MLB Player News

Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Murphy appears to be receiving a routine day off. Travis d'Arnaud will step in for Murphy and serve as Atlanta's catcher with Spencer Strider on the hill.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Moreno gets a rest for the series finale after going 2-for-6 with a double and an RBI in a 12-inning loss Tuesday. Jose Herrera is starting behind the plate and hitting ninth in Moreno's absence.

Langeliers is not in the starting lineup against Arizona on Wednesday.

Langeliers went just 1-for-9 in the first two games of the series against the D-Backs, and he'll get a breather Wednesday with Carlos Perez hitting fifth while handling catching duties.

Stephenson is out of the starting lineup against the Rockies on Wednesday.

Stephenson will take a seat for Wednesday's battle against the Rockies after going 1-for-8 with two runs scored over the first two games of the series. Luke Maile will get the start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.

His eighth-inning blast off Jonathan Hernandez capped the scoring for Atlanta. Murphy had gone just 4-for-25 (.160) over his prior seven games, but the backstop has mostly been very productive to begin his first season with his new club, slashing .268/.400/.575 with 10 homers and 34 RBI in 37 games.

Contreras went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.

Contreras drew multiple walks for the first time since April 23 and notched his third extra-base hit over his last five games with a double in the ninth. He wound up stealing second after walking in the fifth for his first stolen bag since April 17. He's put up pretty standard numbers at the plate thus far, slashing .252/.343/.395 with three homers, 18 RBI, 19 runs and a 20:35 BB:K over 169 plate appearances.

Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.

Realmuto hadn't stolen base a base since April 29, and he was caught stealing on his last attempt May 7. The catcher is up to seven steals on nine tries this season, putting him on pace to at least challenge the career-high 21 thefts he had last year. He's slashing .299/.326/.500 with three home runs, 15 RBI, 13 runs scored, 12 doubles and three triples through 36 contests.

Vazquez is not in the starting lineup against the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Vazquez has gone 5-for-9 over his last two games while seeing his average rise from .212 to .245 in the process, but he'll take a seat against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on Tuesday. Ryan Jeffers is starting behind the plate and hitting sixth.

Plawecki was released by the Nationals on Tuesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Plawecki exercised the opt-out clause in the minor-league contract he signed with Washington in early April. The 32-year-old journeyman catcher was batting .256/.351/.342 with one home run and six RBI through 24 games (94 plate appearances) at Triple-A Rochester.

Smith is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Twins.

Austin Barnes will take a turn behind the plate and bat ninth versus the Twins and right-hander Bailey Ober. Smith homered in Monday's series opener and is sitting on a stellar .323/.412/.613 batting line through 114 plate appearances this year.