MLB Player News

Indians catcher Yan Gomes is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game in Kansas City against the Royals. Gomes, who recently returned from a stint on the disabled list with a knee injury, will catch his third-straight game.

With the Indians having Monday off, Gomes gets a chance to be behind the plate for three consecutive contests for the first time since his injury. Gomes has just three hits in 19 at-bats since his return form the DL. 

Pirates catcher Chris Stewart went 3 for 4 with three doubles in his team's 4-3 win over the Giants on Monday.

It was the 12th start of the season for Stewart, who doubled his extra-base total on the season in a single game. He has hit .296/.304/.407 with six RBI in 54 at-bats.

Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch has been diagnosed with a fully torn ACL, the club announced early Tuesday morning. 

Gosewisch's injury was initially considered a jammed knee before an MRI revealed a tear. He will need to have surgery to repair the damage to the ligament. 

This injury will end Gosewisch's season. He finishes the year with a slash line of .211/.261/.281. 

Mets manager Terry Collins said he is hopeful that catcher Travis d'Arnaud will be able to re-start his minor-league rehab assignment this week, according to ESPN New York. 

D'Arnaud, recovering from a fractured pinky recently had a setback when he sustained a separate hand injury. 

Padres catcher Derek Norris is getting the night off as he's not in Monday's lineup against the Mets. 

Austin Hedges, batting eighth, is relpacing Norris behind the dish. Second baseman Cory Spangenberg is back in the lineup and hitting second. 

With the Padres facing right-handed pitcher Jacob deGrom, outfielder Will Venable is batting leadoff. 

Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Padres. 

Duda was hit by a pitch in the left knee in Sunday's loss to the Marlins. Duda's knee was feeling sore on Monday, which is why he's getting the night off. With Duda out, Michael Cuddyer will play first base and bat fourth. 

"I just kind of got hit in a funny spot," Duda said, per MLB.com. "I'll take [Monday] and play [Tuesday]."

With Cuddyer at first, Darrell Ceciliani draws a start in left field. After getting a day off on Sunday, catcher Kevin Plawecki returns to the lineup and will hit eighth. 

Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak and catcher Josh Thole are in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.

Smoak is getting the call over Edwin Encarnacion at first base after the team's regular first baseman went 1 for 24 over his last six games. Smoak has hit .266/.356/.438 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 64 at-bats. Thole is getting the call over Russell Martin to catch knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

The Blue Jays are underdogs (+140) on Monday, per VegasInsider.com.

Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado hit a walk-off home run in the 17th inning to lift his team past the Diamondbacks 7-6 on Sunday.

''I was really tired, so I was happy to end the game like that,'' he said.

Maldonado went 4 for 6 with two doubles, two walks, two RBI and a home run.

Maldonado's performance came during an awful slump at the plate. In his last five games prior to Sunday, Maldonado hit .071/.133/.205 with just one hit in 14 at-bats.

Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is getting his second start as a member of the Diamondbacks on Sunday. 

Saltalamacchia was recently called up following Tuffy Gosewisch (knee) going on the disabled list. Saltalamacchia will hit seventh in the lineup against the Brewers. 

Outfielder Ender Inciarte has the day off, with the three starting outfielders being A.J. Pollock, David Peralta and Mark Trumbo. Third baseman Yasmany Tomas is back in the starting lineup. 

Mets outfielder John Mayberry and catcher Anthony Recker will start in Sunday's game against the Marlins. 

Mayberry is starting in place of Michael Cuddyer and Recker is in the lineup for Kevin Plawecki. Recker is hitting .161 this season and Mayberry is batting .152. Both Cuddyer and Plawecki appear to be getting days off. 

Mayberry is hitting sith and Recker is batting eighth.