MLB Player News

Smith is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Padres.

Smith has impressed across 33 games with the Dodgers this season, slashing .298/.370/.721 with 12 home runs and 33 RBI. He'll sit for Wednesday's series finale after starting the past two games, with Russell Martin starting behind the dish in his stead.

Mejia is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Mejia will give way to Austin Hedges behind the dish for Wednesday's series finale after starting the previous two games. Since the start of August, the 23-year-old backstop is hitting .338 with four home runs and a .970 OPS.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday in the Brewers' 6-3 loss to the Cardinals.

Grandal trimmed the Brewers' deficit to one with a 400-foot blast off Andrew Miller in the eighth inning, ending an 11-game home-run drought. The long ball was just his second since the All-Star break, with the extended power outage taking some of the luster off of what had been shaping up as the best season of his career. Grandal has at least remained a major asset in OBP-only leagues in the second half, reaching base at a stellar .392 clip.

Barnhart isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Barnhart is in line for another day off, his second in the last three days. Curt Casali will handle the catching duties and hit seventh.

Stallings isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.

Stallings will head to the bench after going 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored Monday evening in the series opener. Elias Diaz is set to handle the catching duties and hit seventh with Stallings out of the mix.

Barnes was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Barnes will head back to the minor leagues following the return of Russell Martin from the bereavement list, though he's expected to be recalled when rosters expand in September. Barnes is slashing .198/.288/.333 with five homers and 23 RBI over 71 games in the majors this season.

Realmuto went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Monday's 6-5 win over the Pirates.

Realmuto racked up three singles and scored both his runs on home runs by Brad Miller and Corey Dickerson. The 28-year-old is up to 79 runs scored this season with a .275/.331/.474 triple-slash.

Wallach (concussion) paused his rehab assignment for further evaluation Monday, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Wallach has been battling a concussion since late May. He's made a pair of brief rehab appearances, the latest lasting just a single game. Given the difficult nature of head injuries, it's tough to say when Wallach is expected to return to the field.

Smith is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Yankees, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Smith started the first two games of the series and went 1-for-7 with four strikeouts and a walk, and he'll receive a breather Sunday night. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate and bat eighth in the series finale.

Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Caratini went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two strikeouts Saturday and will return to the bench for the series finale. Jonathan Lucroy will start behind the plate and bat sixth Sunday.