MLB Player News

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.

Gosewisch went 2-for-5 with a triple and a home run, his second of the year, in Thursday's win over the Mets.

The backup catcher hit his first career triple off Noah Syndergaard in the fifth inning, and followed that up with his third career homer to lead off the sixth against Jonathon Niese. Gosewisch is slashing .182/.213/.364 through 44 at-bats, but his days are limited as Chris Herrmann (hamstring) is progressing nicely through his rehab program.

Gomes (shoulder) has begun to participate in light baseball activities, but still has a ways to go before returning to the field, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes landed on the DL on July 18, and will still likely be out another couple weeks as he has only just began baseball activities Thursday. He will need time to go on a rehab assignment, and with a separated AC joint in his right shoulder, the team will need to be cautious with him as he could potentially be out another month. Roberto Perez and Chris Gimenez have been filling in behind the plate, and will continue to do so until he returns.

Contreras is out of the lineup against the Cardinals on Thursday.

Contreras will get the day off Thursday after starting the past four games. In his place, David Ross will catch Jon Lester while batting eighth.

Maldonado is out of Thursday's lineup against the Braves.

He will get his second day off over the last three games, making way for Manny Pina, who is batting eighth Thursday. With Andrew Susac likely to join the Brewers at some point before the end of the season, Maldonado's run as the starting backstop could be short-lived.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

D'Arnaud has started four straight games behind the plate, but with an early contest scheduled Thursday, he'll take a seat in favor of Rene Rivera. A day off was likely in order regardless, as d'Arnaud is hitless in his last three games to bring his season average down to .228.

Sanchez had a huge day at the plate Wednesday, going 4-for-5 and hitting his first career major league home run en route to a 9-4 comeback win over the Red Sox.

Sanchez hit double-digit home runs in all but one of his seven minor league seasons, so there is reason to expect some level of power from the young catcher, who got the start at DH on Wednesday. With the departure of Carlos Beltran and phasing out of Alex Rodriguez, Sanchez has a clear path to getting starts at DH for the Yankees. He's now hitting .321 over 33 big league at-bats.