MLB Player News

Caratini isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Caratini failed to register a hit in Friday's matchup, so the Cubs will turn to Jonathan Lucroy behind the dish for the third matchup of the series.

McCann is not in the lineup Saturday against Oakland.

McCann started the last three contests but will draw a day off Saturday. Welington Castillo will start behind the dish in his place and bat eighth.

Jansen went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Friday's win over the Yankees.

The catcher now has two homers in five August starts, giving him 10 long balls on the year. Jansen's .206/.275/.363 slash line doesn't stand out, and he could be slipping into a timeshare with Reese McGuire as the Jays try to get a good look at all their younger players down the stretch.

Higashioka was sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

He logged a two-homer game against the Orioles in his last game with the big club, but he'ss return to serving as the organization's No. 3 catcher with Gary Sanchez (groin) back from the injured list.

Sanchez (groin) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list prior to Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

He ends up missing a little over two weeks with the groin injury and will likely slot into Saturday's lineup. Kyle Higashioka will return to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Hedges isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.

Hedges will head to the bench for the second straight contest, as he also took a seat for Thursday's series opener. Francisco Mejia gets the nod behind the dish and is set to hit sixth in Hedges' place.

Narvaez isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Narvaez will head to the bench for the series opener, the second time he's done so in the last three days. Tom Murphy is set to handle the catching duties and bat fifth in Narvaez's absence.

Stallings will start at catcher and bat eighth against the Cardinals on Friday.

He snapped an 0-for-13 skid with his third homer in Wednesday's loss to Milwaukee. Stallings is slashing .272/.337/.391 with three homers and six RBI in 101 plate appearances. The 29-year-old has become the regular catcher for both Joe Musgrove and Chris Archer, who starts Friday.

Sanchez (groin) is expected to be activated from the injured list prior to Saturday's game against Toronto, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez caught back-to-back nights at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre earlier in the week, and the Yankees have since deemed him ready to come off the shelf. He's been on the injured list since July 24 with a Grade 1 groin strain and was batting .229 with 24 homers and 58 RBI over 77 games this season prior to the injury.

Thaiss is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

Thaiss will head to the bench for the second straight contest as he is 0-for-12 with six strikeouts in his last four games. David Fletcher will start at third base while Luis Rengifo takes over the keystone.