MLB Player News

Herrera (head) is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Padres, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

Herrera was removed from Wednesday's 14-5 loss to the Cardinals after taking a foul ball off his helmet, but he'll be back in action for Sunday's series finale while No. 1 backstop Gabriel Moreno gets a day off. Starting pitcher Drey Jameson will form a battery with Herrera.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Hedges went 2-for-8 while starting the first three games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Cleveland, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings has a .143/.231/.229 slash line and 30.8 percent strikeout rate through 39 plate appearances this season, and he'll step out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians. Nick Fortes will work behind the plate and bat eighth.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Vazquez is 2-for-14 with six strikeouts over his past four appearances and will take a seat Sunday for the third time in Minnesota's last four games. Ryan Jeffers will start at catcher with southpaw Patrick Corbin pitching for Washington.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

With Yan Gomes getting the call against Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw, Barnhart will retreat to the bench. The veteran hasn't done much with the bat so far, slashing just .200/.250/.200 with an RBI and a run scored across 25 at-bats. He should continue to split playing time with Gomes, though Luis Torrens, who is starting as the DH on Sunday, could also earn a larger role moving forward.

Gomes is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Gomes sat out Saturday and is seeing his playing time against righties shrink, but he'll return to the lineup for Sunday's matchup against southpaw Clayton Kershaw. Tucker Barnhart heads to the bench to make room for Gomes. The two veterans should continue to split playing time behind the plate.

Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.

With Eric Haase getting the series finale off, Rogers will enter the lineup. Rogers started the season off with two home runs in his first four games but hasn't gone deep in seven contests since then, though he has managed a .294 batting average during the most recent stretch.

Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.

Grandal went 4-for-17 with two doubles, a solo homer and two additional runs while starting the past five games, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale in Tampa Bay. Seby Zavala will receive the start behind the plate against Rays righty Zach Eflin.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Stephenson started the past six games and will step out of the lineup after he went 5-for-22 with a double, an RBI a run and 11 strikeouts during that span. Luke Maile will work behind the plate in Sunday's series finale at Pittsburgh.

Haase is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Haase has produced a lowly .542 OPS through 49 plate appearances on the season, and because the Tigers value him mostly for his production with the bat rather than his work behind the plate, his ongoing offensive slump is beginning to cost him playing time. The defensive-minded Jake Rogers will get another turn behind the dish as the two backstops have now made four starts apiece at catcher over the last eight games.