MLB Player News

Barnhart hit his sixth homer of the year in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals. He also drew two walks.

For the season Barnhart is now hitting .254/.320/.389, which is still somewhat underwhelming, yet an improvement and decent enough at a watered down catcher's position. He's been roughly around the 20th most valuable catcher this season, according to RotoWire's Earned Auction Value tool.

Stewart may go on a rehab assignment by the end of the week, Bill Brik of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The team has increased Stewart's baseball activities over the past days, with the hope of having him playing rehab games by the weekend. However, it's unclear if Stewart will become the primary backup once he returns or if the team will opt to use him as added depth behind Eric Fryer.

Maldonado is in the lineup Monday against the Padres.

Now that Jonathan Lucroy has officially been traded, Maldonado will be seeing a lot more time behind the plate. Maldonado is hitting just .202 this season, but will be in a favorable matchup Monday night against struggling Padres starter Jarred Cosart.

Realmuto went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.

He continues to enjoy a strong month of July and Realumto is now hitting .337 (29-for-86) with 15 runs scored and six steals since the calendar flipped over. With a .315/.349/.415 slash line on the season, he's been a key part of the Marlins' surprisingly successful year to date.

Barnes was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Barnes had been acting as a utility player and emergency third catcher during his latest stint with the big club, but with the versatile Enrique Hernandez (ribs) cleared to return from the DL, there was no need for the Dodgers to keep both players on the 25-man roster. The 26-year-old Barnes was with the Dodgers for just over a week, recording one hit across four at-bats.

Barnes was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Barnes went 1-for-4 at the plate during his latest stint with the big club, but with Enrique Hernandez returning from DL, it was time for Barnes to return to Oklahoma City. Barnes has put together a solid season at Oklahoma City where he's hitting .299/.383/.454.

Rupp is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves.

Philadelphia will opt to start Carlos Ruiz behind the dish and give Rupp a maintenance day for Sunday's series finale against Atlanta. With the team having a day off Monday, Rupp will likely return to the lineup Tuesday when the Phillies face the Giants.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

It's just a regular day of for the young backstop, as d'Arnaud will take a seat in favor of Rene Rivera behind the plate.

Realmuto is out of the lineup Saturday against the Cardinals, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Jeff Mathis will step in behind the plate to catch for starter Colin Rea as Realmuto sits following three straight starts. Realmuto is now batting .325/.371/.398 for the month of July, his third straight month hitting over .300. He's been a top-five catcher so far in traditional fantasy leagues.

Bethancourt came into action in left field after Alex Dickerson left Friday's loss in the first inning. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

The Padres suddenly found themselves short-handed in the outfield. Melvin Upton Jr. was traded earlier in the week, and their position player pool was further shortened by Yangervis Solarte's medical leave.