MLB Player News

Stallings will sit Saturday against Milwaukee, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings posted an uninspiring .679 OPS in the month of September, though that's actually much better than the .569 OPS he recorded over the first five months of the year. He'll hit the bench for the second time in three games Saturday, with Nick Fortes taking over behind the plate.

Smith isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Rockies, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Smith started the last eight games and hit .343 with two home runs, two triples, a double, six runs, four RBI and eight strikeouts. Austin Barnes will take over behind the dish and bat eighth Saturday.

Collins isn't starting Saturday against St. Louis.

Collins is out of the lineup for a third consecutive game since left-hander Jordan Montgomery is on the mound for the Cardinals. Diego Castillo will take his place at first base and bat sixth.

Contreras isn't starting Saturday against the Mets.

Contreras went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Friday and will be excluded from the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Marcell Ozuna is serving as the designated hitter and batting seventh.

Nido went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss against Atlanta.

Nido's eighth-inning shot was too little and too late, as the Mets were behind by four and it would turn out to be the final run of the game as Atlanta took the win. It was Nido's third homer of the season, all of which have come this month. The catcher has been heating up in September, slashing .333/.340/.608 and raising his season batting average from .224 to .243 over that span.

Wynns went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Wynns has gone yard in two of his last four games, and he has multiple hits in five of his last eight. The surge has him up to a .264/.318/.365 slash line three homers, 21 RBI, 14 runs scored and seven doubles through 174 plate appearances. The 31-year-old has seen a slight uptick in playing time to go with his strong hitting, which has corresponded with Joey Bart hitting just .182 across 18 games in September.

Bart is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

Bart is hitting .136 with zero home runs in his last 10 games. Austin Wynns will start behind the dish and hit ninth.

Realmuto isn't in the lineup for the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

Realmuto started behind the dish during Friday's matinee and went 2-for-5 with a double, three stolen bases, an RBI and two strikeouts. The 31-year-old now has 21 steals in 2022, making him the second catcher in MLB history to have at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in the same season. Garrett Stubbs will take his place behind the dish and bat ninth during the second game of the twin bill.

Adams isn't starting the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

Adams started the first game of Friday's twin bill and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Tres Barrera will take over behind the dish and bat ninth during the nightcap.

Delay isn't starting Friday against the Cardinals.

The 27-year-old has now missed three of the last four starts behind the plate for the Pirates and seems to be at risk of losing his starting role to Jose Godoy, who will start and bat eighth. Delay has just a .200 OPS over the last seven days.