MLB Player News

McCann went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Monday's win over the Angels.

McCann took Los Angeles starter Tyler Skaggs deep in the third inning with the bases loaded to give the Tigers an early 5-0 lead. The catcher now has four home runs and 19 RBI this season, and he's batting a solid .266 with a .720 OPS.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Indians, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Narvaez has now started three of five games behind the dish since starter Welington Castillo was slapped with an 80-game suspension. Alfredo Gonzalez will start behind the dish and hit ninth in his stead in this one.

Realmuto is out of Monday's lineup against the Padres, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

The Marlins aren't trotting out a very fierce lineup against lefty Eric Lauer, with Bryan Holaday starting behind the dish and hitting eighth while Brian Anderson moves to the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Despite a lack of lineup protection, Realmuto is hitting .323/.380/.546 with six home runs and one stolen base in 130 at-bats this season.

Contreras is out of Monday's lineup against the Pirates.

He has started the last seven games, hitting .179 with nine strikeouts over that stretch. Chris Gimenez will start at catcher and hit seventh in his stead.

Nido was optioned to Double-A Binghamton on Monday, Tim Britton of The Athletic New York reports.

While Nido has spent time in the big leagues in each of the last two seasons, largely due to the fact he is on the 40-man roster, he belongs at Double-A, as he has played just six games at Triple-A and 107 games at DoubleA. Kevin Plawecki (hand) was activated from the disabled list as a corresponding move.

Plawecki (hand) was activated from the 10-day disabled list, but is not in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader, Tim Britton of The Athletic New York reports.

He hit .231/.333/.462 with a home run and three strikeouts in 13 at-bats during his rehab assignment with Triple-A. Devin Mesoraco, who is starting at catcher and hitting sixth against the Braves, will challenge Plawecki for playing time going forward. It figures to be a pretty even split for now. Tomas Nido was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Stassi went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Sunday's 10-9 extra-inning loss to the Indians.

Stassi has been surprisingly effective with bat in hand this season, hitting .300 with four homers and 14 RBI through 80 at-bats (29 games). Behind the plate, his 2.72 catcher's ERA is second only to teammate Brian McCann's 2.57. Stassi has handled Houston's elite starting staff well while holding his own at the plate, which should lead to continued regular use, roughly about 2-3 starts per week.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Rangers.

Perez took Cole Hamels deep in the third inning for his ninth home run of the season. While he has just a .284 on-base percentage for the season, he's shown plenty of power with nearly half of his 32 hits going for extra-bases. That hasn't slowed of late, as he now has four home runs in his past 10 games.

Mesoraco went 1-for-1 with a solo home run Sunday against the Brewers.

Mesoraco didn't get the start Sunday but managed to hit his fifth home run of the season as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning. He has recorded at least one hit in six of his 11 starts while also hitting four of his five home runs since being dealt from the Reds to the Mets. While health will always be a concern, he is getting regular playing time and has been a decent source of power, making him a decent option in deeper league formats.

Garver is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Garver will take a seat after going 0-for-8 while starting behind the plate in the first two games of the series. The pair of hitless outings has dropped his season average to .220, but Garver is in no immediate danger of surrendering primary catching duties with Jason Castro (knee) out for the season and 35-year-old backup Bobby Wilson a career .212/.266/.320 hitter in the majors.