MLB Player News

Ruiz is out of the lineup Sunday against the Reds, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Ruiz started the past three games and will receive a maintenance day for Sunday's afternoon contest. The 23-year-old backstop is 17-for-39 with two homers, three doubles, 12 RBI and seven runs in his past 10 games, and he should continue to operate as Washington's primary catcher for the final week of the regular season. Riley Adams will start behind the plate in his place Sunday.

Barnhart is on the bench Sunday against the Nationals, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Barnhart is hitting .096 in his last 10 games after consecutive hitless performances Friday and Saturday. Tyler Stephenson starts behind the dish and catches Sunday's series finale.

Davis went 2-for-3 in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Phillies.

The 31-year-old, who collected a pair of singles Saturday, could work his way into a platoon with Michael Perez while starter Jacob Stallings (concussion) remains sidelined. Davis has slashed .253/.347/.331 at Triple-A with two homers in 176 plate appearances in 2021.

Narvaez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mets.

Manny Pina will start behind the dish and bat eighth. Narvaez is hitting .204 with zero home runs in 16 games this month.

Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Reds.

Ruiz launched a solo shot in the second inning, his second home run of the year and his first as a National. He's gone 15-for-30 (.500) with five multi-hit performances over his last seven games. The rookie catcher is now 19-for-63 (.302) in 17 games since being recalled from Triple-A Rochester.

Caratini isn't starting the second game of Friday's twin bill against Atlanta.

Caratini was behind the dish for the conclusion of the suspended game against Atlanta on Friday, but he'll head to the bench for the nightcap. Although the 28-year-old is in line to serve as the Padres' primary catcher with Austin Nola (thumb) out for the season, Webster Rivas will start behind the dish and bat seventh.

Contreras will sit for the second half of Friday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Contreras went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in the first game of the twin bill. He won't be asked to catch twice in one day, so he'll rest in the nightcap while Austin Romine starts behind the plate.

Nola was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left thumb strain and will undergo season-ending surgery, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

It's not entirely clear when the issue initially arose, but it seems possible that Nola has been trying to play through the injury for a while. The backstop concludes the campaign with two homers to go along with a .272/.340/.376 slash line across 194 plate appearances. Webster Rivas was recalled from Triple-A El Paso and figures to share the catching duties with Victor Caratini during the final games of the season.

Relamuto went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs and four RBI in a 12-6 win against the Pirates on Thursday.

Realmuto entered the game in the sixth inning as a pinch hitter for Brad Miller and recorded hits in all three of his at-bats: singling in the sixth, swatting a two-run home run in the seventh and bringing home two more runs with an eighth-inning single. The All-Star backstop has enjoyed an excellent September, featuring a .299/.349/.468 slash line with eight extra-base hits.

Caratini went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

Caratini got the starting assignment with Yu Darvish on the mound for the Padres, and he responded with a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning that snapped a 6-6 deadlock. Caratini also produced an RBI single in the first inning and finished with his first three-hit performance of the season. He is hitting just .221/.306/.311 on the year and is firmly behind Austin Nola in the No. 2 catching role.