MLB Player News
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Sits in favor of Contreras
D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Washington.
D'Arnaud will take a seat after catching both of Atlanta's last two games, allowing William Contreras to get a turn behind the dish. Though he still looks like Atlanta's No. 1 backstop, d'Arnaud will likely end up sitting two or three times per week while Contreras' potent bat has allowed him to earn playing time.
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Tomas Nido C | DET
Mets' Tomas Nido: Retreats to bench
Nido is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Nido will get a much-needed breather after he went 2-for-17 with an RBI and a pair of runs while starting behind the plate in each of the past five games. Patrick Mazeika will get a start at catcher Wednesday, but Nido seems to have clearly established himself as the Mets' No. 1 backstop while James McCann (wrist) remains on the injured list.
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Austin Wynns C | ATH
Giants' Austin Wynns: Retreats to bench
Wynns is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Wynns went 5-for-15 with a double and a walk while starting at either catcher or designated hitter in five of his first six games with the Giants. However, with No. 1 backstop Curt Casali behind the plate Wednesday after moving past a hamstring injury, Wynns' opportunities are likely to be limited moving forward.
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Curt Casali C | ATL
Giants' Curt Casali: Returns to lineup
Casali (hamstring) is starting Wednesday against Kansas City, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
Casali missed the last three matchups due to a hamstring injury, but he'll start at catcher and bat ninth during Wednesday's series finale against the Royals. Over his six games prior to his absence, he went 3-for-15 with a double, three runs, a walk and seven strikeouts.
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Jacob Stallings C | BAL
Marlins' Jacob Stallings: On bench Wednesday
Stallings isn't starting Wednesday against Philadelphia, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Stallings will get a breather after he went 1-for-6 with a three-run homer, a walk and two strikeouts over the last two games. Nick Fortes is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Not starting Wednesday
Realmuto isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Marlins.
Realmuto started in the last four games and went 4-for-16 with a double, two runs, an RBI, two stolen bases, a walk and three strikeouts. Garrett Stubbs will draw the start behind the plate and bat ninth Wednesday.
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Willson Contreras C | BOS
Cubs' Willson Contreras: Goes deep twice Tuesday
Contreras went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Padres.
Contreras started the game with a bang, taking San Diego starter Sean Manaea deep in the first inning with the bases empty. The Chicago catcher then went deep again off Manaea two innings later with a runner on. Contreras now has 12 home runs this season, which is tied for the team lead with Patrick Wisdom. He also has a superb .949 OPS, and he should remain a top fantasy option behind the plate, though he could get moved to a new team before the trade deadline.
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Jason Delay C | BOS
Pirates' Jason Delay: Quick return to minors
Delay was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis after Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Delay was called up Monday and made his major-league debut in Tuesday's matinee, going 0-for-2 with a walk. The 27-year-old has a .250/.324/.344 slash line in 22 games at the Triple-A level this season.
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Tyler Heineman C | TOR
Pirates' Tyler Heineman: Out of lineup for Game 2
Heineman is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Jason Delay made his MLB debut in Game 1 and Michael Perez will start the nightcap for Pittsburgh. Heineman is 2-for-22 over his past seven games and doesn't have much job security atop the depth charter at catcher.