MLB Player News

The Brewers recalled Naylor from Triple-A Nashville to serve as the 27th player for Sunday's Little League Classic against Atlanta, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The 26-year-old was acquired from Cleveland ahead of the summer trade deadline and will have the chance to make his Milwaukee debut Sunday in Williamsport. Naylor has gotten off to a hot start at Nashville, posting an .895 OPS with three homers in just 10 games after posting a .225/.344/.438 slash line in 45 contests at Triple-A Columbus prior to the trade.

Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Smith (neck) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

The veteran backstop recently progressed to taking live batting practice and has now been cleared for game action. Smith has been shelved since early June due to neck inflammation, and he could be ready to rejoin the Dodgers when MLB rosters expand Sept. 1, which would give him time to play up to seven games with Oklahoma City.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Jeffers will get a rest Sunday after he started behind the plate for the first two contests of the series in San Diego. Victor Caratini will assume catching duties for the Twins in the finale.

Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

After making four straight starts behind the plate from Aug. 8 through Aug. 12, Davis appears to have fallen into a timeshare with Rafael Flores. Davis has started on consecutive days just once over the past 10 games, with Flores' hot bat earning him more opportunities behind the plate as well as at first base on his non-catching days.

Double-A Chattanooga placed Duno on the 7-day injured list Aug. 4 due to a hamstring injury.

The 20-year-old backstop logged a .288/.397/.500 slash line with three home runs and a 16.7 percent strikeout rate in 18 games for the Lookouts before landing on the shelf.

Amaya is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Amaya finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games while the Cubs' timeshare at catcher has tilted more in favor of Carson Kelly of late. Since tying a season high with three RBI in an Aug. 9 win over the Royals, Amaya has gone 2-for-16 with a solo home run and a 2:6 BB:K in his subsequent six games.

Kelly will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.

The Cubs' timeshare at catcher has been tilting in favor of Kelly lately; he'll pick up his third start Sunday in the last four games. Thus far in August, Kelly has produced a .689 OPS, 60 points ahead of Miguel Amaya's mark on the month.

Cavanaugh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

The left-handed-hitting Cavanaugh will be on the bench for a second straight day while the Red Sox send southpaw Jake Bennett to the bump for the series finale. Andrew Knizner will handle the catching duties for the Giants.

Sullivan will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Sullivan has handled a hefty workload of late, starting behind the dish in all but two of the Rockies' 10 games since Aug. 12 while All-Star backstop Hunter Goodman (shoulder) has been out of commission. Though Sullivan has popped two home runs, driven in seven runs and scored five times during that span, his fantasy utility will likely take a hit during the upcoming week, when the Rockies will leave the favorable confines of Coors Field and play seven straight road games.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Bailey will be rested after starting the previous three contests. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for the series finale in Colorado.