MLB Player News

Nido (illness) may require a rehab assignment prior to being activated from the injured list, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Nido was expected back for the team's weekend series against the Phillies, though he is not yet ready to return. He's been sidelined since Aug. 13, so he likely wouldn't need a long rehab stint prior to returning.

Heineman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

The switch-hitting Heineman will give way to the righty-hitting Jason Delay at catcher while southpaw Mike Minor takes the hill for Cincinnati. Heineman appears set to occupy the large side of a platoon at catcher following his return from the injured list Wednesday.

Godoy was designated for assignment Sunday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Godoy was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Aug. 17 and is now cast off the 40-man roster. Cam Vieaux had his contract selected in the corresponding move.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Sanchez will sit in favor of Sandy Leon, with the two catchers having now alternated starts over the past 12 games. With Sanchez regarded as the inferior defender, he'll likely need to show improvement at the dish to work his way out of the timeshare. Since the All-Star break, Sanchez is slashing an unremarkable .224/.333/.306 in 16 games.

Haase is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Haase will head to the bench after he went 2-for-10 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run while starting each of the last three games, two at catcher and one at designated hitter. Tucker Barnhart will step in behind the plate Sunday, while Kerry Carpenter handles DH duties in the series finale.

Diaz (wrist) was activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday.

Diaz had been sidelined since Aug. 11 with a left wrist sprain and will return without embarking on a rehab assignment. He's expected to split time with Brian Serven behind the plate for the remainder of the season, though Diaz will be out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale with the Giants, per Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com. Dom Nunez was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque in the corresponding move.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The Blue Jays won't have the designated-hitter spot available for Alejandro Kirk on Sunday while outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (foot) is eased back into action in a non-defensive role, so Kirk will pick up a start behind the plate while Jansen rests. Jansen went 0-for-6 with a walk, an RBI and a run between starts in the previous two contests.

McCann is not in Sunday's lineup against the Phillies, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

McCann was also out of the lineup Friday prior to splitting the team's doubleheader with Michael Perez on Saturday. Perez will take over behind the dish again Sunday while hitting ninth.

Contreras is not starting Sunday against the Astros, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Contreras is out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games. On Sunday, Ronald Acuna will start at designated hitter with Robbie Grossman taking over in right field. Contreras isn't losing at-bats due to his level of play, as he has maintained a .270 average with three homers, six RBI and eight runs scored across 16 games in August.

Hedges (ankle) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Though Hedges isn't expected to land on the 10-day injured list after spraining his right ankle Friday, he'll be confined to the bench for the second straight game nonetheless. Luke Maile will receive another turn behind the plate for the series finale, but the Guardians are seemingly hopeful that Hedges will be ready to go following Monday's team off day.