MLB Player News

Zavala is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Zavala, who went 1-for-3 with a solo home run -- his fifth of the season -- in Saturday's 8-4 loss, will receive a routine maintenance day in the series finale. Zack Collins will catch for starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez.

Leon will start at catcher and bat seventh Sunday against the Reds, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

He'll crack the starting nine for the first time since Aug. 10. After the Marlins acquired Alex Jackson from Atlanta at the July 30 trade deadline and added him to the active roster shortly thereafter, Leon has fallen from second to third on the depth chart at catcher behind Jackson and Jorge Alfaro.

McGuire is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

With three starts in the Blue Jays' previous four games, McGuire still appears to hold an edge over Alejandro Kirk as the team's No. 1 catcher. He'll be rested for Sunday's matinee game, however, paving the way for Kirk to form a battery with starting pitcher Steven Matz.

Diaz is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Diaz gets a day off after hitting a home run and driving in three runs Saturday. Dom Nunez is catching and batting eighth in Sunday's series finale.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Stallings has struggled lately at the plate, hitting .156 with no extra-base hits in his last 10 games. Michael Perez is catching and batting seventh Sunday.

Perez (neck/head) will start at catcher and bat third Sunday against the Cubs.

Perez exited Friday's 6-2 win in the series opener with posterior neck soreness, but a headache was attributed to him being scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's 4-2 victory. The one-day respite appears to have provided enough time for Perez to recover from both issues, as he'll be back behind the plate for the series finale. With a .275 average, 32 home runs, 80 RBI, 57 runs and a stolen base across 492 plate appearances this season, Perez has been the most valuable catcher in the vast majority of fantasy formats.

Jackson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Jackson gets a day off after striking out in 21 of his last 32 at-bats. He's tallied five hits, one of which was a home run, in that nine-game span. Sandy Leon is behind the dish and batting seventh for Sunday's series finale.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Consecutive hitless performances have lowered Barnhart's average to .273 in the last 10 games. He has a home run, three doubles and five RBI in that span. Tyler Stephenson is catching and batting second Sunday.

Realmuto isn't starting Saturday's game against the Padres, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Realmuto had drawn seven consecutive starts, but he'll get a day off after he went 1-for-15 with a double, a run and an RBI across his last four appearances. Andrew Knapp will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Vazquez (knee) is starting Saturday's game against the Rangers, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Vazquez was removed from Friday's contest after he took a foul ball off the top of his left knee, but he'll be back in action Saturday. The 31-year-old has gone 1-for-7 with a double, a run and two strikeouts across the last two games.