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  • Rob Brantly C | MIA

    Marlins' Rob Brantly: Called up to Miami

    The Marlins selected Brantly's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

    Brantly will return to the majors to provide catching depth alongside Liam Hicks while Nick Fortes (oblique) is on the injured list. While Brantly has seen action in parts of nine major-league seasons, he has not reached even 100 plate appearances in a big-league campaign since 2013. He is yet to get into a regular-season game at any level this season.

  • Nick Fortes C | TB

    Marlins' Nick Fortes: Lands on injured list

    Fortes was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to April 10, with a left oblique strain.

    Fortes missed time last week with a neck issue and is now nursing an oblique injury, which could very well keep him out beyond the initial 10 days. Veteran catcher Rob Brantly was called up in a corresponding move to help Liam Hicks with the workload behind the plate in Miami.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Multi-hit effort in win

    Bailey went 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-6 extra-inning win over the Reds.

    Bailey lined his third career triple into right field during the sixth frame, cutting the deficit to two runs after driving in Wilmer Flores. Bailey logged his second multi-hit effort over 12 appearances, following a lackluster four-game stretch in which he went 0-for-9 at the plate. The defensive stalwart has recorded at least one hit in three games thus far, slashing .194/.265/.355 with five runs, four extra-base hits and three RBI across 34 plate appearances.

  • Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Getting afternoon off

    Goodman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

    Goodman had started at catcher or designated hitter in each of the Rockies' first nine games, but he'll find himself on the bench for the second time in Colorado's three-game series with the Brewers. Jacob Stallings will get another starting nod behind the dish while Goodman's bat has cooled off a bit following a red-hot start to the season. Over his last five games, Goodman has gone 2-for-19 with two walks against five strikeouts.

  • Joey Bart C | PIT

    Pirates' Joey Bart: Heating up

    Bart went 2-for-5 with an RBI on Wednesday against the Cardinals.

    Bart delivered the walk-off hit in the bottom of the 13th inning and concluded Pittsburgh's series against the Cardinals with five hits across 11 at-bats. He also tallied three extra-base hits -- including his first homer of the season-- while driving in four. Bart showed signs of breaking out across 282 plate appearances in 2024, and he's performed well at the plate across 45 plate appearances in 2025 while serving as the Pirates' primary catcher.

  • Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Back on bench Wednesday

    Barnes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

    Barnes will head back to the bench after he made his third start of the season in Tuesday's 8-2 loss, going hitless with two strikeouts in four at-bats. The veteran backstop is unlikely to play more than once or twice a week throughout the season if top catcher Will Smith maintains health.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Getting afternoon off

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

    Jose Herrera will get the nod behind the dish for the day game after Moreno started the first two contests of the series. Moreno is hitting a respectable .267 so far this season, but he hasn't supplemented the batting average with useful counting statistics (five runs, one RBI in 11 games).

  • Elias Diaz C | SD

    Padres' Elias Diaz: Sitting again Wednesday

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

    Diaz will take a seat for the second day in a row while he's gotten off to a rough start to the 2025 season with a .208/.296/.208 slash line over eight games. The Padres will give Martin Maldonado another turn behind the dish Wednesday, though Diaz is still presumably viewed as the club's No. 1 backstop.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: On bench Wednesday

    Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

    Kelly will get some rest for the day game after a night game, allowing Miguel Amaya to receive a turn behind the plate. The veteran backstop has gotten off to a red-hot start to the 2025 season, slashing .333/.500/.762 with an 8:3 BB:K over 30 plate appearances.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Reds' Jose Trevino: Exits starting nine

    Trevino is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in San Francisco.

    Trevino started each of the first two games of the series but will grab a seat for Wednesday's finale. Austin Wynns will do the catching and bat ninth for the Reds.

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