MLB Player News

Rupp is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Matt Gelb of the Philly Inquirer reports.

Rupp will take the day off to rest while Carlos Ruiz gets the start behind the plate. The 27-year-old is just 1-for-15 over his last four games, but is still hitting a solid .262 with four home runs and 12 RBI on the season.

Grandal is out of the lineup Sunday against the Giants.

Chalk it up as a regular day of rest for the Dodgers' primary backstop, who will give way to A.J. Ellis behind the plate for the evening contest. Even though he's back in action, Grandal has had a tough time at the dish of late, recording a .138/.240/.299 slash line since May 4.

Stewart (foot) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bill Brink notes that he will be available off the bench, however.

Stewart was an early exit Saturday after a seventh-inning collision resulted in a foot injury. The ailment will extend his absence to Sunday afternoon, giving way to Erik Kratz to get the start behind the plate. With Francisco Cervelli (hand) now on the disabled list, this is a tough break for Pittsburgh, who may have to rely on Kratz multiple times this week if Stewart continues to sit.

Realmuto will bat in the leadoff spot Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

This is a bit of a unique spot for Realmuto, who will bat leadoff for just the seventh time this season. Oddly enough, the backstop owns just a .209 on-base percentage against left-handed pitching this season, although he does sport a .290 career mark. In any case, manager Don Mattingly will elect to get things going with Realmuto, while the regular leadoff man, lefty Derek Dietrich, bats seventh in the order.

Stewart left Saturday's game against the Cardinals in the seventh inning with a left foot injury following a collision at the plate, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Making his first start in place of Francisco Cervelli, who was placed on the DL earlier Saturday and ruled out for four-to-six weeks with a broken bone in his left hand, Stewart couldn't get out of the game with his health in tact. He had already been limping around prior to the game after fouling off two pitches on the foot earlier this week, and aggravated the injury after the collision. Stewart's departure forced the Pirates to throw Erik Kratz into the fire right away behind the plate, after the veteran catcher was acquired Saturday from the Angels. It's likely that Stewart will garner the majority of the starts while Cervelli is out, but if Stewart's foot injury ends up sidelining him, Kratz would be next in line for increased opportunities in the lineup.

D'Arnaud (shoulder) is expected to catch nine innings for High-A St. Lucie on Monday, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

D'Arnaud has been taking reps primarily as the DH in his rehab assignment, but made his first start at catcher Saturday, and went 2-for-4 at the dish in the effort. It now looks as if the young backstop is starting to pick up the pace, and a return to the majors within seven-to-eight days is apparently a realistic possibility, according to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. If d'Arnaud can bring any offense to the Mets, it will surely be an upgrade on the current situation, as the team isn't getting much offense out of either Rene Rivera (.143) or Kevin Plawecki (.204).

Realmuto blasted a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Realmuto's fourth inning solo shot gave the Marlins a two run lead that starter Jose Fernandez could not hold. The blast was just his third on the year, but is coupled with a very solid .305/.335/.415 slash line over 200 at-bats. The catcher has also chipped in three steals while scoring 22 runs and driving home 16 RBI on the year.

Barnhart is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics.

Consider it a typical maintenance day for Barnhart, who was behind the plate for the first two games of the series, going 3-for-6 with a double and a walk. Ramon Cabrera will spell him at catcher Sunday.

D'Arnaud (shoulder), who has been limited to serving as the designated hitter in rehab games, will catch for the first time Saturday, Marc Craig of Newsday reports.

Last Sunday, D'Arnaud kicked off his rehab assignment, which can last up to 20 days. He now has just shy of two weeks to show that his shoulder is fully healed and can handle the rigors of catching daily. Kevin Plawecki and Rene Rivera continue to man the backstop for the Mets, who could use d'Arnaud's solid bat in the lineup due to absences of Lucas Duda (back) and David Wright (neck).

Realmuto is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Realmuto has started more than five games in a row only once this season, so he'll take a seat while Jeff Mathis starts behind the plate. Realmuto was coming off a 3-for-4 performance on Thursday and is now hitting .306.