MLB Player News

Moreno isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup Saturday against Toronto.

Moreno will get a breather Saturday one day after going 2-for-4 with a homer against his former team. Carson Kelly will fill in behind the plate and bat eighth while Moreno sits.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 8-3 win over Philadelphia.

Sanchez produced the first run of the contest with a solo shot to left field in the third inning. The long ball was his first since June 22 and just his second across his past 24 contests. Sanchez has slashed a paltry .167/.268/.278 over that stretch, though he's at least managed to keep his strikeout rate (22.0 percent) in check while posting a healthy 12.2 percent walk rate. The veteran's season slash line of .200/.273/.424 over 139 plate appearances is far from exceptional, but with eight homers and 22 RBI, he's been easily San Diego's best offensive option behind the plate.

Moreno went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-2 loss to Toronto.

Moreno made an impression against the team that traded him to Arizona during the offseason. The catcher threw out George Springer attempting to steal in the first inning, then he homered in the seventh to knot the game at 2-2. It was the third home run of the season for 23-year-old Moreno, who continues to serve as the primary catcher even with the return of Carson Kelly. The 29-year-old Kelly is batting just .163 over 14 games since being activated from the 60-day injured list in mid-June.

Knizner (groin) has been cleared to return to action, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Knizner is eligible for activation Saturday and it sounds like he should be back on the active roster that day. He's missed the last week and a half after taking a foul ball to the groin.

Fortes is absent from the lineup Friday in Baltimore, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes started three of the last four games prior to the All-Star break, but it will be Jacob Stallings at catcher for the first game of the second half. Stallings has caught all 19 of Sandy Alcantara's starts this season.

Cartaya is hitting .228/.288/.433 with eight home runs and a 20.9 percent strikeout rate in his last 32 games for Double-A Tulsa.

He is the third-youngest qualified catcher at Double-A, (older than Edgar Quero and Jeferson Quero), and his .238 BABIP on the season is easily the lowest mark of his career, so there's needed context when evaluating his surface stats. Cartaya doesn't project to hit for a high average in the majors, but he could still be a catcher-eligible player who plays enough to hit 20-plus homers per season.

Rodriguez is slashing .326/.400/.465 with one home run, three doubles and more walks (six) than strikeouts (five) in his last 10 games with Triple-A Indianapolis.

Henry Davis beat Rodriguez to the big leagues this season, although 17 of Davis' 20 appearances have come in right field, so Rodriguez still projects as Pittsburgh's catcher of the future. The switch-hitting Rodriguez hasn't hit for much power (.133 ISO) this year at Triple-A and his .290 BABIP is by far his lowest mark in full-season ball. His strike-zone awareness has been great all season, and this recent hot streak could be a sign that things are starting to click at the plate.

Campusano (thumb) moved his rehab assignment to Triple-A El Paso on Saturday and went 3-for-6 with a double and two runs in his first two games with the affiliate.

Campusano, who is working his way back from left thumb surgery, appeared in three games in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League earlier this month before shifting his rehab assignment to Triple-A. He'll likely remain with El Paso for at least a few more games to get his timing back at the plate following a two-month-plus-long layoff from action, but once activated, Campusano could get a look with the Padres as the top understudy to Gary Sanchez. The Padres' current No. 2 catcher, Austin Nola, owns a .143/.260/.190 slash line (37 wRC+) over 150 plate appearances this season and still has two minor-league options remaining.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

The veteran catcher made franchise history when he took Zach Eflin deep in the fourth inning, as it marked the 26th straight game in which Atlanta batters had hit at least one homer -- a new record. D'Arnaud heads into the All-Star break with eight homers on the season, including four in his last seven starts, but his playing time remains erratic behind Sean Murphy at catcher and Marcell Ozuna at DH.

Contreras went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

Contreras missed two games while recovering from a tooth procedure and made a big impact in his return. After a tumultuous first three months in his Cardinals tenure, he went 11-for-17 (.647) over his last five contests heading into the All-Star break. The surge has him up to a respectable .240/.334/.419 slash line with 10 homers, 36 RBI, 35 runs scored, five stolen bases and 20 doubles through 79 contests overall.