MLB Player News

Contreras is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.

It's his second straight day out of the lineup. Thankfully, this was all part of the plan from the beginning and is not indicative of a setback; Contreras told Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times that the plan to ease him back from his hamstring injury included Friday and Saturday off. He should be back behind the plate Sunday.

Nola is not starting Saturday against Houston, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Even with a two-homer game Thursday, Nola is still hitting just .149/.255/.298 over his last 14 contests. Daniel Vogelbach will start at first base Saturday, with Omar Narvaez serving as the designated hitter.

Narvaez (back) will return to the lineup as a designated hitter Saturday against the Astros, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez hadn't been in the lineup since Sunday while battling back spasms. He's apparently still not ready to catch but has been cleared to hit. Tom Murphy will catch Yusei Kikuchi on Saturday.

Trevino is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore.

The Rangers have alternated between one start for Jeff Mathis and two for Trevino over the last 10 games. Mathis takes his turn behind the plate Saturday.

Jansen is out of the lineup against the Rays on Saturday.

Jansen appears to have lost his role down the stretch, as he's started just four of the last 11 games behind the plate. Reese McGuire gets the nod Saturday in his absence.

D'Arnaud (neck/shoulder) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

D'Arnaud left Thursday's game with neck and shoulder tightness and did not appear in Friday's contest. Mike Zunino starts behind the plate Saturday.

Murphy went 1-for-3 with a two-run single in a loss to the Astros on Friday.

Murphy opened the scoring on the night with his first-inning single that brought home both Austin Nola and Mallex Smith. The 28-year-old catcher is up to 38 RBI on the season, which adds to a slew of career-best figures that also includes 12 doubles and 17 home runs across 238 plate appearances.

Stallings is not in the lineup Saturday against the Cardinals.

Stallings has been moving into a starting role behind the plate in Pittsburgh, starting six of the last nine games prior to Saturday's contest. Elias Diaz gets will start in his place on this occasion.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, according to C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic.

He'll be held out in favor of Curt Casali for the third day in a row. Barnhart has not ceded the starting catcher spot by any means, but the Reds have employed a strict platoon behind the plate since Monday, and Casali has benefited from the Reds facing a string of left-handed starters. Barnhart figures to be back in the lineup Sunday with the Reds scheduled to face right-hander Mike Leake.

Realmuto went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Mets.

His two-run blast off Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning looked like it would send the game to extra innings, until Nick Vincent walked in the winning run in the bottom of the frame. Realmuto's .830 OPS is a near match for the .824 mark he posted with the Marlins last year, but predictably, the move to the Phillies has boosted his counting stats -- his 23 homers, 78 RBI and 86 runs are all career highs already.