MLB Player News

Adams isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

Adams served as the starting catcher during Saturday's matinee and went 1-for-3 with a run, a walk and two strikeouts. Tres Barrera is starting behind the dish and batting ninth for the second game.

Realmuto isn't starting the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington.

Realmuto started behind the dish during Saturday's matinee and went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and two strikeouts. Garrett Stubbs will start at catcher and bat ninth during the second game.

Stallings will sit Saturday against Milwaukee, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings posted an uninspiring .679 OPS in the month of September, though that's actually much better than the .569 OPS he recorded over the first five months of the year. He'll hit the bench for the second time in three games Saturday, with Nick Fortes taking over behind the plate.

Smith isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Rockies, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Smith started the last eight games and hit .343 with two home runs, two triples, a double, six runs, four RBI and eight strikeouts. Austin Barnes will take over behind the dish and bat eighth Saturday.

Bethancourt will sit for the third straight game Saturday against the Astros, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Bethancourt's consecutive days off immediately follow a stretch in which he started three straight games and seven out of 10. Francisco Mejia remains the starter behind the plate Saturday.

Collins isn't starting Saturday against St. Louis.

Collins is out of the lineup for a third consecutive game since left-hander Jordan Montgomery is on the mound for the Cardinals. Diego Castillo will take his place at first base and bat sixth.

Contreras isn't starting Saturday against the Mets.

Contreras went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Friday and will be excluded from the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Marcell Ozuna is serving as the designated hitter and batting seventh.

Hedges will sit Saturday against the Royals.

Hedges has managed to start 94 games this season despite his awful .167/.241/.254 slash line, but his defense-first profile doesn't help fantasy teams. Exciting offense-first catcher prospect Bo Naylor was called up for the first time Saturday, but it will be Luke Maile who gets the nod behind the plate on this occasion.

Naylor was called up by the Guardians on Saturday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Naylor, whose brother Josh also plays for the Guardians, is one of the game's more interesting catching prospects. The 22-year-old doesn't have the greatest defensive reputation, though he's improved in that area this season. He's also hit .263/.392/.496 with 21 home runs and 20 steals in 118 games across the two highest levels of the minors. The Guardians have gotten a .495 OPS from Austin Hedges and a .604 OPS from Luke Maile this season, so Naylor seemingly doesn't have many obstacles to playing time, though the team could still prefer Hedges for his defense and game-calling, leaving Naylor to fight for at-bats as a designated hitter. He'll spend his first day with the big-league team watching from the bench.

Jeffers isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Jeffers was productive during Friday's series opener in Detroit, going 2-for-5 with a triple, a run and an RBI. He'll head to the bench while Gary Sanchez starts behind the plate and bats seventh.