MLB Player News

Perez was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.

Perez apparently used his demotion on July 8 as motivation as he went 11-for-31 (.355) with seven runs and nine RBI in his last seven games for Salt Lake. The 25-year-old will get the start behind the dish in his first game back Saturday, catching for Jered Weaver.

Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Stephen Nesbitt reports.

Eric Fryer was placed on the paternity list, so Diaz was summoned to provide short-term catching depth behind Francisco Cervelli. Diaz was reinstated from the 60-day DL a couple days ago and optioned to Triple-A after missing the first three-plus months of the season with an elbow injury. He figures to be sent back to Triple-A once Fryer rejoins the Pirates.

Jackson is hitting .234/.325/.410 with eight home runs and a 64:20 K:BB in 205 at-bats with Low-A Clinton this year.

The sixth overall pick in the 2014 draft looked like a prime bounce-back candidate heading into the season, but that has not materialized. He has not hit better than .239 outside of rookie ball, and he has never hit double-digit homers in any season of his career. His pedigree should afford him another year of patience in deeper dynasty leagues, but his stock is as low as it has ever been.

Murphy, 25, is slashing .296/.320/.640 with 13 homers and a 59:7 K:BB in 186 at-bats with Triple-A Albuquerque this season.

He is putting on quite the power display in the Pacific Coast League this year, although his 31.1-percent strikeout rate is troublesome. A catching prospect who can sustain a .335 ISO at Triple-A warrants monitoring in deeper formats, but it's unclear when the Rockies will be willing to recall Murphy, or if his hit tool will allow his impressive power to play against big league pitching.

Barnhart went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Branhart's fifth bomb of 2016 extended the Reds' lead to 4-2 in the sixth inning of a home win. He's now homered in back-to-back starts, and he's slashing .266/.328/.402 in 231 at-bats on the year.

Barnes has been recalled by the Dodgers on Friday.

The 26-year-old catcher/infielder has been seeing the ball well at Triple-A Oklahoma City, hitting .333 with two home runs and eight RBI in his last 10 games. Barnes has also compiled 17 stolen bases for Triple-A in 63 games this season. Barnes will play a utility role for the Dodgers while Yasiel Puig is banged up as well as Enrique Hernandez, Trayce Thompson and Andre Either on the disabled list.

McCann is not in Friday's lineup against the White Sox.

McCann will be out of the lineup for the second consecutive game as Jarrod Saltalamacchia earns another start behind the plate. There has been no news on whether McCann is battling an injury, and he will likely be back in the lineup Saturday.

Perez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Chris Gimenez will catch and bat ninth against right-hander Dylan Bundy. Perez and Gimenez have alternated starts since Yan Gomes (shoulder) landed on the DL, and the timeshare will likely continue until Gomes is back or the Indians upgrade behind the plate.

McCann is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

McCann will get a regular day off after starting the past two games behind the plate. The 26-year-old is batting .197 on the year, adding five home runs and 23 RBI during 188 at-bats. He will be replaced by Jarrod Saltalamacchia on Thursday.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Thursday's contest against Philadelphia, Craig Davis of the Sun Sentinel reports.

It's just a routine day off for Realmuto who is giving way to Jeff Mathis after making three straight starts behind the dish. Realmuto has two multi-hit performances in five games since the start of the second half, going 6-for-21 (.286) during that span.