MLB Player News

Rutschman (oblique) is likely to start a rehab assignment at some point this week, MLB.com reports.

Rutschman took batting practice Friday and Saturday amid his recovery from a strained oblique, putting him on track to return to game action in the minor leagues in the imminent future. It's unclear how many at-bats the Orioles will want Rutschman to pick up in the minors before rejoining the major-league roster, but he still has a chance to be activated from the injured list before the end of the season.

Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Yankees.

The Red Sox rallied in the first inning, but the bases were clear after a pair of run-generating outs. That's when Narvaez homered to provide Boston's sixth and final run, which ended up being more than enough for the win. The catcher has gone deep five times over his last 22 games, batting .254 (18-for-71) in that span while adding 12 RBI. On the year, he's up to a .248/.318/.429 slash line with 14 homers, 45 RBI, 50 runs scored, 25 doubles and a stolen base through 109 contests.

McCann went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 6-4 victory at Minnesota.

The veteran backstop gave his team a 4-2 lead with a 407-foot, three-run blast off Twins starter Bailey Ober in the fourth. McCann is playing sparingly in a backup role with the Diamondbacks, slashing .258/.330/.423 with four homers, 15 runs scored and 13 RBI across 109 plate appearances this season. Unless anything happens to Adrian Del Castillo or Gabriel Moreno, the 35-year-old is not fantasy relevant.

Naylor went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the White Sox.

The Cleveland backstop plated all of his team's runs, capped by a 375-foot solo shot off Chicago reliever Brandon Eisert in the seventh. Naylor has found a groove in September, as he's batting .310 (9-for-29) with a homer, four doubles, six runs scored and four RBI this month. Overall, the 25-year-old is now slashing .187/.281/.362 with 12 homers, 42 runs scored and 35 RBI across 377 total plate appearances.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and three total runs scored in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Angels.

Raleigh's first-inning homer was his 54th of the season, tying Mickey Mantle's major-league record for the most homers in a season by a switch hitter. Raleigh has clubbed four homers and supplied eight RBI over 13 games in September, batting .280 (14-for-50) in that span. For the season, the catcher is at a .244/.359/.577 slash line with 115 RBI, 101 runs scored, 21 doubles and 14 stolen bases over 147 contests.

Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

With ace southpaw Garrett Crochet on the bump for Boston, Wells will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon. Ben Rice will get the starting nod at catcher while Wells rests.

Perez went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and five total RBI in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Phillies.

Perez extended Kansas City's lead to 6-2 with a homer off Aaron Nola in the sixth inning, his 28th this year, before adding two more RBI with a base hit in the seventh. Perez now has three homers and eight RBI in his last two games after going just 2-for-23 with no RBI in his previous six contests. Overall, the 35-year-old veteran is slashing .237/.278/.450 with 89 RBI and 51 runs scored across 589 plate appearances this season.

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

Goodman will retreat to the bench after he started in each of the Rockies' last six games, with five coming behind the plate. Braxton Fulford will handle catching duties for Colorado in the series finale.

Rortvedt will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants.

Rortvedt will pick up his fourth consecutive start and looks poised to serve as the Dodgers' primary backstop until Los Angeles gets one of Will Smith (hand) or Dalton Rushing (shin) back from the injured list. Since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sept. 4, Rortvedt has gone 7-for-22 (.318 average) with two doubles, one walk, five runs and two RBI in eight games.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Stephenson will be given the afternoon off after he started behind the plate in each of the Reds' last four games while going 3-for-15 with two home runs, a walk, five RBI and three runs. Jose Trevino will handle catching duties Sunday.