MLB Player News

Nido was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left thumb Monday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Nido had been out of the lineup in three of the last four games, and he's apparently dealing with a thumb injury that will force him to miss at least 10 days. Patrick Mazeika was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to serve as catching depth behind James McCann.

Smith isn't starting Monday's game against the Pirates, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith was dominant during the Dodgers' weekend series against the Mets, as he went 4-for-12 with three homers, seven RBI and three runs during the three-game span. Austin Barnes will take his place at catcher and bat eighth.

Jackson is not in the lineup Monday against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Jackson has a .162/.225/.432 slash line in 12 games since being acquired by the Marlins, and he finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest. Jackson has been working as Miami's primary catcher with Jorge Alfaro seeing regular action in left field, but the return of Jesus Sanchez (COVID-19 injured list) may return in Jackson and Alfaro seeing a more even split behind the plate.

Smith went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Mets.

Smith blasted a solo home run in the first inning off Carlos Carrasco. The catcher homered for the third day in a row. In addition, he added an eighth-inning single that drove in a pair of runs. On the season, he is slashing .266/.377/.502 with 18 long balls, 59 RBI and 53 runs scored in 368 plate appearances.

Stephenson went 1-for-1 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Phillies.

Stephenson was out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games, but he entered the contest in the eighth inning and blasted his ninth home run of the season. The 24-year-old is in the midst of a power surge across his last three appearances, and he's gone 5-for-9 with three home runs, four RBI and four runs during that time.

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

Nido started behind the dish in Saturday's 2-1 loss and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, but he'll be back on the bench for the series finale while James McCann catches for starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco. Given that Nido has picked up five starts in August to McCann's nine, Nido looks like the clear No. 2 backstop for New York.

Nola is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

After catching in four of the Padres' last five games while going 4-for-14 at the plate, Nola will get some rest for the series finale. Victor Caratini will catch starting pitcher Craig Stammen on Sunday.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Diaz is getting a routine maintenance day after he went 1-for-8 while starting the past two games at catcher. Dom Nunez replaces Diaz behind the dish.

Jackson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

After catching three consecutive games for Miami while going 2-for-12 with a home run and a pair of walks, Jackson will get some routine maintenance for the series finale. Jorge Alfaro -- who has been serving as Miami's everyday left fielder of late -- will replace Jackson behind the dish.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

After catching the second game of Saturday's twin bill, Narvaez will take a seat due to the quick turnaround for Sunday's series finale. Manny Pina will step in behind the dish, catching for starting pitcher Eric Lauer.