MLB Player News

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Milwaukee.

Barnhart and Curt Casali have alternated starts for the last nine games, with Casali taking his turn Sunday. Barnhart is struggling in June with a .171/.286/.229 slash line in 35 at-bats.

Mejia is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Pirates.

Mejia started the last four games behind the plate and appears to have taken over the starting role, but he nonetheless takes a maintenance day in the series finale. Austin Hedges will start in his absence at Pittsburgh.

Garver (heel) remains on the bench for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Garver left Thursday's game with left heel soreness and hasn't started since. Jason Castro starts behind the plate in his absence.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Realmuto started the last three games but will head to the bench for the series finale mired in an 0-for-15 slump. Andrew Knapp will start behind the plate and bat seventh Sunday.

Perez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez owns an excellent .306/.375/.714 slash line in the month of June. He'll sit in favor of Kevin Plawecki on Sunday.

Collins went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 6-5 loss to Texas.

Collins made his first MLB start as a catcher Saturday and made a couple of nice tag plays at the plate. While he's up with the White Sox as a replacement for Welington Castillo (oblique), he'll catch a couple of games per week while also seeing time at designated hitter and possibly first base.

Grandal went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an RBI double, two runs and a walk in a 6-5 victory over the Reds on Saturday.

The catcher looked pretty comfortable hitting atop the order for the first time this season. He smashed a leadoff homer in the first and then clubbed a double in the fourth. It will be interesting to see if the solo homer discourages the Brewers from keeping Grandal at the top of the lineup or if they prefer some power out of the No. 1 spot. Grandal is hitting .274 with a .383 on-base percentage, which makes him an intriguing option to lead off. He also has 17 homers, 45 RBI, 38 runs and three steals in 237 at-bats.

McCann is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

After starting each of the past 12 games at catcher or designated hitter, McCann will get a well-deserved breather. Zack Collins will pick up his first career start behind the dish as a result, working in a battery with Odrisamer Despaigne.

Barnes is not starting against the Rockies on Saturday.

Barnes has a poor .559 OPS over his last 10 games. He'll get a rest Saturday, with Russell Martin starting behind the plate.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

He'll just be getting a routine rest day while Austin Romine checks in behind the dish. Though Sanchez has frequently served as a designated hitter on days that he's not catching, his opportunities to stick in the lineup as a DH should dwindle after the acquisition of Edwin Encarnacion last weekend.