MLB Player News

Atlanta reinstated d'Arnaud (personal) from the paternity list Tuesday.

William Contreras will head back to Triple-A Gwinnett to create room on the active roster for d'Arnaud, who was away from the team for the maximum three days to witness the birth of his child. Stephen Vogt will remain with Atlanta as the No. 2 backstop behind d'Arnaud, who will likely start behind the dish in Tuesday's game against the Yankees.

Contreras (knee) could return Friday as the designated hitter for the upcoming series against the White Sox and Twins, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Contreras has already missed the minimum 10 days with a sprained right knee, but it doesn't sound as though he'll have to miss too much more time. He may not be ready to catch yet, but as long as the Cubs trust him to run the bases, he could return to the roster as an offense-only player until his knee fully heals.

Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and a steal in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Padres.

Realmuto slammed a two-run homer off Miguel Diaz in the seventh inning, extending the Phillies' lead to six runs. In addition, he stole second base after hitting a single to lead off the second inning. It was the first time this season that he homered and stole a base in the same game. He is batting .286 with three long balls and 14 RBI over his last 17 games. On the season, the catcher is slashing .262/.347/.451 with 14 home runs, 56 RBI, 50 runs and eight steals in 405 plate appearances.

Nelson (hand) has gone 1-for-8 with a double and six strikeouts in his two games since rejoining the High-A Dayton lineup Thursday.

Nelson went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs in his High-A debut Aug. 14 before exiting the contest after being struck on the left hand by a pitch in his final plate appearance. After getting four days off to recuperate, Nelson checked back into the lineup and looks set to serve as Dayton's No. 1 catcher for the remainder of the campaign.

Perez went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Sunday's 3-0 loss to St. Louis.

He's hitless in his last 19 at-bats dating back to Aug. 2. Perez continues to make two or three weekly starts, but he's cooled off since hitting a ninth-inning home run on Aug. 1. Interestingly, 15 of Perez's 23 hits have come in consecutive games, giving him a glimmer of streaming potential on rare occasions. His overall slash line of .153/.230/.347 (prior to Sunday) illustrates his offensive shortcomings, however.

Contreras was spotted Sunday testing his sprained right knee by running the bases, Brian Sandalow of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

According to manager David Ross, Contreras has been able to do some catching in addition to running, but his knee hasn't healed enough for the backstop to take part in blocking drills behind the plate. Sandalow speculates that if Contreras is activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of next weekend's road series versus the White Sox, he could be deployed as a designated hitter before catching in games.

Nola is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

He gets a day off after going 1-for-3 with a walk Saturday, raising his average to .265 in the last 10 games. Victor Caratini is catching and batting eighth Sunday.

Narvaez is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Narvaez has hit .323 with a double, two home runs and nine RBI in his last 10 games. Manny Pina is starting behind the dish and batting eighth Sunday.

Leon will start at catcher and bat seventh Sunday against the Reds, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

He'll crack the starting nine for the first time since Aug. 10. After the Marlins acquired Alex Jackson from Atlanta at the July 30 trade deadline and added him to the active roster shortly thereafter, Leon has fallen from second to third on the depth chart at catcher behind Jackson and Jorge Alfaro.

Diaz is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Diaz gets a day off after hitting a home run and driving in three runs Saturday. Dom Nunez is catching and batting eighth in Sunday's series finale.