MLB Player News
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Tomas Nido C | DET
Mets' Tomas Nido: Retreating to bench Wednesday
Nido is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Nido will get a breather for the day game after he started behind the dish in both of the first two contests of the series. Omar Narvaez will form a battery with starting pitcher Jose Quintana on Wednesday.
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Will Smith C | LAD
Dodgers' Will Smith: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
The Dodgers are playing a day game after a night game, so it makes sense for manager Dave Roberts to give Smith the afternoon off to rest his legs. Austin Barnes will handle the catching duties Wednesday as the Dodgers go for the series sweep.
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Jason Delay C | BOS
Pirates' Jason Delay: Catches bullpen session
Delay (knee) caught a bullpen session Wednesday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
It would appear to be the first time he's done so since undergoing surgery in mid-April to repair the meniscus in his right knee. Delay is expected to miss most, if not all, of the rest of the first half as he recovers.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Recalled and in Wednesday's lineup
The Cardinals recalled Pages from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
Pages will make his first major-league start Wednesday versus the Mets, serving as the Cardinals' catcher while batting eighth. He will serve primarily as Ivan Herrera's backup over the next several weeks after Willson Contreras (forearm) was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Sent to IL with forearm fracture
The Cardinals placed Contreras on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
Contreras fractured his left forearm when he was struck by J.D. Martinez's bat on a catcher's interference call during Tuesday's 7-5 loss. He will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair the fracture and is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks. Ivan Herrera will be the Cardinals' primary catcher while Contreras is out, while Pedro Pages has been recalled from Triple-A Memphis to take Contreras' roster spot and serve as the team's No. 2 backstop.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Launches homer in loss
Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Stephenson's ninth-inning home run was way too late for the Reds, who logged just three hits and lost their sixth consecutive contest. Cincinnati's middle-of-the-order bats have not produced of late, which has prompted manager David Bell to move Stephenson to cleanup in the three starts since he returned from a hand injury last week.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Returning to majors
Pages will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
With Willson Contreras (forearm) set to miss the next couple of months, Pages will come up from the minors to serve as the backup catcher to Ivan Herrera. Pages has played in just six games at Triple-A this season, going 4-for-18 with a homer and two RBI, and he'll likely only draw an occasional start while with the Cardinals.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Set for surgery
Contreras said Tuesday that he will undergo surgery on his fractured left forearm within the next several days and will miss 6-to-8 weeks, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
After getting hit in the forearm by a swing during the second inning of Tuesday's game, Contreras will officially be sidelined for up to two months -- a huge blow to a Cardinals offense that already ranks near the bottom of the NL in OPS (.636) and runs (126). Ivan Herrera is now the favorite to receive the bulk of starts behind the plate while Contreras is out, and it's likely the Cardinals promote Pedro Pages from Triple-A Memphis to be the new backup.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Suffers arm fracture
Contreras fractured his left arm during Tuesday's game against the Mets, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Contreras had to leave Tuesday's contest in the second inning after his arm was struck by a J.D. Martinez swing. He will almost certainly spend an extended period of time on the injured list, leaving Ivan Herrera as the Cardinals' new primary catcher. Pedro Pages was pulled from his game at Triple-A Memphis shortly after Contreras went down and may be promoted to serve as Herrera's backup.