MLB Player News

Heim isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Heim drew starts in each of the last three games and went 1-for-8 with two strikeouts during that time. John Hicks will start behind the plate and bat fifth.

Stallings is starting and batting fifth Wednesday afternoon against Arizona.

The backstop, who sat out Tuesday's game, is hitting .375 with three homers and eight RBI in his last 24 at-bats. Stallings has faced Wednesday starter Madison Bumgarner only three times, collecting two hits (including a home run).

Diaz isn't starting Wednesday's game against Seattle.

Diaz started each of the last two games and went 2-for-8. Dom Nunez will take over at catcher and bat eighth.

Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a run and a walk in Tuesday's win over Colorado, but he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat sixth.

Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in Tuesday's win over Philadelphia.

The backstop went yard for the third time over his last five games, and in fact, three of his last four hits have cleared the fences. On the surface, his overall numbers might remain underwhelming since he's just hitting .220, but he owns a decent .809 OPS and has a realistic shot at posting the third 30-homer season of his career if he keeps seeing the ball as well as he's been seeing it of late.

Nido will start at catcher and bat seventh Wednesday against the Reds, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Nido will pick up his third start in four games after going 3-for-8 with a double and two runs. James McCann -- who is getting a breather Wednesday -- still sits atop the depth chart and is expected to receive the bulk of the starts behind the plate moving forward, despite Nido's recent spike in playing time.

McCann isn't starting Wednesday against the Reds, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

McCann will get a day off after he went 4-for-7 with a home run, three RBI and two runs across the last two games. Tomas Nido will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Caratini is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

Webster Rivas will catch Chris Paddack in the opening game, but Caratini should be behind the dish for the nightcap, when the newly recalled Reiss Knehr makes his second start of the season. Caratini, who is holding down a .658 OPS on the season, will likely shift back to the No. 2 catcher role in the coming days with Austin Nola (knee) closing in on a return from the 10-day injured list.

Atlanta reinstated Jackson (hamstring) from the 60-day injured list Wednesday and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Though Travis d'Arnaud (thumb) is expected to remain sidelined through mid-August, Jackson wasn't needed to provide catching depth at the big-league level with Atlanta having acquired a pair of veteran backstops (Stephen Vogt and Kevan Smith) while the 25-year-old was on the shelf. Jackson will likely share time behind the plate at Gwinnett with William Contreras, who was demoted shortly before the All-Star break after struggling at the dish during his time as Atlanta's No. 1 catcher. Jackson enjoyed a productive rehab assignment at Triple-A, going 17-for-60 (.283 average) with four home runs, seven doubles and 15 RBI in 14 games.

Mejia went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Orioles.

The catcher launched a two-run shot off John Means in the fourth inning, then added some insurance with a bases-loaded triple in the eighth off Shaun Anderson. Mejia's outburst was either shocking or long overdue, depending on your perspective -- he hadn't gone yard since May 23 and hadn't even collected an RBI since June 22. On the season, he's slashing .255/.317/.416 with four homers and 19 RBI through 50 games.