MLB Player News

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Kyle Farmer will check in behind the dish in what amounts to a maintenance day for Barnhart, who caught each of the Reds' previous four games.

Grandal is not in Sunday's lineup against the Nationals.

He is hitting .226 with one home run in 53 August at-bats, but is in the midst of a modest four-game hitting streak. Manny Pina starts behind the dish and will hit sixth.

Mejia is not in Sunday's lineup against the Phillies.

He has hit .463 with two home runs in 13 games this month. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Padres.

The catcher has now gone deep in back-to-back games and four times in the last five contests, giving him 19 homers and 66 RBI on the season to go with a strong .282/.333/.489 slash line. Realmuto is closing in rapidly on some milestones -- he now sits three home runs and nine RBI short of new career highs in those categories.

Smith is not in Saturday's lineup against the Braves, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

He is hitting .360 with seven home runs in 50 at-bats since taking over as the Dodgers' primary catcher in late July. Russell Martin is catching and hitting eighth.

Casali (knee) suffered a left hamstring strain last weekend on his minor-league rehab assignment, but he's making good progress in recovering from that setback, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Casali was able to run the bases Friday without pain. He's expected to begin a new rehab assignment back at Triple-A Louisville next week.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Friday's victory over the Braves.

With the Dodgers ahead 6-3 in the eighth inning, Smith smacked a 401-foot shot to left field to tack on a pair of runs. Since taking over as the team's primary catcher at the end of July, the rookie has posted a .360 average along with seven home runs and 22 RBI in 16 games.

Wallach (concussion) has begun participating in baseball activities, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.

The catcher has been on the injured list since late May and had a rehab assignment cut short in July due to persistent concussion symptoms, but Wallach may be back on track again. He could be able to rejoin the Marlins and provide depth behind the plate in September.

Stallings is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

He dealt with a migraine earlier in the week but was able to catch Friday's game. Elias Diaz will start behind the dish, hitting seventh.

Caratini is not in Saturday's lineup against the Pirates.

He has started eight of the last 14 games, hitting .219 with one home run in 32 at-bats over that stretch. Jonathan Lucroy will start behind the dish, hitting eighth.