MLB Player News

Contreras went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Contreras got the Brewers on the board with a three-run, 435-foot shot off Rich Hill, giving Milwaukee a 3-2 lead in the third inning. It was Contreras' first homer since June 10 and his ninth of the season. The 25-year-old backstop has gone 6-for-20 (.300) over his last five games, boosting his slash line to .247/.337/.421 with 29 RBI and 34 runs scored across 267 plate appearances this season.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Moreno appears to have wrested the Diamondbacks' primary catching duties away from Carson Kelly, but Arizona will still look to find ways to keep both backstops involved. After starting behind the plate in four of the previous six games, Moreno will give way to Kelly on Sunday as the Diamondbacks wrap up their three-game series in Anaheim.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Contreras sat for Game 1 of Saturday's twin bill and is back out of the starting nine for Sunday's series finale. He's 2-for-12 in four games since he went 4-for-4 against the Cubs on June 25 in London. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate to catch for Jordan Montgomery.

Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Ruiz had started at either designated hitter or catcher in each of the Nationals' last 10 games, so he was probably overdue for a day off. Riley Adams will get a turn behind the dish in place of Ruiz, who went 0-for-8 over the first two games of the series.

Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes will take a seat for the series finale while Jacob Stallings gets a turn behind the plate. Though Fortes sports a 62-point edge in OPS over Stallings on the season, the difference isn't significant enough for Fortes to truly dominate the playing time at catcher despite being the Marlins' nominal No. 1 option.

Stallings (ankle) will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings was removed from Friday's 16-4 loss due to a sore left ankle, but after sitting Saturday, he'll be good to go for the series finale. The 33-year-old remains the No. 2 backstop behind Nick Fortes, though the latter's decline as a hitter this season has made Miami's catching situation more of a timeshare.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Padres.

Stephenson started the past three games behind the plate and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale against San Diego. Luke Maile will bat ninth and step in to catch for Andrew Abbott.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Smith started the first two games of the series in Kansas City and will take a seat for the finale after going 1-for-9 with a triple and a run. Austin Barnes will step in behind the plate to catch for Tony Gonsolin.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Atlanta's top backstop will sit out the series finale in what appears to be a routine maintenance day. Travis d'Arnaud will check in behind the dish in place of Murphy, who went 3-for-6 with a home run, a double, a walk, four RBI and two additional runs while starting at catcher in the first two games of the series.

Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Giants.

The Mets' first three runs all came on third-inning solo shots, and it was Alvarez who kicked off the barrage. The rookie catcher snapped a 15-game power drought with the blast, a stretch in which he batted a woeful .111 (5-for-45) with only one RBI, and on the season Alvarez's slash line has swooned to .217/.273/.467, albeit with 13 homers in 59 games.