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Hedges is out of Monday's lineup against the Dodgers.

He will sit for the fifth time in the last 14 games, and is hitting .258 with one home run over that stretch. A.J. Ellis will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Wallach was called up to Miami on Monday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

The Marlins need a second catcher with J.T. Realmuto on the paternity list. Wallach will likely be stuck behind Bryan Holaday and will probably only be up for a short period of time, as Realmuto will be out for at most three games.

Realmuto was placed on the paternity list Monday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Players on the paternity list miss between one and three games, so Realmuto will be back Friday against the Phillies at the latest. Chad Wallach was called up to take his place on the roster and will back up Bryan Holaday until Realmuto returns.

Realmuto went 5-for-6 with a pair of runs and three RBI to help the Marlins to a 10-2 victory over the Nationals on Sunday.

Realmuto continued his red-hot hitting with this monster effort. He now has a brilliant .317/.368/.551 slash line and seems to have firmly established himself as one of the best-hitting catchers in baseball coming off last year's solid campaign, in which he logged a .783 OPS.

Grandal is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels.

Austin Barnes will check in behind the plate while Grandal receives a maintenance day in the series finale. Grandal had started each of the Dodgers' previous five games at catcher, going 6-for-15 with four extra-base knocks, seven walks, five runs and five RBi in those contests.

Diaz is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

Diaz will receive a well-deserved breather after starting 14 consecutive games behind the plate for the Pirates while Francisco Cervelli (concussion) was sidelined. With Cervelli activated from the 10-day disabled list Sunday and re-entering the lineup, Diaz may only be in store for a couple starts per week so long as Cervelli avoids any sort of setback on the health front. That still might be enough to make Diaz playable in NL-only or deeper two-catcher formats, as he's been one of the best No. 2 backstops in baseball this season. Diaz has hit .289 with seven home runs, 23 RBI and 26 runs across 155 plate appearances.

Stallings was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis prior to Sunday's game against the Phillies, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

Stallings was promoted June 22 when starting catcher Francisco Cervelli landed on the disabled list with a concussion, and Cervelli's return Sunday sends Stallings back to the minors. He did not make a start while in the majors. The 28-year-old returns to Indianapolis, where he has a .289/.335/.396 slash line in 42 games.

Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Nationals.

The 27-year-old has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games and he's already gone yard twice in July, bringing his total to 12 home runs this season. He's not running like he did in past years, but Realmuto is right up there with Buster Posey and Willson Contreras as one of the best pure hitters at the position.

Hedges is not in the lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Hedges is hitting .280 with an .813 OPS in eight games since returning from an elbow injury. He'll sit Saturday in favor of A.J. Ellis.

Mesoraco is out of the lineup against the Rays on Saturday, Tim Healey of Newsday Sports reports.

Mesoraco will receive a breather after picking up two hits during Friday's victory. In his absence, Kevin Plawecki will catch Steven Matz and bat seventh.