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D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.

D'Arnaud will get his second day off of the season after he went 3-for-12 with a home run, an additional run and four RBI while starting in three of Atlanta's four games against Cincinnati to open the campaign. William Contreras replaced d'Arnaud in the lineup for Saturday's 2-1 win, but it'll be Manny Pina who gets the nod behind the dish Monday while d'Arnaud rests.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.

The lefty-hitting Narvaez will be on the bench for the second time in the Brewers' first four games, with both of his absences from the lineup coming against left-handed starting pitchers. The Brewers haven't formally announced that Narvaez will occupy the large side of a platoon at catcher with the switch-hitting Victor Caratini, but even when he picks up starts against southpaws, Narvaez will likely slot near the bottom of the order.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional RBI in Sunday's win over the Mariners.

The former Yankees backstop went hitless Friday and didn't play Saturday, but he recorded a strong game in this one -- he was responsible for more than half of the team's runs while also going yard for the first time in 2022. Sanchez is expected to play a backup catcher role, but he should still see plenty of at-bats as a designated hitter.

Perez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Perez started behind the plate in each of the Bucs' first three games, going 3-for-10 with two walks and two runs. He looks to be the Pirates' clear No. 1 backstop, though he'll still likely be subject to at least one or two days off per week. Andrew Knapp will replace Perez in the lineup for the first time in 2022, catching for Zach Thompson in the series finale in St. Louis.

Jansen went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.

That's now two starts and two homers to begin the season for Jansen, who is looking to prove he deserves the bulk of the work behind the plate even with Alejandro Kirk on the roster as well. Jansen's power has never been in question, only his ability to get to it in games, but if he can improve on his career .215 batting average, a breakout campaign could follow.

Knizner will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Pirates, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

The Cardinals are wrapping up their season-opening series against Pittsburgh with a game that begins at 2:15 p.m. ET, so Knizner will check in behind the dish as manager Oliver Marmol looks to extend a breather to top backstop Yadier Molina. Knizer went unused over the Cardinals' first three games while Molina started each time.

Heim went 2-for-3 with home run, three RBI and a second run scored in Sunday's 12-6 win over the Blue Jays.

Heim extended the Rangers' three-run lead in the seventh inning with a two-run homer. He made his second consecutive start behind the dish, as primary backstop Mitch Garver, who sat Saturday's day game following a Friday night game, served as the designated hitter Sunday. Texas manager Chris Woodward said during spring training that he will manage Garver's workload by having him play first base and DH. That suggests Heim's in line for a healthy dose of starts, although the young catcher had a mere .583 OPS over 326 career MLB plate appearances in 2020 and 2021.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 9-4 win over the Dodgers.

Diaz had a towering flyball knocked down by the wind in the bottom of the fifth inning Sunday, but he hit a line drive in the bottom of the seventh that resulted in a two-run homer. The 31-year-old already has two extra-base hits in his first three appearances of the season and has value as a catcher at Coors Field after he hit a career-high 18 home runs last year.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Reds.

D'Arnaud has enjoyed a productive big-league career, and he may in time become the answer to a trivia question as a result of this particular homer, as it was the first allowed by Hunter Greene at the highest level. As Atlanta's No. 1 catching option, d'Arnaud has been behind the plate for three of the team's four games so far, batting either seventh or eighth.

Stephenson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's win in Atlanta.

Stephenson got himself on the board with a fifth-inning long ball off Sean Newcomb. The backstop is looking to build on his strong 2021 campaign, and he's off to a nice start -- he's batting .300 in the early going. Stephenson has hit fifth in the order in all three games he's started so far.