MLB Player News

Jansen is not in Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.

He is hitting .186 with two home runs in 22 games since the All-Star break but has been providing quality defense amid the offensive struggles. Reese McGuire is starting at catcher and hitting ninth.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

In his first game since July 23, the power-hitting catcher got the Yankees on the board in the fourth inning with a 426-foot blast to center field. Sanchez is hitting only .229 this season but leads the team with 25 home runs and has collected 59 RBI.

Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Rays.

Narvaez went deep off starter Charlie Morton in the fifth inning. The catcher is hitting .292/.365/.475 over 322 at-bats this season, adding 17 homers, 42 RBI and 52 runs scored. He hadn't gone yard since a two-homer game versus Oakland on July 16.

Smith isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.

Smith is headed for the bench after going 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Friday night's series opener. Russell Martin will handle the catching duties and hit eighth with Smith out of the mix.

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.