MLB Player News

Grandal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Carlos Perez will step in behind the dish while Grandal retreats to the bench for a day game after a night game. Grandal had been included in the lineup at either catcher or designated hitter in each of the last seven contests, going 4-for-25 with two walks, two runs and no RBI.

Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Raleigh is likely just receiving a breather for the matinee game after he started behind the dish both of the past two nights while going a combined 3-for-8 with two home runs, a double, a walk, seven RBI and three runs. Brian O'Keefe will handle the catching duties Wednesday.

Rortvedt went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss against the Nationals.

Rortvedt was responsible for the Yankees' lone run in the 2-1 loss with a solo homer off Josiah Gray in the third inning, his second long ball of the season. The 25-year-old Rortvedt has seen the majority of the playing time behind the plate in New York recently, despite going just 1-for-22 in 11 contests prior to Tuesday's matchup. Overall, he's slashing just .136/.255/.295 with four runs scored and three RBI across 51 plate appearances this season.

Rodriguez is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cardinals, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The two teams are playing a day game after a night game, so Rodriguez will take a seat after catching in Tuesday's win over St. Louis. Jason Delay will be behind the plate and will form a battery with starting pitcher Luis Ortiz.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Though he's on the bench for the day game after a night game, Vazquez may have supplanted Ryan Jeffers as the Twins' preferred catcher for the time being. Vazquez started behind the dish in four of the previous five contests and went 6-for-16 with a home run, two doubles, five runs and two RBI.

Smith went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's loss to the Guardians.

He gave the Dodgers an early lead by taking former battery-mate Noah Syndergaard deep in the first inning, but it didn't hold up. Smith is having a sluggish August by his standards, slashing .254/.295/.423 through 19 games with three of his 16 homers on the season and 11 of his 63 RBI.

Garver went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Garver's recent strong stretch ended with a three-game slump in which he went 0-for-12, but he was back to bashing Tuesday. His homer was his fourth of the month and 10th of the season. The catcher is at a .277/.357/.495 slash line with 33 RBI, 25 runs scored and 10 doubles over 54 contests this year. Garver has seen most of his playing time at designated hitter since Jonah Heim returned from a wrist injury.

Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Royals.

After going 11 games without a homer, Langeliers has launched a long ball in back-to-back contests. The catcher has had a mediocre August, batting .229 (11-for-48) for the month. He's at a .206/.269/.375 slash line with 13 homers, 41 RBI, 38 runs scored and two stolen bases through 105 games this year as the Athletics' primary backstop.

Vazquez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Brewers.

Vazquez notched his fourth long ball of the season and his first since July 26 on Tuesday, taking Wade Miley yard in the second inning with Kyle Farmer aboard. Though Vazquez has been a poor source of power this season, he's been a quality bat since the All-Star break (21 games), batting .274 with 10 runs scored and nine RBI while striking out at an 18.4 percent clip.

Contreras was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Pirates after arguing about the strike zone, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Contreras struck out swinging to end the top of the seventh inning with the bases loaded, though he appeared to be upset about a call earlier in the at-bat. Andrew Knizner took over behind the dish in his place.