MLB Player News

The Braves promoted Contreras from Low-A Rome to High-A Florida on Wednesday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

The younger brother of Cubs All-Star backstop Willson Contreras, William earned the call to the Florida State League after supplying an .823 OPS in 342 plate appearances at Rome. Contreras hasn't performed as effectively as expected this season in controlling the run game, but the Braves will let him continue to work out the defensive kinks at Florida while he faces higher-caliber pitching.

Perez is out of the lineup Thursday against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Perez will take a seat after three consecutive games behind the plate, opening a spot in the lineup at catcher for Jesus Sucre. With the Rays having dealt away the injured Wilson Ramos (hamstring) to the Phillies on Tuesday, Perez looks poised to serve as Tampa Bay's No. 1 backstop for the rest of the season. Perez is mainly regarded for his aptitude as a defender, but he has been a quality producer at the plate as well in his brief time in the big leagues, recording eight hits in his first 17 at-bats.

Grandal went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Brewers.

Grandal played the hero in this one, getting the Dodgers on the board with a solo shot in the fifth then providing the walk-off two-run blast in the bottom of the 10th. The 29-year-old had a terrific July, hitting .364/.488/.727 with six home runs in the month, and isn't showing any signs of slowing down now that the calendar's flipped to August. His 19 homers and 56 RBI lead all NL backstops, and rank behind only Evan Gattis -- who has caught a total of four innings in 2018 -- among all qualified catchers.

Stassi went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 8-3 win over Seattle.

Stassi's three-run bomb in the fifth inning put the game out of reach and secured Houston's second consecutive win after a five-game losing streak. It was Stassi's first homer in 25 games. Over the first two-and-a-half months, Stassi was putting on a pretty good show of power, slugging .500 with seven homers over the first 40 games. Since then, however, the catcher has slugged .328 with one homer over the last 25 games. It's not surprising he's been unable to sustain the early power; Stassi has had more plate appearances (211) in the majors this season than he's had in the previous five seasons combined (89).

Contreras went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Pirates.

Contreras posted a strong all-around game, capped off with a two-run home run in the eighth inning. On the season, the 26-year-old catcher is now batting .283 with an .830 OPS and nine home runs.

Campusano was placed on the 7-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Campusano was diagnosed with a "mild concussion" after taking a foul ball off his mask. He'll be eligible to return in a week if he manages to clear concussion protocol.

Murphy is not in the lineup against the Cardinals on Wednesday, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Murphy will receive a breather following four straight starts, during which he's gone just 2-for-17 with three RBI and seven strikeouts. In his place, Chris Iannetta will handle the catching duties and bat eighth.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Narvaez has been on a role lately, hitting .381 with three homers and a 1.113 OPS over his last 12 games. Kevan Smith gets the start in his place.

McCann is out of the lineup against Cincinnati on Wednesday, Chris McCosky of the Detroit News reports.

McCann will retreat to the bench for a standard day off after two straight starts behind the plate. John Hicks will catch Mike Fiers and bat sixth in his stead.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Detroit.

Barnhart will head to the bench after going 0-for-3 during Tuesday's contest. In his absence, Curt Casali will handle the catching duties and bat eighth. Look for Barnhart to rejoin the starting nine for Thursday's series opener in Washington.