MLB Player News

Leon is not in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Leon is 3-for-26 in his past nine games and will take a seat Sunday in Los Angeles. Chad Wallach will work behind the plate for Miami in the series finale.

Gomes is not in the lineup Sunday at Arizona, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

Gomes started the past three games and will take a seat for Sunday afternoon's series finale. Alex Avila will catch Sunday for Washington.

Smith is out of the lineup Sunday against the Marlins, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Smith will take a seat for the day game in the series finale after going 0-for-2 with two walks Saturday. Austin Barnes will work behind the plate Sunday for Los Angeles.

Barnhart is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Barnhart started the past three games and will unsurprisingly take a seat for Sunday's afternoon affair. Tyler Stephenson will work behind the plate for the Reds in the series finale.

Realmuto (wrist) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays.

The 30-year-old was removed from Saturday's game with an injured left wrist, and it's not much of a surprise to see him sitting out Sunday's series finale. Realmuto will now have two consecutive days to recover thanks to Monday's scheduled off day. Andrew Knapp will take over behind the plate for Philadelphia.

Stallings went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 8-6 win over the Giants.

After tying the score at 6-6 with a two-run double in the seventh inning, Stallings walked it off in the ninth with a two-run blast off Jake McGee. The catcher has put together a strong May so far, slashing .286/.359/.571 with two of his three homers on the year and seven RBI in 11 games.

Nola went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and six RBI in Saturday's 13-3 win over St. Louis.

Nola crushed a three-run homer to right field in the third inning and plated another run with a double in the sixth. He finished his night with a two-run single in the seventh frame. Nola came into the contest batting just .167, but his productive performance pushed his season stat line to .241/.395/.414. The homer was his first of the campaign.

Realmuto is dealing with a left wrist injury and could be held out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

It's been a rough week for the 30-year-old, as he suffered a knee bruise when hit by a foul ball, battled a non-COVID-19 illness and is now contending with the wrist issue. Manager Joe Girardi said he's "not sure" about Realmuto playing Sunday.

Contreras will sit Saturday against the Tigers.

Contreras has handled one of the heaviest workloads among all catchers this season, but even he can't start every game behind the plate. He'll get a rest after starting seven straight contests, with Tony Wolters taking over in his absence.

Gomes went 5-for-6 with a triple, a double, four runs and two RBI in Friday's 17-2 blowout victory over the Diamondbacks.

The backstop enjoyed the first five-hit game of his career in the rout while also scoring a career-high four runs. He fell a home run short of the cycle and collected just the eighth triple in his 10 seasons as a major-leaguer. With the huge effort, Gomes' batting average jumped 45 points to .288.