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  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Not starting Wednesday

    Smith isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    Smith will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday after going 2-for-5 with a run scored during Tuesday's series opener. While he rests, Dalton Rushing will catch for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and bat ninth.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Getting breather Wednesday

    Pages is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Cubs.

    It's a routine day off after Pages started at catcher in both of the first two games of the series. Yohel Pozo will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Cardinals on Wednesday.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Out of Wednesday's lineup

    Diaz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Phillies.

    Diaz just had a day off Sunday, but he will get another breather Wednesday in the second game of the series against the Phillies. Victor Caratini will start at catcher and bat cleanup for the Astros.

  • Luis Torrens DH | NYM

    Mets' Luis Torrens: Day off Wednesday

    Torrens is absent from the lineup for Wednesday contest versus Atlanta.

    Torrens started each of the first three games after Francisco Alvarez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, but he'll get a day off Wednesday. Hayden Senger will handle catching duties for the Mets.

  • Austin Wynns C | ATH

    Athletics' Austin Wynns: Getting rest Wednesday

    Wynns is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Wynns will get a breather Wednesday after he had started behind the dish in three of the Athletics' previous four games. With Wynns on the bench, Willie MacIver will handle catching duties for the Athletics.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Taking seat Wednesday

    O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 while playing 10 innings behind the plate in Tuesday night's 3-2 win and will now get a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the dish and bat sixth for the Angels.

  • Riley Adams C | WAS

    Nationals' Riley Adams: Looks like new No. 1 catcher

    Adams will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Padres, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

    Adams will draw his second straight start and appears poised to operate as the Nationals' No. 1 catcher for the foreseeable future after Washington placed Keibert Ruiz (head) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Though Ruiz's absence will open up more playing time for Adams, the 28-year-old will be on the radar as a fantasy pickup mainly in NL-only leagues or mixed leagues that start two catchers. Adams owns a .651 OPS over parts of five seasons in the majors and is slashing just .106/.132/.273 with three home runs and eight RBI across 68 plate appearances so far in 2025.

  • Padres' Martin Maldonado: Not in lineup Wednesday

    Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

    Maldonado clubbed his fourth home run of the season in Tuesday's win over the Nationals, but he'll grab a seat in Wednesday's afternoon contest. Elias Diaz will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Padres.

  • Joey Bart C | PIT

    Pirates' Joey Bart: Splitting catching reps with Davis

    Bart is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

    Bart went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in the series opener Monday and is now out of the lineup in favor of Henry Davis for the second day in a row. The two catchers have been sharing reps behind the plate since Bart returned from the 7-day injured list last week, with Bart receiving five starts to Davis' four.

  • Jose Herrera C | TEX

    Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Resting for series finale

    Herrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

    After starting in eight of the Diamondbacks' last nine games, Herrera will receive a breather for the day game following a night game. Though he's been operating as the Diamondbacks' No. 1 catcher since Gabriel Moreno (finger) landed on the injured list last Thursday, Herrera could end up settling into a timeshare with the newly signed James McCann once McCann gets more acclimated with the Arizona pitching staff. McCann will make his team debut behind the dish Wednesday, forming a battery with starting pitcher Zac Gallen.

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