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Realmuto is hitting out of the leadoff spot Wednesday against the Rays, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 26-year-old is hitless in his last three starts, but with Dee Gordon getting the night off, Realmuto will top the order for the time being. He'll likely return to his lower positioning once Gordon re-enters the lineup, but for now, Realmuto could have more opportunities to score runs batting ahead of the heart of Miami's lineup.

Murphy (forearm) is now wearing a soft cast on his ailing forearm after a bone scan revealed less healing than expected, Nick Groke of The Denver Post reports.

The scan showed some improvement, but this certainly isn't the news the Rockies wanted to hear. Murphy was hoping to get back to baseball activities earlier this week, but with his healing process going slowly, he'll likely need to wait another week or so before that becomes a possibility again. This news comes at an especially bad time, as Tony Wolters (concussion) will likely also miss some time after taking a bat to the head Tuesday, leaving Dustin Garneau as the lone catcher on the 40-man roster.

D'Arnaud exited Tuesday's game against the Braves early due to a sore right wrist, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

D'Arnaud missed a short stretch of games earlier this season with wrist pain. It appears that this discomfort has reemerged and forced the catcher to exit Tuesday's game early. It's unclear if the early exit was simply precautionary or if d'Arnaud will have to miss more time. For now, he'll be considered day-to-day.

D'Arnaud exited Tuesday's game against the Braves early, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The reason for d'Arnaud's early departure is not yet known, but the starting catcher was replaced by Kevin Plawecki between the fifth and sixth inning. D'Arnaud was 0-for-3 with a strikeout prior to his early exit. A report on his condition should become available shortly.

Grandal is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Grandal will head to the bench as Austin Barnes gets the nod against southpaw Matt Moore. The switch-hitting backstop is slashing just .213/.310/.387 through 24 games this season, and should find himself back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale.

The Yankees plan to active Sanchez (biceps) from the DL on Friday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Sanchez progressed to normal batting practice Monday and has been ramping up his throwing with no reported issues. He will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday in preparation for a weekend return in Chicago. Manager Joe Girardi said he's inclined to return Sanchez to the two-hole upon his activation, where Sanchez was for his first five starts of 2017, pushing Chase Headley back down in the batting order.

Diaz will start and bat sixth Tuesday against the Reds.

Prior to his recall, Diaz hit .305/.317/.441 in 61 plate appearances for Triple-A Indianapolis. Given the health concerns surrounding Pittsburgh's top two catchers (Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart), the 26-year-old could be in line for plenty of opportunity in 2017. He won't hit for power or steal bases, but Diaz has shown the ability to hit for average in the upper minor leagues over the past few seasons.

McCann is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Indians.

The 26-year-old has just nine hits on the season (.155 batting average), so he'll head to the bench for another night off Tuesday. Alex Avila will take over behind the dish for the evening.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Orioles, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Vazquez seemed to have supplanted Sandy Leon as the top catcher in the pecking order, but Tuesday marks the second day in a row that the former will be watching the game from the bench. It's unclear what manager John Farrell's plan on this is moving forward, but Vazquez should continue to get plenty of playing time given his stellar start to the season at the plate (1.032 OPS, four homers).

Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.

With the Pirates temporarily in need of another catcher while Francisco Cervelli nurses a foot injury, Diaz got the call, with John Bormann being optioned in a corresponding move. The 26-year-old is slashing .305/.317/.441 through 59 at-bats with Indianapolis this season. Cervelli remains confident that he won't need a DL stint, so if that's the case, Diaz's stay in the majors could be a brief one.