MLB Player News

Contreras will be on the bench Monday against the Diamondbacks.

Contreras sits after starting seven straight games, a stretch in which he posted a .991 OPS. He appeared twice at catcher, once in left field and four times as the designated hitter over that stretch, positions which will be filled by Travis d'Arnaud, Marcell Ozuna and Ronald Acuna, respectively, in Monday's contest.

Bart will sit Monday against the Phillies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Bart finds himself on the bench for the third time in the last four games. He's struggled to a .160/.299/.321 line on the year while striking out 44.3 percent of the time. Curt Casali starts behind the plate Monday.

Realmuto will sit for Monday's game against the Giants.

Realmuto hits the bench as the Phillies play a day game following Sunday night's loss to the Mets. Garrett Stubbs will catch for Kyle Gibson.

Diaz will be on the bench for Monday's contest against the Marlins, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

After starting two straight games including Sunday's 1-for-3 effort with an RBI, Diaz will get a breather Monday. Brian Serven will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the contest.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-1 victory against Arizona.

The backstop had arguably the most impressive at-bat of the contest in the second inning, working the count full before fouling off six straight pitches and concluding with his fifth long ball of the campaign. Smith ranks second among catchers leaguewide with 24 RBI this season, and he has posted a .246/.354/.410 slash line along with a 20:23 BB:K over 144 plate appearances.

Diaz went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk Sunday against the Nationals.

Diaz singled to center field in the seventh inning to tally his ninth RBI of the season. He has hit just .164 across 18 games in May, also recording three RBI and five runs scored. Diaz has had a disappointing campaign to this point, maintaining a .212/.264/.314 line across 129 plate appearances.

Herrera hurt his ankle while running out an infield hit during the seventh inning of Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Dodgers, Jose M. Romero of the Arizona Republic reports.

Herrera remained in the game, and manager Torey Lovullo said the catcher twisted the ankle but was fine. In other Herrera-related news, Daulton Varsho, who was held out of the starting lineup Saturday and Sunday with a shoulder injury, entered the game as a pinch hitter and is expected to be ready to resume on-field duties Monday against Atlanta.

Narvaez went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, an RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

Narvaez hadn't hit a triple since 2018 with the White Sox, but he came up a home run short of a cycle in the unexpected performance. The 30-year-old has multiple hits in each of his last three games, going 7-for-11 in that span. He's lifted his slash line to .276/.372/.429 with two home runs, nine RBI, 10 runs scored and seven doubles across 113 plate appearances this year while serving as the Brewers' top catcher.

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

Nido and Patrick Mazeika have now alternated turns behind the plate over the past seven games, with the former getting three starts to the latter's four. Expect a rough timeshare to remain in place for the two backstops until James McCann (wrist) is cleared to return from the 10-day injured list, likely at some point shortly before the All-Star break.

Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in San Diego.

The lefty-hitting Perez will take a seat for the third time in four games, paving the way for the switch-hitting Tyler Heineman to pick up another turn behind the dish. The Pirates have faced left-handed starting pitchers twice during the past three contests, so that could explain why Perez was passed over for the start in favor of Heineman. The two backstops may continue to work in a platoon for Pittsburgh, with neither representing an especially appealing fantasy option.