MLB Player News

The Padres selected Salas' contract from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

The Friars' top prospect, Salas is joining the big-league club for his first look in the majors. The 20-year-old was promoted to the Triple-A level in late July and carried a hot bat in his 24 games at the highest level of the minors with a .326/.410/.539 slash line in 105 plate appearances. Salas should see plenty of reps behind the plate for the Padres down the stretch, with Freddy Fermin -- who is starting Tuesday in Cincinnati -- and Luis Campusano likely to mix in occasionally.

The Cardinals recalled Bernal from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.

Bernal earned the call-up after slashing .278/.363/.468 with 16 home runs across 101 contests for Memphis. He will join fellow catchers Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages on the roster, but Bernal could receive the lion's share of reps behind the plate in September as the Cardinals look to see where he might fit into their plans for 2027.

Kelly went 3-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and two total RBI in Monday's 17-3 win over the Brewers

Kelly hit one of nine Chicago home runs in the rout, launching his 10th long ball of the season in the seventh inning. The veteran Chicago catcher has now recorded double figures in homers in consecutive seasons for the first time in his MLB career. Kelly has largely held off Miguel Amaya for the starting role with the Cubs, and he's been a fairly solid offensive backstop for fantasy managers the last two years.

The Cardinals optioned Crooks to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

Crooks has been unable to find a groove at the plate since he was called up in late May, slashing just .179/.255/.336 with five home runs and a 32.2 percent strikeout rate. With Crooks returning to Memphis, the Cardinals are poised to promote Leo Bernal on Tuesday to work into the catcher mix with Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages.

Realmuto is absent from the lineup for Monday's matchup with the Diamondbacks.

Although the catcher launched a homer in Sunday's series finale against the Angels and has recorded a base hit in six of his last eight games, he will not start Monday. Instead, Garrett Stubbs will catch balls and strikes while batting ninth for the Phillies.

Duno (hamstring) has gone 5-for-14 with two doubles, two walks and a run scored in four games for Double-A Chattanooga since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.

Duno missed about a month of action due to a hamstring injury. The 20-year-old catching prospect continued to produce at a well above league-average level since moving up to the Southern League in late June, slashing .318/.420/.506 with three home runs and one stolen base through his first 23 games with Chattanooga.

Cavanaugh is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Cavanaugh will hit the bench for the makeup game in Atlanta while the Giants go with Andrew Knizner behind the plate. Unless he's used off the bench Monday, Cavanaugh will close out August having produced a lowly .208/.276/.226 slash line over 58 plate appearances.

Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.

Sanchez got the start behind the plate Sunday with William Contreras receiving a rest day and provided Milwaukee with a two-run homer in the seventh inning. The long ball was a welcome sight for Sanchez, who entered the contest riding a 1-for-26 slump. He's slashing .207/.347/.429 with 11 homers, nine doubles, one triple, 34 RBI and 34 runs scored across 242 plate appearances this season.

Stephenson went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Cubs.

Stephenson put the Reds ahead 6-3 with a two-run homer off Shota Imanaga in the fifth inning. The catcher has been clicking at the plate since the All-Star break, slashing .274/.346/.556 with eight homers, 25 RBI and 18 runs over his past 35 games. In total, Stephenson is hitting .250/.328/.427 with 14 homers, 49 RBI and 36 runs across 108 contests.

Realmuto went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Angels.

Realmuto got the Phillies on the board with a solo homer to left-center field in the third inning. The veteran catcher has had a quiet August, slashing .221/.284/.351 with two homers, eight RBI and 14 runs across 22 games in the month. Overall, Realmuto is hitting .224/.299/.362 with 10 homers, 45 RBI, 45 runs and three stolen bases in 102 contests.