MLB Player News

The Orioles traded Davis to the Pirates in exchange for Jose Berroa on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Davis joins the Pirates organization in the midst of a solid offensive season, as he's hit .289 across 43 Triple-A at-bats so far in 2021.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

With Cincinnati facing a lefty starter (Brett Anderson) for the second straight day, the lefty-hitting Barnhart will once again cede catching duties to the righty-hitting Tyler Stephenson. Right-hander Freddy Peralta is scheduled to take the hill Wednesday for Milwaukee, so expect Barnhart to pick up his first start of the series that day.

Manager Jayce Tingler said Monday that Nola (knee) won't start a rehab assignment for at least a few weeks, the Associated Press reports.

Tingler indicated late last week that Nola has been showing improvement and is on the verge of ramping up baseball activities, but it appears that the backstop remains weeks away from being able to participate in a minor-league rehab stint. That means his return to the big club will happen no sooner than early July.

Casali went 3-for-4 in Monday's 5-2 win over Arizona.

All three of Casali's hits were singles, and this was his first multi-hit effort of the season. The 32-year-old has seen roughly one-third of the playing time when healthy as the backup to Buster Posey. Casali is slashing just .135/.264/.149 with a double, six RBI and six runs scored across 87 plate appearances.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's 3-1 win over the Phillies.

Smith launched a two-run homer off Spencer Howard in the fourth inning, erasing a 1-0 deficit for the Dodgers. It was his second home run in the last three games and his seventh on the season. The 26-year-old has been one of the top fantasy options at catcher this year, slashing .271/.368/.471 with 19 extra-base hits, 22 RBI, 32 runs scored and a stolen base.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Monday's game against Milwaukee.

Barnhart has started 42 games behind the plate, nearly twice as many as Tyler Stephenson, who makes his 22nd start of the year there Monday. Stephenson has also started 11 times at first base, however, so he could continue cutting into Barnhart's playing time on a more regular basis going forward now that Joey Votto is back from his thumb injury.

Jackson (hamstring) hasn't appeared in a rehab game for Triple-A Gwinnett since Wednesday due to an injury to his pinkie finger, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Atlanta doesn't seem overly concerned about the finger injury, but Jackson's rehab assignment will be on pause for a bit until he feels more comfortable throwing the ball and swinging a bat. Jackson has been on the shelf since May 2 with a strained left hamstring, but that injury doesn't seem to be a major concern at this juncture. Whenever he's cleared to return from the 10-day injured list, Jackson could overtake Kevan Smith as Atlanta's No. 2 catcher behind William Contreras.

Realmuto went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run and one strikeout in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Yankees.

Realmuto didn't have any extra-base hits Sunday, but he drove in runs with a pair of singles in the first and fifth innings. The 30-year-old has gone 8-for-24 with two home runs, six RBI, five runs and four walks across the last seven games.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Smith drew starts behind the plate both of the past two nights, so he'll be getting a routine breather for a day game Sunday. Austin Barnes will step into the starting nine and catch for pitcher Walker Buehler in the series finale.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

He'll be getting some routine maintenance in a day game following a night game after he was behind the plate for both of the first two contests of the series. Manny Pina will catch for starting pitcher Adrian Houser in the series finale.