MLB Player News

Casali (knee) suffered a left hamstring strain last weekend on his minor-league rehab assignment, but he's making good progress in recovering from that setback, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Casali was able to run the bases Friday without pain. He's expected to begin a new rehab assignment back at Triple-A Louisville next week.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Friday's victory over the Braves.

With the Dodgers ahead 6-3 in the eighth inning, Smith smacked a 401-foot shot to left field to tack on a pair of runs. Since taking over as the team's primary catcher at the end of July, the rookie has posted a .360 average along with seven home runs and 22 RBI in 16 games.

Wallach (concussion) has begun participating in baseball activities, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.

The catcher has been on the injured list since late May and had a rehab assignment cut short in July due to persistent concussion symptoms, but Wallach may be back on track again. He could be able to rejoin the Marlins and provide depth behind the plate in September.

Stallings is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

He dealt with a migraine earlier in the week but was able to catch Friday's game. Elias Diaz will start behind the dish, hitting seventh.

Caratini is not in Saturday's lineup against the Pirates.

He has started eight of the last 14 games, hitting .219 with one home run in 32 at-bats over that stretch. Jonathan Lucroy will start behind the dish, hitting eighth.

Realmuto went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Friday's 8-4 victory over San Diego.

Realmuto smacked a solo home run in the third inning and followed that up with an RBI double to right center in the fifth. The 28-year-old is now slashing .280/.332/.482 with 18 home runs and 65 RBI over 116 games this season.

Caratini is not in Friday's lineup against the Pirates.

Caratini heads to the bench in the midst of a 2-for-15 slump with six strikeouts over the past six games. Jonathan Lucroy will start at catcher, batting seventh.

Stallings (migraine) is starting behind the plate and batting eighth Friday versus the Cubs.

Stalling was scratched from Wednesday's starting nine due to a migraine, but he's good to go following Thursday's scheduled off day. The 29-year-old has a .192/.250/.500 slash line with two homers over eight games in August.

Barnhart went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Wednesday's 17-7 loss to the Nationals.

After slugging a pair of solo shots versus the Angels on Aug. 6, Barnhart had gone six games without an extra-base hit before leaving the yard in the blowout loss. Barnhart remains locked in atop the depth chart at catcher for Cincinnati, but his .223 batting average and lack of premium power have rendered him a low-end fantasy option this season. He'll be back behind the plate and will bat eighth in Thursday's series opener against the Cardinals.

Mejia went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice in Wednesday's win over the Rays.

Mejia walked in his first at-bat and subsequently came around to score San Diego's first run, then crossed the plate again after rapping a single in the fourth inning. The 23-year-old has now notched seven multi-hit games during a red-hot August in which he has slashed .515/.529/.758 with a pair of homers in 33 at-bats.