MLB Player News

Stassi is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels.

It's a routine rest for Stassi, who started at catcher and went 2-for-7 with a run scored during the first two games of the weekend. Tim Federowicz will serve as the batterymate for Houston starter Lance McCullers in the series finale.

Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Astros, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Maldonado will receive his first breather of the second half after he was behind the plate for the first two games of the weekend. Jose Briceno checks in behind the plate, catching for Andrew Heaney.

Grandal is out of the lineup Sunday against the Brewers, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

He'll give way to Austin Barnes behind the plate with lefty Brent Suter on the mound for the Brewers. Though he's a switch hitter, Grandal has been far more productive versus right-handed pitching (.270/.362/.515 batting line, 139 wRC+) than southpaws (.206/.329/.302, 82 wRC+) this season.

Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored Saturday against the Mariners.

Narvaez has emerged as the primary catcher for the White Sox and extended his hitting streak to a modest seven games. That has pushed his average up to .294, though his counting stats are unlikely to be noteworthy due to his position in the bottom third of the batting order and the poor White Sox offense.

Murphy recorded a solo home run in his only at-bat Saturday in a win over Diamondbacks.

Murphy entered the game in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter and delivered the go-ahead run on his first home run of the season. He remains the backup catcher behind Chris Iannetta, seeing just 55 at-bats in 20 appearances as a result. He has recorded seven extra-base hits in his limited playing time, hinting at what he may be capable of if he's given full-time at-bats.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Twins.

His first-inning shot off Lance Lynn gave the Royals a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Perez now has 14 homers on the year, putting him on pace top top 20 for the fourth year in a row, but his .223/.262/.405 slash line remains well below his usual standards.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI on Saturday against the Rangers.

Gomes hardly stood out in the offensive barrage the Indians put together Saturday but benefited from timely hits to have a productive night. He hasn't homered since July 3, but he has seven runs and five RBI since then, solid numbers considering the lack of depth at catcher.

Casali went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Pirates.

In 19 games since joining the Reds. Casali is slashing .304/.385/.500 with two homers. His career production doesn't suggest he'll be able to keep up this pace for long, but GMs in deep NL-only formats can probably find a use for any catcher while he's hot at the plate.

Garver is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Maria Torres of The Kansas City Star reports.

Garver served as designated hitter Friday and busted an 0-for-12 slump by going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and two walks. Bobby Wilson will start behind the plate and bat ninth for the Twins on Saturday.

McCann is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

McCann went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Friday's 1-0 loss to Boston and will take a seat for the second game of the series. John Hicks will start at catcher and bat fourth Saturday for the Tigers.