MLB Player News

Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Bailey had caught both of the Giants' previous two contests, so he's likely just getting a maintenance day for the series finale. Tom Murphy will step in behind the dish in Bailey's stead.

Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Bethancourt will head to the bench for the series finale as he remains part of a wholly unproductive timeshare behind the plate with Nick Fortes, who gets the starting nod Sunday. Neither backstop has cemented himself as the clear top option in Miami, as Bethancourt has reached base in just one of his first 23 plate appearances of the season, while Fortes has mustered a .266 OPS in 24 plate appearances.

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

D'Arnaud will receive a routine breather for the series finale after he started behind the plate Friday and Saturday while going 2-for-7 with a double. Chadwick Tromp will handle catching duties Sunday.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Naylor is out of the lineup for the second straight contest, though the first of those games was the second half of a doubleheader Saturday. His absence in the series finale comes with southpaw Nestor Cortes on the hill for New York, with Cleveland playing matchups by holding out the lefty-hitting Naylor in favor of righty-hitting catcher Austin Hedges.

Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Wells is getting a breather after he was behind the plate for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, finishing 0-for-3 with an RBI in the Yankees' 8-2 win. Jose Trevino will draw the start at catcher in the series finale, forming a battery with left-hander Nestor Cortes.

Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Davis will get a breather for the series finale in Philadelphia after catching each of the Bucs' last four contests while going 4-for-13 with one double, three walks, two runs and two RBI. Joey Bart will step in to handle catching duties for Pittsburgh.

McCann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

McCann had made consecutive starts behind the plate to begin the series with Milwaukee, but he'll head back to the bench for Sunday's finale while Adley Rutschman draws the start at catcher. Rutschman received the day off Friday and served as a designated hitter Saturday, but he's still expected to see the overwhelming majority of the starts at catcher in 2024.

Amaya went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win against Seattle.

Amaya hit his first home run of the season in the eighth inning, giving the Cubs some extra breathing room in the victory. The 25-year-old has now appeared in eight games this year, with Yan Gomes making nine appearances. The two should continue to split playing time fairly evenly behind the plate, with Gomes slotted in as the de facto starter. However, the veteran is struggling with a .174 batting average and .522 OPS to date, so Amaya could push for a larger role if he produces at the plate.

McGuire is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The lefty-hitting McGuire will exit the starting nine while the Angels bring southpaw Tyler Anderson to the bump in the series finale. Connor Wong will replace McGuire behind the dish.

Rutschman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Brewers.

The 26-year-old catcher took former battery mate DL Hall deep in the third inning, one of three Orioles long balls on the afternoon. It was Rutschman's first homer of the season, and while his power hasn't fully arrived yet, he's still had a solid start to the campaign with a .283/.339/.377 slash line, seven RBI and nine runs through 13 games.