MLB Player News

McGuire is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox.

McGuire was scheduled for a day off Tuesday before the contest was postponed, and manager Charlie Montoyo will stick with the same order Wednesday. Danny Jansen will work behind the plate and bat ninth for Toronto.

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

Manager Rocco Baldelli will extend Garver some maintenance for the series finale after the backstop made his return from groin surgery earlier in the week to make back-to-back starts at catcher. Ryan Jeffers will get the nod behind the plate Wednesday, but Garver should serve as Minnesota's clear No. 1 catcher now that he's back from the injured list.

Haase is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

After catching the past two games following Jake Rogers' (arm) placement on the 10-day injured list, Haase will get a breather for the series finale. Grayson Greiner checks in behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Matt Manning.

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.