MLB Player News

Barnhart isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Barnhart went 1-for-6 with an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts across the last two games. Tyler Stephenson will take his place at catcher while Delino DeShields serves as the designated hitter.

Ruiz isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Ruiz will get a breather after he went 1-for-7 with an RBI and a walk across the last two games. Riley Adams will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Diaz isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Diaz has recorded multi-hit performances in four of his last five appearances, and he went 8-for-17 with a double, two RBI and two strikeouts during that time. Dom Nunez will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Fortes is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes received the start in Game 1 and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Payton Henry will start behind the plate for Miami in the nightcap.

Davis was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

The catcher appeared in two games in the majors after having his contract purchased by Pittsburgh on Sept. 20. He went 2-for-5 with a walk in those contests. Jacob Stallings was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday following a concussion that caused him to miss over a week of action.

Stallings was reinstated from the 7-day concussion injured list Tuesday, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The 31-year-old spent just over a week on the injured list but has been participating in baseball activities since last week. Taylor Davis was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to make room on the active roster, and Stallings will take over as the primary catcher for the final few games of the regular season.

Contreras isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Pirates due to wrist soreness, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Although Austin Romine is starting at catcher in Contreras' place Tuesday, the injury isn't considered serious. Manager David Ross said Tuesday that he's hopeful Contreras will be able to return to action Wednesday.

Contreras isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

Contreras started the last two games for Chicago and went 3-for-8 with a double, two runs, two RBI and a walk during that time. Austin Romine will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

McCann will sit for the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Marlins.

McCann unsurprisingly won't be asked to start two games on one day. Tomas Nido starts the afternoon game, but McCann will likely catch for Noah Syndergaard in the nightcap.

Perez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

Perez looks set to finish the season as the Pirates' No. 1 backstop while Jacob Stallings (concussion) remains on the 7-day injured list, but Taylor Davis will handle catching duties Monday while Perez gets a breather. Since Stallings was deactivated a week ago, Perez went 3-for-18 with two walks, three RBI and a run over five games.