MLB Player News

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Diaz started the previous five games and will get a day off after going 4-for-20 with a double, an RBI and a run during that stretch. Victor Caratini will take over behind the plate to catch for lefty Framber Valdez in the series finale versus San Diego.

Ruiz is not in the lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

The 26-year-old was never likely to start both games of the twin bill and will take a seat for the matinee. Ruiz has gone 1-for-13 over his past three games but has a .791 OPS for the season, and he should be back behind the plate for Sunday's nightcap.

Smith is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith went 0-for-6 with a walk, an RBI and three strikeouts while starting the first two games of the series, and he'll take a breather for Sunday's finale. Austin Barnes will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Tyler Glasnow.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Moreno went 1-for-8 with a walk, a double and a run while starting the first two games of the series, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's finale. Jose Herrera will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Merrill Kelly.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

The absence breaks a run of eight straight starts for Realmuto, who went 6-for-30 with a double, a homer, three RBI and 12 strikeouts during that span. Rafael Marchan will step in behind the plate as Realmuto gets a breather.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Murphy has just one hit with seven strikeouts in his past 16 plate appearances, and he'll receive Sunday off after a run of seven straight starts. Drake Baldwin will take over behind the plate for Atlanta in the series finale versus Minnesota.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Baltimore.

Trevino went 4-for-9 with a walk, two doubles and three runs in the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Austin Wynns will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.

Rortvedt went 1-for-3 with two RBI, a walk and a run scored Saturday against the Yankees.

Rortvedt drew his third start in five games, all of which have come at catcher and at the expense of Danny Jansen, who has just a .486 OPS through 53 plate appearances. Rortvedt is typically not much of a contributor at the plate himself however, and he now has two hits across 21 at-bats to begin 2025.

Quero went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday against the Red Sox.

Quero has appeared in all three games since being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, two of which were starts. He already has a pair of doubles with three total hits across nine at-bats while striking out only once. Early returns have been positive, and the White Sox have little reason not to give him as much playing time as he can handle with only Matt Thaiss competing for reps behind the plate.

Rutschman went 0-for-4 with a walk in Saturday's win over the Reds.

Rutschman began the season with hits in 12 of his first 14 outings, but he's now hitless in his last 19 at-bats to drop his batting average under the Mendoza Line at .192 on the season. However, he entered play Saturday with an elite 38.8 percent squared-up rate, per Statcast, which suggests Rutschman is still seeing the ball quite well in the early going. Fantasy managers should keep exercising patience with the switch-hitting All-Star backstop, who continues to regularly occupy a premium spot in Baltimore's lineup.