MLB Player News

Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Heim started the past six games and will receive Sunday off after going 6-for-25 (.240 average) with two doubles and a solo homer during that stretch. Brian Serven will step in behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale at Seattle.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Alvarez will get a breather Sunday after he started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series. Luis Torrens will handle the catching duties in place of Alvarez.

Flores is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

The Pirates will go with Henry Davis behind the plate Sunday while Flores rests for the second time in the series. Though he's maintained a solid .794 OPS over 105 plate appearances with the Pirates on the season, Flores has fallen into a bit of cold spell lately, going 4-for-30 with a 28.1 percent strikeout rate over his last nine games.

Hicks is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's matchup against Texas, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Hicks started behind the plate both Friday and Saturday, so he'll get a breather for the series finale Sunday. Nick Fortes is getting a turn behind the plate and batting ninth against the Rangers.

Diaz isn't in the starting lineup Sunday versus Arizona.

Diaz is getting at least a partial day off his feet after starting behind the plate the previous three days and going 5-for-11 with a solo home run. He'll give way to Christian Vazquez at catcher Sunday.

The White Sox recalled Quero from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.

Quero has spent much of the season in Chicago, posting a .208/.279/.262 slash line with three home runs, 19 RBI, 14 runs and one stolen base over 65 games. He was sent down to the minors in mid-August after the White Sox put in a waiver claim for backstop Jake Rogers, but Quero is now back with the major-league club to provide catching depth. Kyle Teel was reinstated from the injured list Friday and should get most of the starts behind the plate moving forward, with Quero and Rogers potentially splitting whatever playing time is left over.

Goodman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Goodman will hit the bench Sunday after a run of eight straight starts, during which he batted .219 (7-for-32) with three walks, two doubles, four RBI, four runs and 12 strikeouts. Brett Sullivan will instead do the catching for Tanner Gordon while batting seventh in the series finale versus St. Louis.

Kirk isn't in the starting lineup Sunday against Kansas City.

Kirk will get a breather after starting the Blue Jays' past two games behind the plate and going 3-for-10 with two RBI during that span. Brandon Valenzuela is getting a turn at catcher for Toronto in the series finale versus the Royals.

Basallo isn't in the starting lineup versus the Red Sox on Sunday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

Basallo is beginning on the bench for the third time in Baltimore's past four games, with all three of his absences coming against southpaw starters. It appears the 22-year-old is on the strong side of a platoon with Carlos Narvaez, who is starting Sunday, behind the plate.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Realmuto will get a breather after starting the previous four games and going 1-for-13 with two walks and four strikeouts. Garrett Stubbs will step in behind the plate to catch for right-hander Aaron Nola while batting ninth.