MLB Player News

McGuire (oblique) is aiming to begin a rehab assignment by next Tuesday, Mike Monaco of ESPN reports.

McGuire has missed nearly a month with a right oblique strain but is making nice progress. Jorge Alfaro has been Boston's backup catcher lately with McGuire out.

Diaz is not in the starting lineup versus the Rockies on Wednesday.

Diaz will get a breather after he went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in Tuesday's 4-3 loss. Kyle Tucker will slot in at designated hitter while Jake Meyers enters the lineup in center field and bats eighth in the series finale with Colorado.

Fortes is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes will remain on the bench for a second game in a row Wednesday. Jacob Stallings will draw another start behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale with St. Louis.

Rutschman is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus Los Angeles, Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan Baltimore reports.

Rutschman will take a seat after he went 2-for-8 with a solo homer, a double, a walk and two strikeouts over the first two contests of the series. James McCann will draw the start behind the plate and bat eighth in the series finale with the Dodgers.

Contreras is out of the lineupWednesday versus the Marlins.

Contreras is on the bench for the third time in five games after he went 0-for-7 with a walk and four strikeouts over the first two contests of the series. Ivan Herrera will draw the start at catcher and bat sixth as St. Louis goes for the series sweep over Miami.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Naylor will get a breather for the day game after he started behind the dish Monday and Tuesday night. Though the Guardians put up 21 runs between the first two games of the series, Naylor wasn't a major contributor, as he went just 1-for-9 with a double and an RBI between those contests. Cam Gallagher will replace him in the lineup Wednesday as Cleveland's catcher.

Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup against the Guardians on Wednesday.

Rodriguez will get a day off after he went 0-for-7 with six strikeouts over his first two major-league contests following his promotion Monday. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale with Cleveland.

Grandal went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks, three RBI and three runs scored Tuesday against the Mets.

Grandal has lost out on playing time to Seby Zavala behind the plate since early July, though he's started three of the last four games thanks to the absence of Eloy Jimenez (groin). While he contributed to a furious White Sox rally Tuesday with his seventh homer of the season, Grandal figures to shift back to limited playing time upon Jimenez's return -- anticipated in the coming days.

Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two walks, two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's 11-10 win over the White Sox.

The rookie catcher smoked a pair of two-run blasts, taking Lucas Giolito deep in the first inning and Tanner Banks yard in the sixth to continue his July power surge. Alvarez is batting .368 (14-for-38) on the month with seven of his 19 homers on the year, and he's closing in on matching or surpassing the achievement of Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, who holds the single-season record for home runs by a catcher 21 years or younger with 26. Alvarez doesn't turn 22 until November.

D'Arnaud signed a one-year, $8 million contract with Atlanta on Tuesday.

The deal also includes an $8 million club option for 2025 with no buyout. The 34-year-old backstop has seen a drop in playing time since the arrival of Sean Murphy, but d'Arnaud has made the most of his opportunities with a .265/.338/.478 slash line through 151 plate appearances this season.