MLB Player News

Mejia is not starting Wednesday against the Marlins.

Mejia has moved into the clear top spot behind the plate in San Diego, starting four straight games prior to Wednesday's contest. He's hit a respectable .232/.306/.411 in 18 games since returning to the big leagues in mid-June. Austin Hedges takes over behind the plate Wednesday.

Barnes is not starting Wednesday against the Phillies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Barnes will take a seat for Wednesday's night contest with an afternoon game on tap for Thursday. In his place, Russell Martin is starting at catcher and hitting eighth.

Jansen is not starting Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Jansen has climbed out of an extended slump to slash .373/.393/.780 over his last 16 games, numbers partly comprised of six home runs. Luke Maile starts behind the plate in his absence.

Realmuto is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Dodgers.

Realmuto will head to the bench for Wednesday's night game with the Phillies slated to play an afternoon contest Thursday. The backstop has started the past four games behind the dish, going 3-for-14 (.214) with a home run and two RBI during that stretch. In his absence, Andrew Knapp is starting at catcher and hitting eighth Wednesday.

Barnhart (oblique) is currently rehabbing in Cincinnati, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Barnhart has been on the shelf since the end of June with a right oblique strain. The expectation is that the backstop won't be ready to return until August.

Grandal is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Braves.

Grandal, who is 1-for-13 (.077) in five games since the All-Star break, will sit for Wednesday's matinee contest after catching all nine innings during Tuesday's 13-1 win. Manny Pina is starting behind the dish and hitting sixth in place of Grandal.

Diaz is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Diaz is in the midst of an 0-for-13 slump. Jacob Stallings will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Casali (knee) is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.

Casali will stick on the bench for a second straight game as he continues to deal with some right knee soreness. Juan Graterol will start behind the dish and bat eighth in his place Wednesday.

Narvaez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Tuesday's loss to Oakland.

For the second time in his last five games, Narvaez collected a pair of homers and drove in all of Seattle's runs in a loss to the Athletics. Both of those games were started by Daniel Mengden, who has now seen Narvaez hit two of the five home runs against him this season. Already in the midst of a breakout campaign, Narvaez has caught fire in July, hitting .367 (11-for-30) with five long balls and nine runs batted in. Overall, he is slashing .297/.368/.504 with 16 homers and 38 RBI this season.

Thaiss will head to the bench for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

The 24-year-old will take a seat for the second straight contest, as David Fletcher once again draws the start at the hot corner. Thaiss has gone 3-for-17 with a homer and four RBI over five games since being promoted July 3.