MLB Player News

Nido (thumb) will be reinstated from the 10-day injured list by the Mets on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Nido suffered a sprained thumb in late August and recently went 3-for-7 with two RBI and a run across two rehab games. The 27-year-old will mainly serve as a backup to James McCann, but he's starting at catcher and batting eighth in Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Sanchez will sit Tuesday against Baltimore.

Sanchez sits for the second game in a row despite the fact that he hit a walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th inning Monday. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate, as he's done for the majority of Gerrit Cole's starts this season.

Realmuto isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Cubs due to right shoulder inflammation, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Realmuto dealt with a shoulder injury in late August, and the issue has flared up recently. However, manager Joe Girardi said the catcher received an injection after Sunday's game, and the team is hopeful that he'll be able to start against the Cubs on Wednesday.

Kirk will sit Tuesday against Tampa Bay.

Kirk has been very impressive at the plate recently, going 9-for-27 with four homers and just three strikeouts over his last seven games, but he'll continue to receive frequent days off like most catchers. Reese McGuire takes over behind the plate Tuesday, catching Jose Berrios.

Heim is not starting Tuesday against the Astros.

He'll yield the catching duties to Jose Trevino for the second night in a row despite going 3-for-6 with a double, home run and two RBI over the weekend in Oakland.

Realmuto is not starting Tuesday against the Cubs.

Realmuto bounced back from a 1-for-15 skid at the plate during Sunday's loss to the Rockies, going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored. He'll get a day off to start the series against Chicago as Andrew Knapp slots in behind the plate and bats eighth.

Sanchez went 1-for-2 with an RBI single in an extra-inning victory over Minnesota on Monday.

Sanchez pinch hit for Kyle Higashioka in the eighth inning and flied out to left field. His second at-bat was much more impactful, as the backstop produced a walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th. The RBI was only his second in his past six games, a stretch during which he has gone 2-for-19 with four strikeouts.

Perez (shoulder) was activated off the injured list Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez has been out since early August while battling shoulder inflammation, but he's ready to go after appearing in eight rehab contests. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate in the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Twins, but Perez will likely return to the lineup for the nightcap. Ryan Lavarnway is no longer needed with Perez back in action, so he was designated for assignment to clear space on the roster.

Zavala was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

Zavala had been in the majors since early July, first sharing the catcher spot with Zack Collins while Yasmani Grandal was out with a knee injury and then serving as Grandal's backup with Collins heading to the minors. He hasn't done much in 104 plate appearances, hitting just .183/.240/.376, so the White Sox elected to recall Collins to fill the backup spot and send Zavala back to the minors.

Nola will sit Monday against the Giants.

Nola has stumbled to a .186/.205/.209 line over his last 12 games. Victor Caratini will catch Yu Darvish on Monday, as he's done in all of Darvish's starts this season.