MLB Player News
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Jacob Stallings C | COL
Rockies' Jacob Stallings: Taking seat Tuesday
Stallings is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
Stallings had started in five of six games since Elias Diaz's (calf) injury, but he'll yield to Hunter Goodman behind the dish Tuesday. Both Stallings and Goodman have been red-hot at the plate lately, with Stallings riding a six-game hit streak with four extra-base hits and four runs scored since June 10 and Goodman swatting three homers over his last three games. Regardless, Stallings should see most of the catching work moving forward.
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Yasmani Grandal C | PIT
Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Absent from lineup
Grandal is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.
Grandal has now started every other game across the last nine contests. It was initially Henry Davis (concussion) receiving the other starts, but with Davis sidelined, Jason Delay is doing the catching Tuesday.
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Nick Fortes C | MIA
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Fortes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.
Fortes has started 11 of Miami's first 14 games in June despite going 3-for-31 during that stretch, but he'll take a seat for Tuesday's contest. Christian Bethancourt will work behind the plate and bat ninth in his place.
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Jacob Stallings C | COL
Rockies' Jacob Stallings: Homers against Dodgers
Stallings went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Monday against the Dodgers.
Stallings has taken over as the Rockies' primary catcher in the absence of Elias Diaz (calf). He's started six of the team's last seven games, collecting seven hits across 18 at-bats with three RBI and four runs scored. Stallings has also hit cleanup in the past two contests.
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Patrick Bailey C | SF
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Goes deep Monday
Bailey went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk against the Cubs in Monday's 7-6 victory.
Bailey brought San Francisco to within two runs with his eighth-inning solo blast. It was just his second extra-base hit over his past 16 contests, a span in which he's batted .264 (14-for-53). Bailey has a modest five long balls on the campaign, but he's been solid offensively with a .286/.360/.435 slash line, 23 RBI, 18 runs, two steals, an 11.5 percent walk rate and a 19.0 percent strikeout rate over 179 plate appearances.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Collects three hits
Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI in Monday's win against Texas.
Alvarez singled and scored in the fifth inning before delivering RBI base hits in the sixth and eighth frames. He entered Monday's game in a 2-for-14 (.143) slump since returning from the injured list. Alvarez produced his first multi-hit game since April 11. He's now slashing .243/.282/.338 with 12 RBI through 23 games this season.
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Rafael Marchan C | PHI
Phillies' Rafael Marchan: Has career day vs Padres
Marchan went 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 9-2 victory over the Padres.
In his third big-league game since 2021, Marchan had a banner night, reaching base in each of his four at-bats and driving in a pair. On Friday, he hit his first home run, and he followed it up nicely with this showing. With J.T. Realmuto going down with a knee injury, Marchan's only competition for playing time is Garrett Stubbs, whose current slash line of .191/.267/.206 leaves a lot to be desired.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Available off bench
Contreras (head) is available to pinch-hit or enter the game defensively off the bench Monday versus the Angels, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Contreras will be forced to miss his second contest of the season after taking a shot to the head while applying the tag at home plate to finish Sunday's 5-4 win over the Reds, but manager Pat Murphy said Monday that the catcher "is going to be fine." Contreras appears to have avoided any significant injury, which is music to the ears of fantasy managers who have reaped the benefits of his stellar play in 2024.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Not starting Monday
Contreras (head) is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
Contreras was evaluated for concussion following Sunday's 5-4 win over the Reds after his head collided with Stuart Fairchild on a tag at home plate in the ninth inning. With Contreras out for the series opener Monday, Gary Sanchez will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Halos right-hander Jose Soriano.
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Luis Campusano C | SD
Padres' Luis Campusano: Sitting against lefty again
Campusano is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
The Padres seem to have opted for a de facto platoon at catcher of late, even though both Campusano and Kyle Higashioka are right-handed hitters. Higashioka will stick in the lineup Monday for the fourth time in the Padres' last five matchups with lefties, while Campusano will take a seat. Campusano should still see the bulk of the playing time behind the dish as the Padres' preferred option against righties.