MLB Player News

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

After catching the first two games of the series while going 2-for-9 with a home run, d'Arnaud will get some maintenance for Sunday's matinee affair. Stephen Vogt will catch starting pitcher Drew Smyly on Sunday.

Haase is not in the lineup Sunday against Cleveland, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Haase started the past 11 games (eight at catcher, two at designated hitter and one in left field), and he'll receive a well-deserved day off in the series finale versus Cleveland. Grayson Greiner will work behind the plate in his place Sunday.

Jeffers went 1-for-1 with a solo homer in Saturday's 12-0 win over the Rays.

Jeffers entered as a defensive substitute to relieve Mitch Garver in the top of the eighth and stayed in to deliver a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth off position player Jordan Luplow. In limited opportunities in the month of August, the Twins' backup catcher has hit .294, well above his season average of .214.

Stephenson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Phillies.

He spoiled a bid for a combined no-hitter, much less a combined shutout, by taking Archie Bradley deep to lead off the eighth inning. Stephenson has homered in consecutive starts, giving him eight long balls on the season, and he's batting an impressive .323 (10-for-31) through 11 games in August.

Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Mets.

The Dodgers' catcher played spoiler, ending Taijuan Walker's no-hit bid with a solo shot in the seventh inning that tied the game at one. Add this to Smith's game-winning homer the day previous at Citi Field and the Louisville product is putting together quite the series.

Kirk will sit Saturday against Seattle.

Kirk has hit .294/.342/.382 in 11 games since returning to the roster in late June. Reese McGuire will start behind the plate in his absence.

Maldonado will sit Saturday against the Angels, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

Maldonado sits after starting four straight games. Jason Castro starts behind the plate in his absence.

Raleigh will sit for the second straight game Saturday against Toronto.

Raleigh has a fair amount of potential but hasn't shown much of it in his first 20 major-league games, hitting .159/.206/.254. Tom Murphy remains the starter behind the plate in his absence.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

Stallings went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a walk in the afternoon blowout. Michael Perez will start behind the dish and bat eighth Saturday night.

McCann is not starting Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

After a 1-for-4, two-strikeout showing Friday, McCann is hitting just .138 in eight games since the beginning of August. Tomas Nido will catch and bat eighth Saturday.