MLB Player News

The Athletics selected Murphy's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

Oakland designated infielder Corban Joseph for assignment in order to clear room on the 40-man roster for Murphy, the organization's top catching prospect. Per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, manager Bob Melvin said Sunday that Murphy "will get a few starts at catcher here and there," which suggests the 24-year-old won't unseat Josh Phegley as the Athletics' primary option behind the plate.

Nido (concussion) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list ahead of Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Nido had been symptom-free for a handful of days since he suffered his concussion back on Aug. 24. He'll slot back in as the No. 2 catcher on the depth chart behind Wilson Ramos.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Barnhart will watch from the dugout for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Game 1. Curt Casali is starting in favor of him at catcher and is hitting seventh.

The Phillies selected Grullon's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.

The clear No. 3 option on the depth chart at catcher, Grullon isn't expected to function as anything more than an emergency option behind J.T. Realmuto and Andrew Knapp. The 23-year-old batted .283 with 21 home runs and 77 RBI in 457 plate appearances with Lehigh Valley this season.

Thaiss is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Thaiss will be sitting due to a lefty (David Price) being on the bump for Boston, but the rookie doesn't look like he's a safe bet to play regularly versus righties anymore, either. He'll be on the bench for the fifth time in six games and looks to have effectively lost out to fellow infielder Luis Rengifo for a spot in Los Angeles' everyday lineup.

Smith is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith has alternated starts with Russell Martin over the last five games, and that trend continues Sunday after Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Saturday's loss.

Hedges is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at San Francisco.

Hedges started the last four contests so he'll head to the bench in the series finale. Austin Allen will start behind the plate in his place.

Nola is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Nola will take a seat after going hitless in 15 at-bats while starting each of the past four games. With Nola on the bench, Daniel Vogelbach will occupy first base, opening up the designated-hitter spot for Omar Narvaez.

Stallings is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Stallings went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk Saturday but will head to the bench in the series finale. Elias Diaz takes over behind the plate for Pittsburgh.

Perez was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sunday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Perez's return gives the Rays three catchers -- Travis d'Arnaud and Mike Zunino being the other two -- and offers manager Kevin Cash a left-handed option at the position. While he's expected to see occasional starts versus righties, Toribio reports Perez is mainly expected to serve as a defensive option behind the pair of veterans he's backing up.