MLB Player News

Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a walk Sunday in Houston.

Sanchez and Aaron Judge accounted for four of New York's six hits as the Yankees narrowly avoided their first shutout loss of the season with a run in the top of the ninth. Unfortunately for the Bronx Bombers, neither young star got an at-bat with runners in scoring position while the rest of the team went 1-for-10 in such situations.

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

With no news of an injury, it appears Hedges is simply receiving a day of rest. Luis Torrens will fill in behind the plate in his absence.

Realmuto will catch and assume leadoff duties in Sunday's game against the Brewers, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Realmuto isn't expected to stick in the leadoff spot beyond Sunday since regular table setter Dee Gordon is simply receiving the day off for rest. The backstop has typically occupied the No. 6 or 7 spot in recent games that both he and Gordon have appeared in.

Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers.

Narvaez has made four straight starts behind the plate for the White Sox, collecting four base knocks over that stretch. He'll get a day off for the afternoon series finale, however, giving way to Kevan Smith.

Stewart will start behind the plate and bat eighth Sunday against the Giants, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

It initially appeared that the higher-upside Elias Diaz would settle in as the Pirates' primary starter behind the dish while Francisco Cervelli (concussion) has been sidelined, but those duties seem to have fallen to Stewart, who will pick up his fourth start in six games Sunday. Stewart collected only two hits in those previous three starts and is batting .203 on the season, so it will be difficult to wring much fantasy value out of him while he retains the top spot on the depth chart.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

D'Arnaud started the first two games of the series and will now give way to Rene Rivera behind the plate. The 28-year-old backstop is currently slashing an uninspiring .232/.294/.471 this season.

Vazquez will start at catcher and bat eighth Sunday against the Blue Jays, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

The Red Sox's catching timeshare has favored Vazquez of late, as the 26-year-old will pick up his fourth start in six games Sunday. Though he seems to have inched ahead of Sandy Leon on the depth chart, Vazquez has cooled considerably from his hot start to the season. Over his last nine games, he's gone just 4-for-33 (.121 average) at the dish.

Barnhart is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Barnhart still finds himself behind Devin Mesoraco on the depth chart, but with the Reds eager to limit the latter's workload behind the plate following back-to-back injury-riddled seasons, Barnhart will play more than most backup catchers. In fact, Barnhart started the first two games of the series, going 1-for-6 with a walk and an RBI.

Perez is out of the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins, Joel Goldberg of FOX Sports Kansas City reports.

Perez caught all nine innings in the first game, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run, and has started the last 10 games, so he'll take the evening off. The 27-year-old slashed .345/.360/.631 in June and appears well on his way to a fifth consecutive All-Star nod. Drew Butera will start in his place.

Grandal is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Grandal will get a second day off while manager Dave Roberts rides the hot bat of Austin Barnes. Barnes plated seven runners during Friday's victory, going 2-for-5 with two home runs. Grandal is likely to be back in the lineup for Sunday's finale with Kenta Maeda on the mound.