MLB Player News

Caratini went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and three runs scored in Wednesday's 11-9 loss to the Dodgers.

Caratini got the Padres on the board in the second inning with a solo home run off Max Scherzer that just barely cleared the wall in left. He notched two more base hits along the way and came around to score both times. Wednesday was the first three-hit effort of the year for the 28-year-old, who now has eight hits and four RBI over his last five games. Caratini is slashing .226/.310/.321 with seven homers, 38 RBI, 31 runs scored, two steals and 35:80 BB:K over 348 plate appearances this season.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Pirates.

Contreras hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning to put the Cubs up 1-0. Then with Chicago down 2-1 in the seventh, the catcher doubled in two more runs to help snap his team's seven-game losing streak. Contreras has been locked in lately, as he's batting .310 across his last 10 games. The 29-year-old looks primed to finish the season on a positive note and turn his attention toward 2022, when he should again be one of the top fantasy options at his position.

Atlanta promoted Langeliers from Double-A Mississippi to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

After batting .258 with 22 home runs and 52 RBI in 92 games to help lead Mississippi to a Double-A South title, Langeliers will just to the minors' highest level for Gwinnett's final five games of the campaign. The 23-year-old will likely head into 2022 as Gwinnett's No. 1 backstop, and he could be a candidate for his first promotion to the big leagues later in the summer.

Knizner will start at catcher and bat eighth Wednesday against the Brewers, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Knizner will remain in the lineup for a third straight game while Yadier Molina continues to manage a sore shoulder. With the Cardinals having clinched a wild-card berth, Molina could get a few more days off during the team's final four regular-season contests, so Knizner may receive at least a couple more starts beyond Wednesday.

The Mets placed Nido on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained left thumb, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The same injury has previously forced Nido to the shelf on two other occasions in recent weeks, and it'll now result in his 2021 campaign coming to an end with five games still left on the Mets' schedule. New York called up Patrick Mazeika from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move, and he'll serve as the No. 2 catcher behind James McCann the rest of the way. Nido concludes the 2021 campaign with a .222/.261/.327 slash line, three home runs, one stolen base, 16 runs and 13 RBI in 161 plate appearances over 58 games.

Narvaez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Narvaez started each of the last two games and went 1-for-8 with a walk and two strikeouts. Manny Pina will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Perez will start at catcher and bat seventh Wednesday against the Cubs.

Though he'll be behind the plate Wednesday, Perez was on the bench for Tuesday's 8-6 win after Jacob Stallings (concussion) was reinstated from the injured list prior to the contest. Stallings is expected to reclaim the No. 1 catcher job now that he's healthy again, so Perez is likely looking at no more than two starts over the Pirates' final four contests following Wednesday's game.

Stallings isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Stallings returned to the lineup Tuesday and went 2-for-4 with a run. Michael Perez will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Fortes isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Fortes went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts across his last two appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. Alex Jackson will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Contreras (wrist) is starting Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Contreras didn't start Tuesday's contest due to wrist soreness, but he appeared off the bench and went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter. He'll start behind the plate and bat third Wednesday.