MLB Player News

Casali (knee) is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.

Casali will stick on the bench for a second straight game as he continues to deal with some right knee soreness. Juan Graterol will start behind the dish and bat eighth in his place Wednesday.

Narvaez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Tuesday's loss to Oakland.

For the second time in his last five games, Narvaez collected a pair of homers and drove in all of Seattle's runs in a loss to the Athletics. Both of those games were started by Daniel Mengden, who has now seen Narvaez hit two of the five home runs against him this season. Already in the midst of a breakout campaign, Narvaez has caught fire in July, hitting .367 (11-for-30) with five long balls and nine runs batted in. Overall, he is slashing .297/.368/.504 with 16 homers and 38 RBI this season.

Thaiss will head to the bench for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

The 24-year-old will take a seat for the second straight contest, as David Fletcher once again draws the start at the hot corner. Thaiss has gone 3-for-17 with a homer and four RBI over five games since being promoted July 3.

Contreras (foot) will resume baseball activities Friday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Contreras landed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right foot Monday, but it doesn't sound as though he's in line for a long absence. The Cubs acquired Martin Maldonado to split time with Victor Caratini while Contreras remains unavailable.

Wallach (concussion) paused his rehab assignment Tuesday due to eye fatigue, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Wallach has been out with a concussion since late May and is evidently still dealing with some of the symptoms. It's unclear when he's expected to return to the diamond.

Hedges (personal) was reinstated from the bereavement list Tuesday, Bill Center of MLB.com reports.

Hedges missed three games after going on the bereavement list Friday. Austin Allen was sent back to Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move.

Casali (knee) isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

Casali left Monday night's contest due to soreness in his right knee, and the Reds have elected to hold him out Tuesday, likely as a precaution. Kyle Farmer will handle the catching duties and hit eighth in Casali's place.

Gallagher will catch and bat ninth Tuesday against the White Sox.

Gallagher looks to be the primary catcher in Kansas City now that Martin Maldonado has been traded to the Cubs. With a very poor .209/.277/.275 slash line, however, he could find himself in a fairly even split behind the plate with Meibrys Viloria.

Jackson went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI for Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.

Monday's two-homer game marked the fourth time Jackson has accomplished the feat, and he now has a career-high 20 home runs this season, including eight over the past 12 games. The catcher recorded 20 RBI during those 12 games to bring his total to 47 at the Triple-A level in 2019. However, he's a bit of a one-trick pony, as he carries a slash line of .239/.325/.561 and a 17:73 B:KK through 58 games this year with Gwinnett. It's possible Jackson could get called up when rosters expand or if Brian McCann or Tyler Flowers goes down with an injury, but it's unlikely that he sees regular playing time at the major-league level in the immediate future

Collins was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte following Monday's game against the Royals.

Collins served as the backup catcher behind James McCann during his trip to the big leagues, though he went just 2-for-26 with a homer and three RBI over nine contests. With Welington Castillo (oblique) finishing up his rehab assignment Monday night, the expectation is that he'll be activated from the injured list Tuesday in a corresponding move.