MLB Player News

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Texas, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez is mired in a 2-for-17 slump and finds himself on the bench for the second straight game. Alex Kirilloff (undisclosed) will serve as the designated hitter while Nick Gordon starts in left field.

Mejia is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Cincinnati, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays have alternated starters behind the plate over the past six games, and that trend will continue Friday after Mejia started Wednesday and went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts. Rene Pinto will catch and bat eighth for Tampa Bay.

D'Arnaud will be on the bench Friday against the Nationals.

D'Arnaud is having a strong season at the plate. His 119 wRC+ ranks fifth among catchers with at least 200 plate appearances, while his 11 homers tie him for fifth among all backstops. Atlanta has gotten unexpected contributions from fellow catcher William Contreras, however, so d'Arnaud won't be asked to handle too heavy of a workload behind the plate.

Rutschman is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Angels, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman will get a day off after he went 4-for-18 with a homer, a double, two RBI and four runs over the last five games. Robinson Chirinos will take over behind the plate and bat eighth against the Angels.

Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Angels.

Rutschman opened the scoring with his second-inning solo shot. He's gone 4-for-14 with two RBI and four runs scored over his last four contests after snapping an 0-for-15 skid. The catcher continues to work on adjusting at the plate, as he owns a .214/.286/.400 slash line with four homers, 11 RBI, 19 runs scored and a stolen base through 154 plate appearances.

Maldonado went 3-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a walk in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Royals.

Maldonado walked in his first plate appearance, doubled in his second and singled in each of his last two at-bats en route to his first three-hit game of the season. Across 61 appearances, the veteran catcher is slashing .160/.237/.310 with seven homers and 18 RBI.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a home run and three total RBI in an 8-3 win over Toronto on Thursday.

Raleigh singled to plate a run in the first inning and followed with a two-run homer to right field in the third. With the performance, he upped his season slash line to .202/.277/.470. The batting average isn't great, but Raleigh is tied for fifth among backstops with 11 homers and has driven in 30 runs in just 55 games.

Wynns isn't starting Thursday's game against the Padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Wynns should see an uptick in playing time while Curt Casali (oblique) is sidelined, but Joey Bart will start behind the plate and bat ninth once again Thursday. Over his last four games, Wynns has gone 2-for-8 with two RBI and two strikeouts.

Contreras (hamstring) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Dodgers.

Contreras worked on the field prior to Thursday's matchup and remains day-to-day, but he'll be held out of the lineup for a third consecutive game due to left hamstring tightness. Rafael Ortega is serving as the designated hitter while Andrelton Simmons enters the lineup at second base.

Kolozsvary was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.

The 26-year-old was sent down by the Reds on Tuesday, but he'll rejoin the active roster after Aramis Garcia (finger) was placed on the 10-day injured list. Kolozsvary will serve as catching depth behind Michael Papierski until Tyler Stephenson (thumb) is cleared to return.