MLB Player News

Manager Clint Hurdle said Monday that Diaz (hamstring) is "not quite available yet," Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

Diaz is set to miss a third straight game as he continues to nurse a hamstring injury he picked up against the Braves on Friday. Consider the backstop day-to-day. Francisco Cervelli is starting behind the dish Monday.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Monday's series opener against the Brewers.

Contreras will give way to Victor Caratini behind the dish after going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies. Look for the backstop to rejoin the starting nine Tuesday.

Hedges is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

The backstop will get a routine maintenance day in the series finale after starting each of the Padres' last eight games at catcher. With Hedges on the bench, A.J. Ellis will work in a battery with rookie right-hander Jacob Nix.

Barnhart is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals.

It's a routine day off for Barnhart after he was behind the plate for Friday and Saturday. Curt Casali will handle the catching duties for Cincinnati in the series finale.

Nido went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's win over the Giants.

Nido, who appeared in his third game since he was called up from Double-A Binghamton on Aug. 24, laced a Derek Holland offering over Austin Slater's head and plated Brandon Nimmo. With No. 1 backstop Kevin Plawecki on the paternity list this weekend, Nido, one of the Mets' possible options for the future behind the plate, might steal one more start from Devin Mesoraco before Plawecki's activation, which would bump Nido back down to the No. 3 role in the Mets' expanded roster.

Realmuto went 2-for-3, including his 18th homer of the season, against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Realmuto now has a modest five-game hitting streak and has multiple hits in three of his last four games. Saturday's homer was a welcomed event as it was just the third extra-base hit for the catcher over his last 10 games.

Murphy was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

The backstop, who homered 17 times for the Isotopes in just 236 at-bats, hasn't found much success in limited big-league opportunities this season, slashing a mere .227/.253/.398 in 91 plate appearances. Though several starts could come his way down the stretch, Murphy will find it difficult to break through for much work ahead of Chris Iannetta, Tony Wolters and recent acquisition Drew Butera.

The Diamondbacks purchased Stewart's contract from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

The veteran was acquired Thursday from the Braves and finds himself on the major-league roster two days later. However, Stewart will struggle to find much playing time, now serving as the club's No. 4 catcher in an already busy time share between the top three options.

Stallings was called up by the Pirates on Saturday.

Stallings will serve as the Pirates' third catcher for the stretch run. His limited role will likely prevent him from having much fantasy value, though a solid .285/.335/.414 line for Triple-A Indianapolis hints at some potential.

Davis' contract was selected by the Cubs on Saturday.

Davis appeared in eight games for the Cubs last season, going 2-for-13 in his only big-league experience to date. He'll be the Cubs' third catcher for at least a few days, but with Bobby Wilson nearing a return from an ankle injury, he'll soon be relegated to an even smaller role.