MLB Player News

Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart received the nod to start in Sunday's game against the Nationals. 

Barnhart is filling in for catcher Brayan Pena, who was in Saturday's starting lineup. Barnhart will bat in the seventh spot. 

Skip Schumaker is starting in left field instead of Marlon Byrd. 

Angels catcher Carlos Perez went 2 for 4 at the plate in Los Angeles' 8-6 win over the Tigers on Saturday. Perez connected with a 1-2 pitch from Shane Greene and ripped it over the center field wall for a solo home run, his second of the season.

Perez then came up in the eighth and ripped a double to left field, scoring another run. Perez is now hitting .292 with 10 RBI on the year.

Fresh off of the 7-day concussion disabled list, Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal capped off a four-run fourth inning with a three-run home run in Saturday's win over the Cardinals. Grandal's blast, his fifth of the season, came off St. Louis starter Michael Wacha and put the Dodgers up 4-1. 

Grandal had been out since May 23 with concussion symptoms, but was finally able to return on Saturday. He's now hitting at a .292 clip on the season.

Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto had the biggest hit of the day in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Mets. With the score tied 5-5 in the top of the seventh, the rookie catcher launched a two-run home run to give the Marlins a lead they would not give back.

Realmuto, who also doubled and scored twice on Saturday, now has two longballs on the season, and he's now hit safely in five of his last six games. 

The Dodgers announced that catcher Yasmani Grandal was activated from the seven-day disabled list prior to Saturday's game.

Grandal suffered a concussion, but he completed a minor league injury rehab assignment and is ready to return to the team. 

"Yasmani gives us a switch-hitter in the middle who has given us some production and gives us a bigger bat in the middle of the order," manager Don Mattingly said, per MLB.com. 

To make room for Grandal, the Dodgers sent outfielder Chris Heisey to Triple-A. Heisey hit .111 in five games with the team. 

The Tigers have been scuffling at the plate, but don't blame catcher James McCann.

McCann has been a surprise offensively as an every-day player. He has five multi-hit games in his last 12 starts, during which time he is batting .333 (14-for-42). His slash line now stands at a respectable .284/.318/.412.

Indians catcher Yan Gomes is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners. Gomes was activated off of the disabled list on May 24 and has been catching every-other-game since his return. So, since he caught Thursday's game, he will sit on Friday with Roberto Perez getting the start behind the plate.

However, manager Terry Francona said Gomes is likely to catch Saturday and Sunday, with the team being off Monday, according to MLB.com

Royals catcher Salvador Perez hit a solo home run in the fourth inning of Friday's win over the Cubs. 

Perez went 1 for 4 and went deep for the sixth time this season. He now has 25 RBI. 

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal has finished his rehab assignment and rejoined the team in St. Louis on Friday. Grandal is currently on the 7-day concussion list, but is likely to be activated in time for Saturday's game, according to the Orange County Register. 

Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud suffered a setback on his rehab assignment, which will delay his return to the lineup. 

He took himself out of a rehab game Thursday for Class A St. Lucie after feeling pain in his wrist. He saw a hand specialist, who diagnosed the injury as a bone bruise in his right hand.

“He felt it swinging in his third at-bat last night so, not knowing what it was, took himself out,” general manager Sandy Alderson said, per the New York Daily News.

Earlier Friday, manager Terry Collins said d'Arnaud would need 20-25 at-bats on his rehab assignment before coming off the disabled list. He is 0 for 6 with one RBI, one walk and one strikeout through his first two games with Class A St. Lucie.