MLB Player News

Grandal was removed from Monday's game against the Twins with a strained left calf.

The 32-year-old dealt with tightness in his left calf over the weekend and aggravated the injury in his return to the lineup Monday. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but it wouldn't be a major surprise to see Grandal miss a bit of time given the recurring nature of the issue.

Grandal was removed from Monday's game against the Twins with an apparent left leg injury, Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

The veteran catcher suffered the injury on a check swing during the sixth inning and was helped off the field in the middle of his at-bat. Grandal dealt with with tightness in his left calf over the weekend before rejoining the lineup Monday, though it's unclear if he aggravated that issue or if he's dealing with a new injury.

Gomes (forearm) is starting behind the plate and batting sixth Monday at San Diego, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post report.

The veteran catcher sat out Sunday after being hit by a pitch on the right forearm Saturday, and he'll rejoin the starting nine Monday after receiving a day off. Gomes is 8-for-22 with a homer, three doubles, four RBI and five runs in his past seven contests.

Manager Jayce Tingler said Monday that it's "safe to assume" Nola (knee) won't return until after the All-Star break, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

The 31-year-old is catching a couple bullpen sessions Monday and continues to progress slowly as he returns from the knee sprain he suffered in late May. Nola may need to begin a rehab assignment soon to have a chance of being activated immediately after the All-Star break, which ends July 16.

Realmuto is on the bench for Monday's series opener against the Cubs, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The 30-year-old went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday, snapping out of a 2-for-25 stretch in his previous six games. Switch-hitting Andrew Knapp will start at catcher Monday.

Tromp was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Tromp appeared in three games with the major-league club in early June, and he went 4-for-9 with a home run, two RBI and two strikeouts. He isn't starting Monday's game against the Cardinals, but he should be available as a depth option behind the dish after Buster Posey (thumb) exited Sunday's win over Arizona.

Jeffers is not starting Monday's series opener against the White Sox.

The catcher gets a day off after going 1-for-6 with two walks and two strikeouts in Saturday and Sunday's contests. Jeffers has hit a lowly .100 in his last nine games, but he has drawn eight walks in that span. Ben Rortvedt will start behind the dish and bat eighth Monday.

Rogers isn't starting Monday's game against the Rangers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Rogers has gone 2-for-8 with two runs and three strikeouts, but he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Eric Haase will start behind the plate and bat fifth.

Grandal (calf) is starting Monday's game against the Twins.

Grandal left Friday's win over the Tigers with calf tightness and missed the last two games while he recovered. However, he'll start behind the plate and bat fifth Monday. The 32-year-old has crossed the plate in nine of his last 10 appearances, and he's slashed .323/.405/.724 with four home runs, a double, 14 RBI and 10 runs during that time.

Barnhart is on the bench for Monday's game against the Royals, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

He sits after going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's contest, raising his batting average to a respectable .269 on the season. Tyler Stephenson is catching and batting cleanup in the series opener Monday.