MLB Player News

Stalling is out of the lineup Sunday against the Reds, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Stallings will head to the bench for the season finale after going 2-for-3 with a pair of walks Saturday. The 31-year-old has a .246/.335/.369 slash line with eight homers, 53 RBI and 38 runs in 112 games this season. Michael Perez will start behind the plate in the season finale.

Realmuto is not in the lineup Sunday at Miami.

Realmuto will be on the bench Sunday as the Phillies close out 2021 against the Marlins. Unless he makes an appearances off the bench, the 30-year-old will finish the season with a .783 OPS, 17 homers, 73 RBI, 64 runs and 13 stolen bases in 133 games. Andrew Knapp will work behind the plate in Game 162.

Murphy is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Cal Raleigh starts behind the dish in a must-win game for the Mariners, who still have a chance at a wild card berth. Murphy will be available off the bench as a potential pinch hitter or defensive replacement.

Garver is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Ryan Jeffers catches and bats ninth while Garver rests on the final day of the regular season.

Perez is on the bench for Sunday's season finale against the Rangers.

Perez has gone 0-for-6 in his last two games and 6-for-31 in his last 10. Assuming he doesn't enter Sunday's game, he finishes 2021 with an abysmal .149/.245/.319 slash line in 161 plate appearances. Austin Hedges is catching Sunday.

Stallings went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks in Saturday's 8-6 win over Cincinnati.

It's encouraging that the catcher's late-season concussion kept him sidelined for just nine days, and it appears that he'll head into the offseason healthy. Stallings has five hits in his last 11 at-bats, lifting his batting average to .246 -- his highest mark since May 25. The 31-year-old figures to serve as the team's primary catcher again in 2022.

Heim is not starting Sunday's game against Cleveland.

Heim hit his 10th home run of the season Saturday and will finish 2021 hitting .196 with 32 RBI, unless of course he pinch hits Sunday. Jose Trevino is catching and batting eighth.

Barnhart is out of the lineup Sunday against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The 30-year-old will finish the season on the bench for the third time in the final four games with Tyler Stephenson receiving another start. If he doesn't make an appearance off the bench, Barnhart will finish 2021 with a .247/.317/.368 slash line, seven homers, 21 doubles, 48 RBI and 41 runs in 388 plate appearances.

Jansen went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Orioles.

The catcher launched his 11th homer of the season in the fifth inning off Konner Wade. Three of those long balls have come in Jansen's last four starts, and since the beginning of September he's batting an impressive .327 (18-for-55).

Heim went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and two walks in Saturday's 7-2 win over Cleveland.

The rookie catcher got his home run total to a round number Saturday, smashing his 10th long ball of the season off Triston McKenzie to bust the game wide open in the fourth inning. It's been a tough slog for Heim batting average-wise this season, but he'll look to use the 82 games of experience he got with the big club in 2021 to vie for a roster spot next year.