MLB Player News

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

After starting the Marlins' past six games, Realmuto will head to the bench Sunday for what appears to be a standard day of rest. Fellow backstop A.J. Ellis will take over starting catching duties in his absence. Expect Realmuto to be back in the lineup Monday against the Cardinals.

Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles.

Narvaez was behind the plate for the first two games of the series, but he'll take a seat in favor of Geovany Soto for Sunday afternoon's finale.

Rupp went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's loss to the Nationals.

Rupp launched his third homer of the year while driving in the only two runs the Phillies were able to score in a losing effort. He's now left the yard in two of his last three games, and his .247/.349/.466 slash line makes him a solid fantasy option at catcher.

Perez left Saturday's game after taking a foul ball off his left forearm, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio Kansas City reports.

The incident occurred in the eighth inning, and Drew Butera replaced Perez behind the plate in the ninth. Perez went 1-for-3 prior to exiting the game. It would make sense if the Royals scheduled an X-ray to determine the full extent of the injury.

Grandal is not in the lineup Saturday against the Padres, David Vassegh of 570 LA Sports reports.

Grandal has collected hits in back-to-back games, but he'll head to the bench as Austin Barnes gets the start behind the dish. He's slashing just .214/.302/.369 with three homers through 26 games this season.

Sanchez (foot) was removed from Friday's loss to the Dodgers after taking a foul tip off of his foot. The injury is being reported as a foot contusion, Dennis Lin of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

X-rays came back negative on the veteran catcher, but he was seen on crutches after the game and will be re-evaluated Saturday. Sanchez has been backing up Austin Hedges behind the dish, and with a third catcher on the roster, he could avoid a trip to the disabled list if the injury is considered minor.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Saturday against the Twins, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal reports.

Vazquez has started the last three games and is 1-for-14 over the past week, yet still has a solid .333 average on the season. He gives way to Sandy Leon behind the plate in what appears to be a routine day off.

Contreras says he is alright after being involved in a scary collision during Friday's game against the Yankees, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Despite remaining down for several moments, Contreras stayed in the game after colliding with Starlin Castro, who was attempting to score on a sacrifice fly during the sixth inning. Fortunately, the 24-year-old catcher says he's perfectly fine, so he should be in line to resume backstop duties as the weekend series continues.

Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles.

Narvaez (14 games) and Geovany Soto (12 games) have been splitting the catching duties fairly evenly. Narvaez is the lesser-known commodity, but has managed to handle major-league pitching (.264 career average) since being called up in 2016 despite only 188 at-bats above High-A. There's not a lot of power to his bat, but Narvaez is hitting a serviceable .279 in 43 at-bats this season.

Gosewisch was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

Gosewisch hasn't been particularly great for Tacoma, where he owns a .240/.339/.320 batting line over 17 games, but Mike Zunino's struggles were getting to be too much for Mariners brass to handle. The former Diamondbacks catcher will hold down the backup spot until Zunino proves he's ready to handle the show once again. Expect Carlos Ruiz to get most of the starts at catcher over Gosewisch.