MLB Player News

Contreras isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Contreras will take a seat for the second time in the last three games after he went 0-for-4 with a run and a strikeout Tuesday. Kevan Smith will start at catcher and bat seventh.

Stallings isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

Stallings had started each of the last four games, and he went 2-for-16 with a home run, a double, two runs and an RBI during that time. Michael Perez will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Caratini isn't starting Wednesday's game against Colorado.

Caratini went 1-for-6 with a double, an RBI and two strikeouts across the last two games. Webster Rivas will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Narvaez isn't starting Wednesday against the Reds.

Narvaez had started each of the last two games and went 2-for-8 with a strikeout during that time. Manny Pina will start behind the plate and bat fifth.

Gomes went 1-for-3 with a grand slam, a walk and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Pirates.

The 33-year-old put the finishing touches on a five-run first inning with a one-out grand slam to comfortably put Washington in the lead. Gomes is batting .248/.287/.416 with six home runs, five doubles, 22 RBI and 19 runs through 42 games this season. The homer was just the catcher's second since May 7, while the big four-RBI night doubled his total for June.

The Orioles traded Davis to the Pirates in exchange for Jose Berroa on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Davis joins the Pirates organization in the midst of a solid offensive season, as he's hit .289 across 43 Triple-A at-bats so far in 2021.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

With Cincinnati facing a lefty starter (Brett Anderson) for the second straight day, the lefty-hitting Barnhart will once again cede catching duties to the righty-hitting Tyler Stephenson. Right-hander Freddy Peralta is scheduled to take the hill Wednesday for Milwaukee, so expect Barnhart to pick up his first start of the series that day.

Manager Jayce Tingler said Monday that Nola (knee) won't start a rehab assignment for at least a few weeks, the Associated Press reports.

Tingler indicated late last week that Nola has been showing improvement and is on the verge of ramping up baseball activities, but it appears that the backstop remains weeks away from being able to participate in a minor-league rehab stint. That means his return to the big club will happen no sooner than early July.

Casali went 3-for-4 in Monday's 5-2 win over Arizona.

All three of Casali's hits were singles, and this was his first multi-hit effort of the season. The 32-year-old has seen roughly one-third of the playing time when healthy as the backup to Buster Posey. Casali is slashing just .135/.264/.149 with a double, six RBI and six runs scored across 87 plate appearances.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's 3-1 win over the Phillies.

Smith launched a two-run homer off Spencer Howard in the fourth inning, erasing a 1-0 deficit for the Dodgers. It was his second home run in the last three games and his seventh on the season. The 26-year-old has been one of the top fantasy options at catcher this year, slashing .271/.368/.471 with 19 extra-base hits, 22 RBI, 32 runs scored and a stolen base.