MLB Player News

Gonzalez was outrighted to Double-A Birmingham on Sunday, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Gonzalez was already assigned to Birmingham, so the move was made to open up a spot on the 40-man roster. Gonzalez played 71 games with Birmingham this season, over which he hit .208/.306/.301.

Hedges is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Hedges is hitting just .162 during the month of September and was removed early from Saturday's blowout loss against the Rockies. He'll receive a full day of rest Sunday with Hector Sanchez filling in behind the plate and batting fourth in his stead.

Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers.

With the left-handed Matt Boyd starting for Detroit, Narvaez will head to the bench. Rob Brantly will serve as Chicago's backstop and hit ninth.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

D'Arnaud exited Thursday's game with a knee injury and sat out Friday before returning to the lineup Saturday. After going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, he'll head back to the bench in favor of Kevin Plawecki behind the plate.

Contreras' suspension has been reduced to one game, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports. He will serve his suspension Sunday.

Contreras initially received a two-game suspension from MLB following his ejection from Friday's game against the Cardinals. The backstop appealed the ruling and will now only be forced to sit out one game. He'll serve his suspension Sunday with Alex Avila filling in behind the plate in his absence.

McCann is not in the lineup Sunday against the White Sox.

McCann had a fantastic game Saturday. He went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBI. However, Saturday marked the third straight game that McCann had started, so he'll get Sunday off. Bryan Holaday will serve as Detroit's catcher Sunday.

Perez (side) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Indians.

Perez will miss his third straight game Sunday as he continues dealing with an intercostal injury. Cam Gallagher will serve as the Royals' backstop Sunday with Perez being withheld from the lineup.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Contreras was recently handed a two-game suspension but is appealing, so he's eligible to play. Still, he's absent from the card after going 1-for-2 with two walks and a pair of runs scored during Saturday's win. Alex Avila will take over behind the plate and bat cleanup in his absence.

D'Arnaud (knee) will return to the lineup Saturday against the Braves, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.

The oft-injured backstop twisted his knee Thursday, but fortunately he avoided anything major this time around. This will be d'Arnaud's 101st game of the season, putting him on pace to set a new career high in appearances -- he played in 108 games back in 2014.

Vazquez is starting at catcher and hitting second Saturday against the Rays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

This is his first time batting higher than sixth this season, but since the typical No. 2 hitter, Dustin Pedroia, is out of the lineup, this may be a one-time thing. For what it's worth, Vazquez is hitting .395/.425/.632 with two home runs in his lat 38 at-bats, so he's the team's hottest hitter.