MLB Player News

McCann will sit Saturday against Arizona.

McCann remains the primary catcher in Queens, but not by a wide margin. He's started nine games behind the plate this season, while Tomas Nido, who starts Saturday, has been in the lineup seven times.

Stallings will sit Saturday against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings has handled a heavy workload behind the plate this season. Saturday's day off is just his third in the Marlins' first 14 games. Payton Henry will take over behind the plate.

Bart is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.

Bart played all nine innings in Friday's game despite dealing with a blister on his left hand, so it would seem he is being held out Saturday with the Giants playing an afternoon affair following a night game. Curt Casali will start behind the plate in Bart's place.

Ruiz is not in the lineup in Saturday's game against the Giants.

Ruiz will get a breather with the Nationals playing an early-afternoon affair Saturday. Riley Adams will get the nod behind the plate in Ruiz's place.

McCann went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

McCann extended New York's lead to 5-1 with a 452-foot bomb to left off reliever J.B. Wendelken but failed to be productive in his other three at-bats. The homer was the backstop's first of the season and he's been better of late with hits in three of his last four games, but still owns a dismal .138 average through nine games.

Perez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two additional RBI during Friday's 4-2 win against the Cubs.

The veteran backstop delivered a two-run single during the second inning and followed with a solo homer in the fifth to power Pittsburgh's offense. Perez was 0-for-10 with six strikeouts over his past five games entering the series in Chicago, but he's 3-for-6 with a home run, a walk, three RBI and two runs through two games versus the Cubs.

Bart (hand) is starting Friday's game against the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bart was hit by a pitch Wednesday against the Mets and missed two games, but he'll be back in action for Friday's series opener. He's hitting .207 with two homers, a double, four runs, four RBI and a stolen base this year.

Narvaez isn't starting Friday's game against Philadelphia.

Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a run in Wednesday's win over Pittsburgh, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Victor Caratini will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Contreras went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Thursday's loss to the Pirates.

Chicago mustered only four hits and three runs, making Contreras arguably their most effective hitter on the night. The catcher is now batting .237 this season, which was his final average last year , though his .815 OPS is a bit ahead of his .778 mark from 2021. Fantasy managers look to Contreras for some pop, as he supplied 21 home runs a season ago and a career-best 24 back in 2019. He has two long balls through 10 games this season.

Bart isn't starting Thursday's game against the Mets due to a blister on his left hand, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Bart was hit by a pitch in Wednesday's win over the Mets and is experiencing some pain while swinging a bat. Curt Casali will start behind the dish and bat ninth, but Bart doesn't expect to miss any time beyond Thursday's day off.