MLB Player News

Bart isn't starting Sunday against the Mets.

Bart started the last two games and went 1-for-6 with a strikeout. He'll get a breather for the series finale against the Mets while Blake Sabol takes over behind the dish and bats eighth.

Realmuto went 0-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, a run scored and two steals in Sunday's 9-3 victory over the Rockies.

Realmuto didn't record a hit, but he still made an impact by stealing two bases, though he also got thrown out once. The catcher now has four steals through 20 games after notching 21 swipes across 139 contests last year.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

He'll be getting a breather in the series finale after starting each of the previous three games at catcher while batting 5-for-12 with three RBI and a run. Jose Herrera will step in behind the dish Sunday and will bat ninth.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Contreras started the past three games and will receive a day off after he went 4-for-12 with two doubles and three runs during that stretch. Victor Caratini will take over behind the plate Sunday and bat sixth.

Herrera (head) is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Padres, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

Herrera was removed from Wednesday's 14-5 loss to the Cardinals after taking a foul ball off his helmet, but he'll be back in action for Sunday's series finale while No. 1 backstop Gabriel Moreno gets a day off. Starting pitcher Drey Jameson will form a battery with Herrera.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Hedges went 2-for-8 while starting the first three games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Cleveland, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings has a .143/.231/.229 slash line and 30.8 percent strikeout rate through 39 plate appearances this season, and he'll step out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians. Nick Fortes will work behind the plate and bat eighth.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

With Yan Gomes getting the call against Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw, Barnhart will retreat to the bench. The veteran hasn't done much with the bat so far, slashing just .200/.250/.200 with an RBI and a run scored across 25 at-bats. He should continue to split playing time with Gomes, though Luis Torrens, who is starting as the DH on Sunday, could also earn a larger role moving forward.

Gomes is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Gomes sat out Saturday and is seeing his playing time against righties shrink, but he'll return to the lineup for Sunday's matchup against southpaw Clayton Kershaw. Tucker Barnhart heads to the bench to make room for Gomes. The two veterans should continue to split playing time behind the plate.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Stephenson started the past six games and will step out of the lineup after he went 5-for-22 with a double, an RBI a run and 11 strikeouts during that span. Luke Maile will work behind the plate in Sunday's series finale at Pittsburgh.