MLB Player News

Contreras is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies.

Contreras will take a seat for Wednesday's matinee contest after catching all nine innings during Tuesday's night game. The backstop, who is slashing just .180/.255/.320 with two home runs and a 36.4 percent strikeout rate over his last 15 games, will give way to Victor Caratini behind the dish in this one.

Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

He'll be receiving a routine breather for the day game after the night game while Kevin Plawecki checks in behind the dish. Since homering in four straight starts from June 2 through 8, Perez has gone 0-for-6 over his subsequent two appearances.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Indians, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Barnhart will take a seat for the day game after the night game, allowing Curt Casali to receive a turn behind the dish in the series finale. Through seven games in June, Barnhart has gone 4-for-18 with no home runs, no runs and an RBI.

Grandal went 3-for-5 with a home run, double and four RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Astros.

The four RBI ties a season high for Grandal, who is hitting .310/.394/.621 through eight games this month. His .925 OPS on the season leads all National League catchers and slots him fourth among all catchers who have seen at least 100 plate appearances in 2019.

Stassi (knee) will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Stassi was moved to the 10-day injured list May 26 due to left knee soreness, and was subsequently shut down for a week and a half as a result. He's set to take a big step forward later in the week, though a timetable for his return remains murky.

Hedges (ankle) is catching and batting eighth Tuesday against the Giants.

Hedges was held out of the last two contests due to a left ankle sprain, but he'll be back in action following Monday's scheduled off day. He's hitting just .167 with an RBI and eight strikeouts through six games in June.

D'Arnaud has been working out at first base and the corner outfield positions in recent days, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

D'Arnaud's career .242/.304/.404 slash line doesn't exactly make him seem like the type of catcher who warrant at-bats elsewhere in order to keep his bat in the lineup, but he's evidently impressed the Rays. His .259/.323/.481 slash line through his first 18 games with the team certainly isn't hurting his case, and the team elected to keep him on the roster even after Michael Perez returned from his oblique injury.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Narvaez sits for the second straight game and the fourth time in the last six contests. Tom Murphy gets the start behind the plate.

Sanchez went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer as the Yankees beat the Mets 12-5 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.

Sanchez completed the scoring with his two-run shot to left field in the eighth inning off Tim Peterson. He also drove in the Yankees' second run with an RBI single in the third. The 26-year-old has now blasted eight homers in his last 17 games and has raised his slash line to .264/.335/635 for the year with 40 RBI in 178 at-bats.

Garver will be on the bench Tuesday against Seattle.

Garver owns a strong .835 OPS over his last nine games, though that qualifies as a cold streak during a season in which he's hit a remarkable .317/.410/.693. Jason Castro gets the start behind the plate.