his left foot Saturday, but he's ready to go following a day of rest. The veteran catcher has gone 1-for-9 at the plate in his first two games of the season.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: MRI shows healing

    Stephenson (oblique) underwent an MRI last Wednesday that showed his injury was 80 percent healed, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

    Stephenson is scheduled to undergo a second MRI while the Reds on the road -- the trip runs from April 3 to 9 -- and there are no plans for him to travel with the club. In the meantime, Jose Trevino and Austin Wynns will continue to serve as the team's catchers.

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