MLB Player News

Sanchez isn't in the lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Astros.

The Yankees will save Sanchez for the nationally televised matchup with the Astros later in the evening, affording Austin Romine a start behind the plate in Game 1. Since being activated from the disabled list May 5, Sanchez has picked up where he left off last season, batting 8-for-26 with a homer and five RBI over seven games.

Leon is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays, Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald reports.

The Red Sox are still deploying a timeshare at catcher with Leon and Christian Vazquez, but Leon seems to have the upper hand of late with starts in five of the last eight games. During those contests, Leon has gone 7-for-19 with three homers, seven RBI and seven runs, rewarding fantasy owners who decided to keep him in their lineups in spite of his murky playing-time outlook.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Despite the fact that he's collected three hits (including two home runs) over his past two contests, Contreras will head to the bench for Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals. Miguel Montero will take over behind the plate.

Gomes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Zack Meisel of Cleveland.com reports.

Gomes recently got over an illness and worked behind the plate in four consecutive games, so he'll receive a needed rest Sunday afternoon. Roberto Perez will handle catching duties and bat ninth.

Plawecki went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's loss to the Brewers.

He hasn't done much to threaten Rene Rivera's spot in the starting lineup, going 3-for-16 since being called up in April, and Plawecki could find himself back in Triple-A Las Vegas once Travis d'Arnaud (wrist) is finally ready to resume playing.

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves.

After starting the team's last five games, Realmuto will get a breather Sunday as the Marlins face off against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and the Braves. A.J. Ellis will draw the start in Realmuto's absence.

Grandal isn't in the lineup for Saturday's outing against Colorado, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Grandal's batting average against lefties is .143 this season. With Tyler Anderson, a southpaw, starting for the Rockies, Grandal will give way to Austin Barnes behind the dish.

Stewart is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Francisco Cervelli will draw back into the lineup and spell Stewart on Saturday with the Pirates facing Taijuan Walker. Stewart got the start Friday, but went 0-for-3 on the night. At this point, it appears Stewart will continue to see infrequent playing time behind Cervelli.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Saturday against the Padres.

Narvaez has picked up the bulk of the catching duties with Geovany Soto (elbow) landing on the disabled list, but the young backstop will get the night off after consecutive starts. Kevan Smith will catch Saturday.

Barnhart is out of Saturday's lineup against the Giants, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Barnhart has been losing playing time to Devin Mesoraco lately, as Saturday will mark the third time over the last four games that he's given way to Mesoraco behind the dish. For the year, Barnhart has a .263 batting average and .656 OPS.