MLB Player News

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

Bailey will get a breather after he started behind the plate in each of the Giants' previous six games. Blake Sabol is catching for opening pitcher Scott Alexander in the series finale.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Diaz is 6-for-12 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs in the past three games but will receive Sunday off for the series finale versus Oakland. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate to catch and bat ninth.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Contreras has a .947 OPS in 11 games since the All-Star break and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Chicago. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate to catch for Steven Matz.

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

Nick Fortes will get the nod behind the plate Sunday, but Stallings had started three of the past four games and may have supplanted the former as the Marlins' No. 1 catcher. The distinction doesn't mean much for fantasy purposes, as Stallings is hitting just .205 with one home run and no stolen bases over 169 plate appearances on the season.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

After starting behind the dish the last two days and smacking his 20th home run of the season in Saturday's 11-6 loss, Alvarez will get a breather in the series finale. Omar Narvaez will check into the lineup Sunday as the Mets' starting catcher.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh.

Realmuto started the past four games and will receive a breather after going 3-for-15 with a double, two walks, two RBI and two runs during that stretch. Garrett Stubbs will step in behind the plate to catch for Cristopher Sanchez.

Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Rodriguez posted an impressive four-RBI game Saturday, highlighted by a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning. After a slow start in the majors, he has at least one hit in eight of his last nine games. However, he'll get a day of rest behind the dish with Austin Hedges taking over and hitting ninth.

Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 11-6 loss to the Nationals.

His ninth-inning shot off Andres Machado didn't impact the final result, but it did give the rookie catcher his first career 20-homer season. Alvarez's development has been one of the few bright spots for the Mets in 2023, but the 21-year-old might be wearing down under a heavy workload, slashing .200/.289/.425 in 12 games since the All-Star break.

Adams went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's 11-6 win over the Mets.

The 27-year-old backstop is having a breakout season, and through 100 plate appearances he's slashing .304/.354/.565 with four homers and 15 RBI. Adams isn't going to bump Keibert Ruiz out of the top spot on the depth chart, but he has started three of the last seven games and should continue to earn a bigger share of the workload at catcher as long as he keeps producing at the plate.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-1 win against the Cardinals.

Gomes hit one of two two-run homers for Chicago in the contest, taking Adam Wainwright deep to center field in the fourth inning. The long ball was just the second over the past 36 games for the backstop, though he's been otherwise quite productive of late. Over his past nine games, Gomes is batting .352 (12-for-34) with four doubles, two triples, Saturday's homer and eight RBI.