MLB Player News

Raleigh is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.

After a string of four consecutive starts behind the dish, Raleigh will remain on the bench for a second straight day while Tom Murphy receives another turn behind the dish. Though Murphy's .654 OPS is more than 200 points below his 2020 mark, he's still threatening Raleigh's status as the Mariners' No. 1 backstop. Since his July 11 call-up from Triple-A Tacoma, Raleigh has slashed .152/.200/.261 while striking out in 32 percent of his plate appearances.

Barnhart is not starting Thursday's game against the Pirates, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Barnhart, who has gone 8-for-38 with four RBI in 12 games since the All-Star break, sits for a second consecutive day. Tyler Stephenson is catching and batting fifth Thursday.

Diaz isn't starting Thursday's game against the Cubs, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.

Diaz has gone 6-for-17 with three homers, a double, six runs and six RBI across the last five games, but he'll get a day off in Thursday's series finale. Dom Nunez will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Vazquez is not starting Thursday's series finale in Detroit, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 30-year-old has hit well in his last six games, going 9-for-24 with only two strikeouts. That being said, only one of Vazquez's hits in that span went for extra bases, and he still hasn't hit a home run since June 27. Kevin Plawecki is catching and batting sixth Thursday.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the White Sox.

The backstop hit the second of three long balls against Chicago starter Lucas Giolito to give Kansas City a 5-0 lead in the third inning. The long ball was his 27th of the campaign, tying his career-high mark set in both 2017 and 2018. Perez has hit six homers in his past 11 games.

Maldonado is not starting Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Maldonado has enjoyed a solid stretch offensively, hitting .290 with a pair of home runs, three doubles and four RBI in his last 10 games. Jason Castro will start at catcher and bat eighth Wednesday.

Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Twins.

He hit an RBI single in the third inning, then crushed an 86 MPH changeup to center field for a seventh-inning home run. Stephenson has provided some solid production as Cincinnati's backup catcher, as he's hitting .313 with 12 RBI in 67 at-bats since the beginning of July. On the season, the 24-year-old is slashing .282/.372/.419.

McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth Wednesday against Cleveland.

He'll find himself in the lineup for the third time in four games, with each of those starts coming against right-handed pitching. For the time being, McGuire appears to have the edge over Alejandro Kirk on Toronto's No. 1 catcher role.

Perez was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Blue Jays with back spasms, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Austin Hedges enters the lineup to catch in lieu of Perez, who should be considered day-to-day until further updates from the team become available.

Stassi is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers.

Stassi started the past three games and will receive a breather while in the midst of an eight-game hit streak. He's gone 12-for-30 with three homers, a double, a triple, seven RBI and five runs during that stretch. Kurt Suzuki will work behind the plate in his place.