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  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Drives in run in return

    Murphy went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's loss to the Nationals.

    Seeing his first MLB action since Opening Day, Murphy hit fifth in the order and brought home Marcell Ozuna with a groundout in the seventh inning. With Ronald Acuna (knee) lost for the season, Atlanta needs Murphy to quickly regain the form that saw him set career highs with 21 homers and an .843 OPS in 2023.

  • Jason Delay C | PIT

    Pirates' Jason Delay: Moving rehab up to Triple-A

    Delay (knee) has been transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis to continue his rehab assignment, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

    Delay had been at Single-A Bradenton, where he was hitless with one walk in his lone game. The 29-year-old is coming back from meniscus surgery on his right knee and could be need by the big club, depending on the status of Joey Bart (thumb).

  • Ivan Herrera C | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Picks up first steal

    Herrera went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.

    Herrera is in a bit of a slump, having gone 1-for-12 with four walks and four strikeouts over his last five games. The catcher's steal Sunday was the first of his career. He's added a .262/.336/.355 slash line with three home runs, 15 RBI and 14 runs scored over 122 plate appearances this season. Herrera continues to occupy a starting role behind the dish with Pedro Pages as backup while Willson Contreras (forearm) is likely out until mid-July.

  • Phillies' Rafael Marchan: Reinstated, optioned to Triple-A

    Marchan (back) was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.

    Marchan will effectively continue his rehab assignment with Lehigh Valley with no pressing need for a third catcher at the big-league level. The 25-year-old backstop has not appeared in the majors since 2021, but he could get a look later in the season if there is an injury behind the plate in Philadelphia.

  • Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Not in Monday's lineup

    D'Arnaud is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.

    Sean Murphy is making his long-awaited return from the injured list Monday, so d'Arnaud will begin this one on the bench. It's likely that Murphy won't shoulder too big of a workload initially, so expect d'Arnaud to continue seeing plenty of reps. The 35-year-old should retain value in two-catcher leagues even with his playing time expected to dip.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Braves' Sean Murphy: Activated from injured list

    Atlanta activated Murphy (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Monday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

    Murphy missed more than eight weeks with a Grade 1 left oblique strain but is finally ready to rejoin Atlanta's lineup. He looked sharp during a four-game rehab stint with Triple-A Gwinnett, batting .278 with two home runs. Murphy will probably be eased back into primary catcher duties for Atlanta, as the club is keeping Chadwick Tromp around as a third catcher behind Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud for the time being. He is starting Monday's game, batting fifth against Mitchell Parker and the Nationals.

  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting Sunday

    Amaya is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against St. Louis.

    After going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Cardinals, Amaya will begin Sunday's game in the dugout. Yan Gomes will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray.

  • Marlins' Christian Bethancourt: Not starting Sunday

    Bethancourt is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Arizona.

    Bethancourt started behind home plate in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Arizona, going 1-for-3 with two strikeouts. Nick Fortes will serve as the catcher Sunday and bat ninth against Diamondbacks left-hander Blake Walston.

  • Padres' Luis Campusano: Not starting Sunday

    Campusano is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Yankees.

    Campusano will rest Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 0-for-5 with two walks. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth against Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt.

  • Joey Bart C | PIT

    Pirates' Joey Bart: Leaves game with left thumb injury

    Bart left Sunday's game against Atlanta due to a left thumb injury, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

    Bart was pulled before the start of the second inning Sunday, with Yasmani Grandal taking over behind the plate. The severity of the injury is not yet known, but Bart is being evaluated by medical staff, per Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Bart has gone 9-for-28 with one home run and four RBI in May.

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