MLB Player News

Heineman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

Heineman operated as the Giants' clear No. 1 catcher during the July portion of the team's schedule, but he's settled into more a timeshare behind the plate since Chadwick Tromp replaced Rob Brantly as the other backstop on the active roster. Tromp has offered more fantasy-friendly numbers thus far than Heineman, who is slashing .222/.323/.259 with one-extra base through 31 plate appearances.

The Braves optioned Jackson to their alternate training site Thursday.

Jackson's latest stint with the Braves lasted all of one day, as his status as the team's No. 3 catcher made him an obvious choice for a demotion with teams needing to reduce their 30-man rosters to 28 ahead of Thursday's deadline. He'll likely move back up to the big club if either Tyler Flowers or Travis d'Arnaud is forced to miss time at any point.

Stallings is out of the lineup Thursday against the Twins.

Stallings will sit for the second time in three days, but he's picked up three starts in the Pirates' last five contests and still looks like the team's preferred backstop. John Ryan Murphy will get a turn behind the plate in Thursday's series finale, catching for JT Brubaker in the latter's first MLB start.

Contreras went 1-for-4 with a single, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Royals.

Batting cleanup as the DH, Contreras drove in a run in the eighth and then stole second off Gabe Speier and Salvador Perez, matching his stolen-base total from all of last season. Contreras also has a couple homers already and is batting north of .300 through 11 games.

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Realmuto was never expected to start both ends of the twin bill, and he started the matinee and went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBI and two walks. Andrew Knapp will work behind the plate in the nightcap, batting ninth.

Serven was added to the Rockies' 60-man player pool Wednesday.

Serven advanced to Double-A Hartford in 2019 but experienced some growing pains as he slashed .202/.286/.364 with nine home runs, 30 RBI and 61 strikeouts over 77 games. The Rockies have plenty of catching depth on their major-league roster so it's highly unlikely that the 25-year-old will reach the big leagues this season, but he'll be able to continue his development among some of the organization's top prospects this year.

Mejia isn't starting Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Mejia has seen the majority of the time behind the plate over the first several weeks of the season, but he'll get his second game off in the past three contests. Austin Hedges will be the starting catcher, batting eighth.

Narvaez is not starting Wednesday against the White Sox.

Narvaez has alternated starts behind the plate over the past three games, and that trend will continue Wednesday. Manny Pina will serve as the starting catcher, batting sixth.

Tromp remains on the bench Wednesday against Colorado, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Tromp had started four out of six games after making his debut last Wednesday, but he's since been on the bench for two in a row. Tyler Heineman remains the starter behind the plate in this one.

Nido got the start behind the plate Tuesday and hit ninth, going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

Wilson Ramos was still in the lineup but at DH, allowing Nido to make only his third start of the season. The 26-year-old has gone 3-for-10 in those starts, but as long as Ramos is healthy, playing time will be scarce for his backup.