MLB Player News

Grandal is out of the lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Veteran Carlos Ruiz will take over behind the plate to catch for Brock Stewart, pushing Grandal to the bench following three straight starts. Grandal has smacked four homers in September and ranks second among catchers with 25 on the year, but he's hitting just .191 this month.

Indians manager Terry Francona announced Saturday that Gomes would be out for 6-8 weeks with a fractured wrist, which the catcher suffered in a rehab game Wednesday with Double-A Akron, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

As expected, this lengthy timetable essentially rules Gomes out for the season, a disappointing development for an Indians team that was banking on the backstop coming back after they weren't able to acquire Jonathan Lucroy at the trade deadline. Gomes had been out since mid-July with a separated shoulder, but was on the cusp of returning before sustaining the new injury while on a rehab assignment. With a Gomes return now off the table, the Tribe will continue to cast their lot with the catching tandem of Roberto Perez and Chris Gimenez, neither of whom bring much to the table from an offensive standpoint.

Gomes (wrist, shoulder) has a non-displaced fracture of his right wrist.

This is a tough pill to swallow, as there was speculation that Gomes would be able to return from the disabled list Friday. The 29-year-old is scheduled to see a specialist Friday night to determine if and when he can return to action, but this seems like a roadblock that could keep him out to the end of the season. Gomes' timetable will likely become more clear following his visit to the specialist.

Barnhart is out of the lineup Friday against the Pirates.

He has started 10 of the last 13 games behind the dish for Cincinnati. Ramon Cabrera will get the start at catcher and hit eighth Friday.

Contreras is not in the lineup Thursday against the Brewers.

The Cubs have been rotating their catchers fairly regularly, so this seems to be a regular night off for Contreras. Miguel Montero will take over behind the plate for the evening.

Gomes (hand, shoulder) will have an MRI on Thursday and it's unclear if he will be able to come off the DL on Friday, as was previously anticipated, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports. "He got hit in the hand pretty good," manager Terry Francona said.

He was hit in the right hand during a rehab game Wednesday, while making what was supposed to be one of his last rehab appearances before returning from a shoulder injury. Now, it seems like there's a chance his hand could be injured to the point that he will be forced to miss more time. More information should be available after Thursday's MRI.

Gomes (shoulder) was hit on the right hand during a rehab assignment with Double-A Akron on Wednesday, Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer reports.

Gomes was expected to rejoin the Indians on Friday but Hoynes indicates that his return could be pushed back pending the results of tests on his hand. The team should provide another update on his status when the results are returned.

D'Arnaud, who is out of the lineup Wednesday, appears to have been passed on the depth chart by Rene Rivera.

Rivera has started three of the last four games, and appears to be the go-to option behind the dish for the Mets down the stretch. D'Arnaud, who entered the year as a consensus top-10 catcher for fantasy purposes, has had a brutal season at the plate, slashing .253/.309/.332 with four home runs in 250 plate appearances. Typically he has carried the label of "good when healthy," but he failed to live up to that billing this season. It could simply be chalked up to an off year in a small sample size. The Mets will likely head into spring training next year with d'Arnaud as the unquestioned starter at catcher, so he'll make for a cheap bounce-back option in drafts next season.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the Yankees' 3-0 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.

The blast was Sanchez's 14th of the season, all of which have come since an August call-up. The young slugger is hitting .333/.411/.697 over that span, although he's cooled off a bit of late, hitting just .214 over his last 15 games.

Gomes (shoulder) is expected to come off the disabled list Friday, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

Gomes has been out since July 17 with a separated shoulder, but it appears that he's finally nearing his return. Gomes hasn't shown the ability to produce at the plate over the 71 games he's played this season, as he owns an awful .165/.198/.313 line and 26 percent strikeout rate.