MLB Player News
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Sitting Sunday
D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Mets.
D'Arnaud will get a breather Sunday after starting in each of the last four games. He's gone 4-for-18 in May but has registered a hit in each of his last three contests. Chadwick Tromp will start behind the plate and bat ninth against Mets right-hander Luis Severino.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Taking seat Sunday
Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Giants.
Stephenson started behind the plate in each of the first two games of the series, going 1-for-7 with one walk and three strikeouts. Luke Maile will start at catcher for the series finale Sunday, while Mike Ford serves as the designated hitter.
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Nick Fortes C | TB
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Gives way to Bethancourt on Sunday
Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
The timeshare behind the plate continues for the Marlins, as neither Fortes nor Christian Bethancourt has performed well enough to gain separation from one another in the job battle. The two have now alternated turns behind the plate over the past eight games, with Bethancourt getting the nod Sunday.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Resting Sunday
Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Grandal had started at catcher both of the past two days, so he's likely just sitting out Sunday for maintenance purposes as the Pirates and Cubs wrap up their series with an afternoon game. Joey Bart will replace Grandal behind the dish.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Nursing knee injury
Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins due to a knee injury, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
More specifically, Thomson said Realmuto's knee was "a little banged up" when he reported to the ballpark earlier Sunday, so the Phillies opted to give him the series finale off. The skipper noted that he's not worried about Realmuto, but fantasy managers will still want to verify that the star catcher is back in the starting nine for Monday's game against the Mets before locking him into weekly fantasy lineups. Garrett Stubbs will replace Realmuto behind the plate Sunday.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Getting maintenance day
Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Moreno will receive a breather after he had started at catcher both of the previous two days while going 1-for-8 with a double. Tucker Barnhart will get the starting nod behind the dish in the series finale in Baltimore.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Rockies' Jacob Stallings: Knocks in two
Stallings went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Rangers.
Stallings is known for his glove and is a reliable backup catcher, but he's been quite productive at the dish of late. Across his last six games, he's hit .350 with eight RBI and three runs scored. Stallings has seen a moderate uptick in playing time of late, as Saturday marked his third time in the lineup in the last seven games.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Clubs first homer of 2024
Grandal went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 10-9 win over the Cubs.
The veteran catcher took Keegan Thompson deep in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the Pirates back on top for good after the Cubs had struck for seven runs in the top of the frame. It was Grandal's first homer and first RBI in five games since making his season debut May 4, and he's gone 4-for-17 over that stretch as he settles into the starting job for Pittsburgh.
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Luis Campusano C | SD
Padres' Luis Campusano: On bench Saturday
Campusano is not in Saturday's lineup against the Dodgers.
Campusano is hitting .304 with one home run and three doubles in seven games this month. Kyle Higashioka is starting at catcher and batting ninth.