MLB Player News

McCann is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

McCann started behind the plate and went 1-for-4 during the matinee, so it's not a surprise he's taking a seat for the nightcap. Tomas Nido will catch for Marcus Stroman in Game 2.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Narvaez is off to a hot start following a very disappointing 2020 campaign, as he's posted a 1.197 OPS through 29 plate appearances. He's been the clear No. 1 option behind the plate thus far this season, starting seven of the first 11 games. Manny Pina will make his fourth start of the year Tuesday.

Gomes is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Gomes has started just two out of five games since returning from the COVID-19 injured list Friday. Alex Avila will start behind the plate in his absence.

Caratini is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

Caratini appears to be receiving a maintenance day after making starts at catcher Sunday and Monday. Luis Campusano checks in behind the plate Tuesday, catching for southpaw Blake Snell.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Mets.

Andrew Knapp will catch Chase Anderson in the afternoon contest, but Realmuto should be back behind the plate for the nightcap, working in a battery with Aaron Nola.

Contreras went 1-for-3 with a walk in Monday's loss against the Brewers.

Contreras has hit safely in each of the Cubs' last four games, but he hasn't produced a lot of offense with only one homer and three RBI across his first 10 contests. The star catcher is hitting just .214 thus far, though the entire Cubs lineup has been struggling early in the year.

D'Arnaud isn't starting Monday's game against the Marlins.

D'Arnaud had started each of the last three games for Atlanta and went 4-for-10 with a double, one run, one RBI and two walks during that time. Alex Jackson will take over behind the plate for Monday's series opener against Miami.

Realmuto went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Braves.

Realmuto doubled to begin the second inning and managed to safely steal third during the next at-bat. The 30-year-old has swiped 45 bags since 2015, making him one of the top base-stealers at his position. Realmuto has gotten off to a solid start at the plate, as he's slashing .333/.375/.533 with six RBI and four runs scored in 32 plate appearances.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith started the past three games behind the plate but will take a seat Sunday after going 1-for-10 with one double, one run and two walks. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate and bat eighth in the series finale.

Gomes is not in the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Gomes made his first start of the season Saturday and went 2-for-4 with one RBI, and he'll head to the bench Sunday. Jonathan Lucroy will catch for Max Scherzer in the series finale.