MLB Player News

Mejia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia will get a breather after he went 5-for-11 with a double and an RBI while starting behind the plate in each of the past three games. Christian Bethancourt will catch for starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday.

Ruiz was struck by multiple foul tips in his catcher's mask and once in his right knee during Monday's 5-4 win over the Cubs and won't start Tuesday as a result, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Manager Dave Martinez said Ruiz isn't exhibiting any concussion symptoms, so he should have a chance to return to action Wednesday. After catching six times in the previous nine days, Ruiz probably would have benefited from a day off even if he wasn't roughed up Monday.

Nola is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Nola had seen an uptick in playing time of late while Jorge Alfaro had nursed a knee issue, but Alfaro looks to be healthy again and will pick up his second start behind the plate in the Padres' last three games. Though he no longer has a clear path to the top catcher's role, Nola is off to a strong start to August and should play more than the typical No. 2 backstop. In 11 games so far this month, Nola has hit .265 with a home run, four walks, six runs and five RBI.

Sanchez is not starting Tuesday's game against the Royals.

Sandy Leon will catch while Sanchez, slashing .308/.379/.423 in eight games this month, rests. Sanchez has started roughly half of Minnesota's games lately and that trend figures to continue.

Haase is not in the lineup Tuesday in Cleveland, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Haase went 0-for-2 with a walk Monday and has gone 7-for-35 since the beginning of August. Tucker Barnhart will handle catching duties Tuesday.

McCann is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta.

Coming out of the weekend, McCann appeared to be moving into the No. 2 role at catcher before Tomas Nido (illness) was placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Monday. After going 1-for-7 with an RBI while starting in both of the last two games, McCann will take a seat, though he'll likely rank ahead of Michael Perez on the depth chart for the duration of Nido's absence.

Jansen is on the bench Tuesday versus the Orioles.

Alejandro Kirk is catching Tuesday and George Springer is the designated hitter-a situation that may make it harder for Jansen to find playing time moving forward. Since hitting a pair of home runs July 22, Jansen has hit .100 with no extra-base hits and five RBI.

Stallings is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Stallings will give way to Nick Fortes behind the plate after catching in Monday's 3-0 win in the series opener. He reached base in all four of his plate appearances on the night, singling three times and drawing a walk while also driving in a run.

Realmuto is on the bench Tuesday in Cincinnati.

It appears to be a regular day off for Realmuto, who has accumulated two doubles, two triples and three home runs along with nine RBI in 12 games so far this month. Garrett Stubbs is the backstop for Tuesday's contest.

Atlanta placed Tromp on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a strained left quadricep.

After getting called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on Aug. 7, Tromp went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in his lone game for Atlanta on Saturday against the Marlins. He apparently picked up the injury in that game and will now miss at least the next week and a half, but he likely wouldn't have stuck around with the big club much longer even if he hadn't gotten hurt. Travis d'Arnaud (lower leg) returned from a short-term injury in Monday's win over the Mets, giving Atlanta two healthy catchers again.