MLB Player News

Leon cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

Leon served as Texas' backup catcher for the first two and a half months of the season but only came to the plate 44 times. His .146/.186/.195 slash line and 45.5 percent strikeout rate make it easy to see why he failed to earn more opportunities.

Bethancourt will sit Saturday against the Padres, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Bethancourt has the edge in starts over Francisco Mejia on the season by a 43-31 margin, but the pair have taken turns behind the plate over the last six games. An even split better suits their respective performances at the plate, as Bethancourt's .675 OPS isn't meaningfully better than Mejia's .662 mark.

Murphy was removed from Saturday's game against the Rockies due to right hamstring tightness.

Murphy was pulled after limping back to first base on a line drive he hit to the wall in center field. The severity of Murphy's hamstring injury remains unknown, but he will presumably undergo some tests, which will provide more information in the near future. Until then, he should be considered day-to-day.

Raleigh will not start Saturday's game against the White Sox.

Raleigh has been in a slump at the plate recently, going 3-for-31 over his last nine games. Tom Murphy will catch for Logan Gilbert on Saturday.

Garver will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Toronto.

Garver was starting regularly after returning from a knee injury at the beginning of June, but he's now been on the bench for five of the last eight games. Jonah Heim continues to handle a heavy workload behind the plate, while Robbie Grossman will get the start as the designated hitter.

Grandal will sit Saturday against Seattle.

Grandal grabbed five hits across the last two games against the Dodgers, but his reward has been to sit for the first two games against the Mariners. Seby Zavala remains the starter behind the plate.

Maldonado will sit Saturday against the Reds.

Maldonado's .547 OPS on the season is low even by his standards; he hasn't finished with a lower mark since all the way back in 2013. That hasn't affected his workload, however, as his 51 starts behind the plate rank sixth in the league. Yainer Diaz will catch for Brandon Bielak on Saturday.

Perez (hand) will bat third and start behind the plate Saturday against the Angels.

Perez had been out of action since taking a pitch off his hand in Wednesday's game against the Reds, but he'll return having missed just one start. Perez had reached base safely in five consecutive games prior to the injury, homering twice.

Contreras isn't in the Brewers' lineup Saturday against Pittsburgh.

Contreras is 3-for-17 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored over his last five contests. He'll sit Saturday in favor of Victor Caratini, who holds a 1.033 OPS since the beginning of June and will bat eighth.

Ruiz isn't starting Saturday against the Marlins, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Keibert has gone 6-for-21 at the plate with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored across his last five games and will get a breather Saturday. Riley Adams will take Ruiz's place behind the dish and bat seventh.