MLB Player News

Contreras is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Braves.

Victor Caratini will pick up the start at catcher for the afternoon contest after Contreras was behind the dish for the first three games of the series. Contreras delivered big performances in each of those contests, going a collective 5-for-10 with two home runs, a triple, a double, two walks, six RBI and three runs.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.

Jacob Stallings will handle the catching duties in the series finale while Diaz rests following a string of three straight starts. Diaz, who is batting .290 in June, should continue to see the bulk of the action behind the dish at least until Francisco Cervelli (concussion) is cleared to return from the injured list.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez will head to the bench for maintenance purposes with the Mariners and Brewers concluding their series with a day game after a night game. Tom Murphy will handle the catching duties for Seattle and bat sixth.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

Realmuto is just receiving some regular maintenance while the Phillies and Mets wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Andrew Knapp will enter the lineup as the Phillies' catcher after sitting each of the previous three days.

Casali is starting at catcher Wednesday against the Angels, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Casali was originally slated to get the day off, but an injury to Tucker Barnhart (side) forced the backstop into action. He's slashing .188/.316/.375 with two home runs in 12 games this month.

Barnhart was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to a sore right side, John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Curt Casali will enter the lineup in place of Barnhart, who should be considered day-to-day.

Garver is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Garver went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Rays, but he'll give way to Jason Castro behind the dish Wednesday as the Twins ease him back into action after he missed three games over the weekend due to a heel injury.

Casali is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

Casali has started three of the past four games behind the dish, going 1-for-9 with two RBI and a 3:5 BB:K during that stretch. Tucker Barnhart is starting at catcher and hitting eighth in this one.

Smith has been sent back down to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Smith was called back up June 23 and cranked a pinch-hit walk-off home run in one of his five at-bats, but it will be a short stint as he'll head back to Oklahoma City as the corresponding roster move for the callup of Tony Gonsolin. Per Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, manager Dave Roberts said sending Smith down "was a tough one" but that the 24-year-old needs regular at-bats that he wouldn't be able to get with the big club. Overall, Smith has slashed .269/.345/.654 in 26 big-league at-bats this season.

Bemboom (knee) caught five innings and went 0-for-3 in his first rehab game Wednesday with High-A Charlotte.

Bemboom was expected to initiate a rehab assignment last weekend before the Rays instead opted to give him a few extra days to rest up. After recently shifting from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL, Bemboom won't be eligible for reinstatement until mid-July, so he'll likely remain on the rehab assignment through the All-Star break.