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  • Joey Bart C | CHW

    Giants' Joey Bart: Called up, starting Wednesday

    Bart was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento and will be in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

    The 25-year-old is up with the Giants in the wake of Curt Casali's oblique injury, which is expected to carry a 3-to-4 week recovery timeframe. Bart posted a .596 OPS in 22 games before being demoted to the minors and should work as the No. 2 catcher to Austin Wynns.

  • Elias Diaz C | TEX

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Takes seat Wednesday

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

    Diaz started the past four games and will receive a maintenance day for the series finale in Los Angeles. Brian Serven will work behind the plate in his place.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Receives Wednesday off

    Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

    Smith started the past seven games and will receive a maintenance day for Wednesday's series finale versus Colorado. Austin Barnes will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Yankees' Jose Trevino: Out of Wednesday's lineup

    Trevino isn't starting Wednesday against Pittsburgh.

    Trevino is getting a chance to reset after he went 0-for-7 with two strikeouts over the last two matchups. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

  • Red Sox's Kevin Plawecki: Seeing scarce opportunities

    Plawecki is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Plawecki will stick on the bench for the 14th time in 16 games and continues to see little usage, even by the standards of No. 2 catchers. So long as top backstop Christian Vazquez remains healthy, he'll shoulder a heavy workload behind the plate.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    Mets' James McCann: Gets breather Wednesday

    McCann is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Reds, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

    McCann will take a seat after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Tuesday's loss. Tomas Nido is starting at catcher and batting ninth against the Reds.

  • Chris Okey C | LAD

    Reds' Chris Okey: Outrighted to Triple-A

    Okey cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

    Okey was designated for assignment by Cincinnati on Tuesday and will remain in Louisville after going unclaimed on waivers. Over 27 Triple-A games this year, he's slashed .253/.309/.413 with a homer, 14 runs and 10 RBI.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Athletics' Sean Murphy: On bench Wednesday

    Murphy isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Murphy started in the last six games and hit .318 with a homer, a double, four RBI and three runs during that time. Stephen Vogt will take his place at catcher and bat fifth Wednesday.

  • White Sox's Reese McGuire: Sits for fourth time in five games

    McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.

    Even after producing a season-high-tying three hits in his four plate appearances during Tuesday's 8-2 loss, McGuire will take a seat for the day game after a night game. He's now been benched four times in five games, as Seby Zavala has seemingly overtaken McGuire as Chicago's preferred option behind the plate.

  • Braves' William Contreras: Slugs homer No. 10

    Contreras went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

    Atlanta jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning thanks to long balls by Austin Riley and Contreras. The young backstop snapped a 12-game homer drought with the blast, a stretch during which he slashed just .209/.277/.256; however, on the season, Contreras is batting a solid .267 with 10 home runs and 21 RBI through 40 contests.

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