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Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Reds.

Maldonado has started back-to-back games behind the plate, but will be awarded a day of rest Sunday in favor of Manny Pina. Consistent playing time has actually done well for Maldonado, as the backstop owns a .292/.414/.479 slash line since July 21. He becomes arbitration-eligible in 2017, so posting numbers like that will lead to what he hopes to be a bigger payday this offseason.

Bethancourt is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

After making back-to-back starts behind the plate, Bethancourt will give way to Derek Norris for the Sunday afternoon contest. Although Norris has significantly more starts than Bethancourt on the season, the playing time appears to be evening out of late. Bethancourt has started three of the last four games over a healthy Norris.

Realmuto is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports.

Realmuto put in a full day's work Saturday evening in his third straight start, so he'll head to the bench Sunday for a day of rest, giving way to Jeff Mathis behind the plate.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

D'Arnaud will take a seat after catching all 11 innings of Saturday evening's contest, giving way to Rene Rivera behind the plate. Look for d'Arnaud to return to the lineup for Monday's series opener in Arizona.

Maile is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports.

Maile has been receiving the majority of the starts behind the plate since the All-Star break, but with a .167/.224/.204 batting line during that span, he might be starting to feel some pressure from Bobby Wilson, who gets the nod Sunday. Both backstops have now seen three starts each over the last six games.

Grandal is out of the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.

The Dodgers' starting catcher is hitting .284/.422/.612 with six home runs in 67 at-bats in the second half of the season. He will get Saturday's day game off after starting the last four games behind the dish. A.J. Ellis will start at catcher and hit eighth Saturday.

Narvaez could see more playing time down the stretch, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The White Sox have little to play for in 2016, so they can use the season's waning weeks to see if Narvaez may be an answer to their long-term catching question. Friday's start was Narvaez's second in three games, and he drew three walks in a win over the Marlins.

Contreras went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored overall in Friday's 13-2 victory over the Cardinals.

The 24-year-old capped off a five-run second for the Cubs by plating Jorge Soler and Addison Russell with a 416-foot shot to left center, his second homer in the last four games. Contreras has also hit safely in four straight and boasts a .345 average (10-for-29) with two homers and six RBI in the nine August games he's been active for.

Leon is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports.

Leon will get a regular day off after starting the past three games behind the plate. Bryan Holaday will take his place, batting eighth.

Sanchez is not in Friday's lineup against the Rays.

Sanchez will be out of the lineup after starting seven of the past eight games. He will be replaced by Alex Rodriguez, who will be manning the DH spot for his final game as a Yankee, and Brian McCann behind the plate.