MLB Player News

Barnes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Royals.

The 27-year-old has been locked recently, smacking three home runs and eight RBI over his last 16 at-bats, but that stretch has spanned nine days due to his role as the Dodgers' backup catcher. Barnes' value will be extremely limited unless Yasmani Grandal is forced to miss an extended period of time.

Rupp went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Padres.

Rupp's second-inning home run was one of six hit by the Phillies in this one. The catcher flashed surprising power with 16 long balls in 2016 but is hitting just .220 with six homers heading into the All-Star break.

Grandal (hand) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Grandal was removed from Saturday's game with a left hand contusion but is available off the bench if needed, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports. Austin Barnes will take over behind the plate in the meantime.

Perez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

Perez will be granted a well-earned day off after starting each of the Royals' past six games. During that stretch, the 27-year-old went 7-for-25 with two home runs and seven RBI. Drew Butera will take over behind the plate, batting eighth.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

After starting each of the team's previous three games, Maldonado will get a breather during the weekend series finale against Yu Darvish and the Rangers. Juan Graterol will take over behind the plate, batting ninth.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals.

D'Arnaud caught the past couple games for New York, so he'll get Sunday off in order to gear up for the second half of the season. Rene Rivera will assume catching duties for the day.

Grandal left Saturday's game with a left hand contusion, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

The backstop was talking with a trainer before it was revealed that Austin Barnes replaced him. Grandal may not be an option for the Dodgers' Sunday lineup, as the club will probably want to rest him with the All-Star break approaching.

Grandal was removed from Saturday's game with an undisclosed injury, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

He was talking with the team trainer and was replaced by Austin Barnes behind the plate. We'll provide an update on Grandal when more information is made available.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Saturday against the Rays, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

Vazquez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday night and will get Saturday to clear his head as Sandy Leon takes over behind the plate. The 26-year-old is just 4-for-25 over his last seven starts, but offers an attractive defensive option thanks to his ability to pick off baserunners.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Giants.

With the Marlins' offense now healthy, Realmuto has found himself hitting in the bottom half of the order more often than not lately despite a .303/.359/.464 slash line with eight home runs. The 26-year-old is solidifying his spot as one of the top fantasy catchers in baseball this season, but don't be surprised if his workload gets reduced a bit in the second half after playing in 73 of Miami's first 85 games.