MLB Player News

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.

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

Murphy started the past 12 games and will receive a breather Sunday after he went 12-for-43 with six doubles, five home runs, 13 RBI and 11 runs during that stretch. Chadwick Tromp will take over behind the plate for Atlanta.

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

With Sunday's series finale beginning at 12:05 p.m. ET, Diaz will get a much-needed breather after catching each of the Rockies' previous three contests. Brian Serven will form a battery with Rockies starting pitcher Jose Urena on Sunday.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss against the Astros.

Murphy smacked a solo shot off Framber Valdez in the fourth inning to open the scoring Saturday. The catcher has hit four homers in the last eight games, as his bat has picked up since Travis d'Arnaud suffered a concussion. Murphy is hitting .250, the same average he had in 2022, but his OPS is at 1.033 thanks to the recent power surge.

Rodriguez is dealing with a strained right forearm, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Rodriguez hit the minor-league injured list Friday with an arm injury, but his exact diagnosis was not yet available. He'll be evaluated Monday in Pittsburgh, at which point a clearer timeline for his recovery should emerge.