MLB Player News

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves.

Realmuto has started the Marlins' previous five contests, so manager Don Mattingly will give the 26-year-old the day off ahead of the series finale against Mike Foltynewicz and the Braves. A.J. Ellis will take his place behind the plate.

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

Grandal has been in a bit of a funk at the plate recently, with just two hits and six strikeouts in his previous 17 at-bats. He'll get the day off with Austin Barnes filling in behind the plate.

Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Manager Rick Renteria continues to deploy a timeshare at catcher with Narvaez and Kevan Smith, but Narvaez seems to have moved ahead in the pecking order, at least temporarily. Though he'll rest Sunday, Narvaez had been behind the plate in four of the previous five games, collecting three hits during that span. Even if he ends up taking on a greater number of starts at catcher, Narvaez's lack of offense doesn't make him much of a consideration outside of AL-only and deeper mixed leagues that start two catchers.

Stallings was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

With Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart recently being sidelined by injuries, Stallings received the promotion to the big leagues June 7. He went 2-for-7 in his limited action but will now return to the minor leagues with Stewart set to come off the disabled list Sunday.

Stewart (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Sunday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Stewart had been sidelined since May 30 with a strained left hamstring but was recently able to aggressively run the bases, which was his final hurdle before returning to live action. He'll slot back in as the reserve catcher behind Francisco Cervelli.

Sanchez (groin) went 0-for-1 with a strikeout after entering as a pinch hitter in Saturday's loss to the A's.

Sanchez was held out of the lineup Saturday for a second consecutive day, but it's an encouraging sign that he was able to play in some capacity late in the contest. He could return behind the plate Sunday, but with a scheduled off day Monday, the club could decide to hold Sanchez out one more game in order to give him a couple extra days of rest.

Perez is not in the lineup Saturday against the Angels, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

Despite riding a nine-game hitting streak, Perez will head to the bench for the night game ahead of Sunday's matinee contest. Drew Butera will draw the start behind the dish, while Perez should slot back into the lineup for the series finale.

Contreras is not in the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.

Although he doubled twice in Friday's contest, Contreras has just four hits over the past week. He'll cede Saturday's start to Miguel Montero.

Sanchez (groin) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the A's.

This will be Sanchez's second consecutive missed game as he continues to recover from a groin injury suffered Thursday. Austin Romine will take over behind the plate and bat ninth in the order. Sanchez's next chance to return will come Sunday, but it's unclear whether he'll be ready to get back into the lineup by then.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup Saturday against the Nationals.

D'Arnaud is hitless over his last three games, dropping his season average down to .212, and with a day game on tap for Saturday, he'll hit the bench for a day off. Rene Rivera will assume the catching duties for the afternoon.