MLB Player News

Jansen is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels.

Jansen will take a seat for Monday's series opener after starting the past two games behind the dish and going 0-for-8 with a pair of strikeouts. In his place, Luke Maile is starting at catcher and hitting ninth.

Realmuto (groin) sits for the second straight game Monday against Washington.

Realmuto left Saturday's game against the Braves after taking a foul tip to the groin, and the issue is evidently serious enough for him to miss a second straight contest. Andrew Knapp remains the starter behind the plate.

Garver is not in the lineup Monday against the Red Sox, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Garver will head to the bench for a second straight game as Jason Castro picks up another start behind the dish in his place Monday. In 10 appearances since returning from the IL, Garver is 10-for-37 (.270) with two homers and nine RBI.

Barnhart is not starting Monday against the Astros.

Barnhart scored a pair of runs Sunday against the Rangers after sitting for the three previous games, but that wasn't enough to keep him in the lineup. Curt Casali gets the call behind the plate.

Maldonado went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-6 win over the Twins.

It was a rare offensive outburst for Maldonado as he has just one other three-hit game this season and hadn't scored multiple runs in one outing since August of last season. The 32-year-old catcher's OPS still sits at a lackluster .575 with just nine extra-base hits across 197 plate appearances.

Vazquez went 2-for-6 with two RBI in Sunday's victory over Baltimore.

Vazquez tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the top of the 10th inning on a single to center field. He's now hit safely in five straight games, and he's put together a .290/.330/.472 with eight homers and 25 RBI through 59 contests this season.

Barnes is out of the lineup for Sunday night's game against the Cubs, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Barnes is 1-for-16 in five games since coming off the injured list June 6 and will take a seat for the series finale. Russell Martin will start behind the plate and bat seventh in his stead Sunday.

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

Narvaez heads to the bench after compiling six hits while starting each of the past four games at catcher. Tom Murphy checks in for Narvaez behind the dish in the series finale and will work in a battery with Mike Leake.

Garver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Jason Castro will get a turn behind the plate while Garver rests after starting at catcher in both of the first two games of the series. Since returning from the injured list June 2, Garver has picked up right where he left off prior to suffering a high-ankle sprain. In his first nine games back in action, Garver has gone 10-for-35 (.286 average) with two home runs, nine RBI and six runs.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

Sanchez will receive a routine breather after starting the past six games, with five of those assignments coming at catcher. He'll give way to Austin Romine behind the plate in the series finale.