MLB Player News

Perez was scratched from Monday's lineup due to the birth of his child, Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star reports.

Perez was initially penciled into the lineup batting fifth, but the birth of his child will lead him to miss the beginning of the game at the very least. Drew Butera will fill in for him behind the plate for the evening.

Thole has received just two at-bats since signing a major league contract with the Blue Jays at the beginning of the month.

Thole's 2016 campaign has been one to forget. The 29-year-old came out of spring training as R.A. Dickey's personal catcher and in line to receive a solid amount of spot work spelling veteran backstop Russell Martin. Now sporting a career-low .155 average through 116 at-bats, Thole only gets on the field when Dickey is on the hill, and the catcher immediately comes off -- usually via a double-switch -- as soon as the knuckleballer is finished. Now with Dioner Navarro in the mix (and Dickey's next start being skipped), Thole is unlikely to see much, if any, playing time in the near future.

Contreras is out of the lineup Sunday against the Astros.

After starting two of the last three games for the Cubs, Contreras will take a seat in favor of David Ross behind the plate. The rookie has been held without a hit in his last three starts but has a respectable .798 OPS since Aug. 1.

Rupp is not in the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

Rupp, who went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Saturday, will head to the bench for Sunday's contest, a day game following a night game. A.J. Ellis will get the nod to start at catcher while Rupp gets the day off.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Braves.

Rene Rivera will start behind the dish while d'Arnaud gets the day off. D'Arnaud has had a tough time at the plate recently, as he's gone 7-for-31 (.226) over the last 14 games, bringing his batting average down to .249 for the year.

Perez (wrist) is back in the lineup Saturday against the White Sox, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

A hit-by-pitch Tuesday provided a significant scare, but X-rays were negative and Perez is now ready to return to the lineup after missing only two starts. He'll bat fifth against right-hander James Shields, who has given up a whopping 19 home runs at home since being traded to Chicago.

McCann is out of the lineup Saturday against the Orioles.

It hasn't been a great overall campaign for McCann, but he is slashing a respectable .271/.333/.412 in 93 plate appearances since Aug. 1. Jarrod Saltalamacchia will get the start behind the dish and hit seventh Saturday.

Realmuto is out of the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers, MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports.

One of the more heavily used catchers in the game, Realmuto has started 11 of the last 12 games for Miami. Jeff Mathis will get the start at catcher and hit seventh Saturday against lefty Rich Hill.

Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a walk and two runs in Friday's 7-5 victory over the Rays.

He keeps adding to his incredible 2016 resume, blasting a 423-foot shot in the second that extended the early lead to 2-0 and getting on base an additional two times on the night. The 23-year-old's round-tripper and RBI were his first since Aug. 27, but he does have hits in 14 of his last 16 games overall.

Rupp went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a 5-4 loss to the Nationals on Friday.

The homer was Rupp's 15th of the season. He has been slumping a bit since the beginning of August with a .229 batting average, but he does have five home runs in those 22 games.