MLB Player News

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.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Stallings has struggled lately at the plate, hitting .156 with no extra-base hits in his last 10 games. Michael Perez is catching and batting seventh Sunday.

Jackson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Jackson gets a day off after striking out in 21 of his last 32 at-bats. He's tallied five hits, one of which was a home run, in that nine-game span. Sandy Leon is behind the dish and batting seventh for Sunday's series finale.