MLB Player News

Atlanta activated Murphy (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Monday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Murphy missed more than eight weeks with a Grade 1 left oblique strain but is finally ready to rejoin Atlanta's lineup. He looked sharp during a four-game rehab stint with Triple-A Gwinnett, batting .278 with two home runs. Murphy will probably be eased back into primary catcher duties for Atlanta, as the club is keeping Chadwick Tromp around as a third catcher behind Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud for the time being. He is starting Monday's game, batting fifth against Mitchell Parker and the Nationals.

Lee is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the Blue Jays.

Lee has wrestled the starting catcher job for the White Sox away from Martin Maldonado, but he's really struggled lately in going 4-for-27 with 14 strikeouts. Maldonado will do the catching for Nick Nastrini on Monday.

Rutschman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over the White Sox.

Rutschman inserted himself into a pitching duel between Kyle Bradish and Garrett Crochet, taking the latter deep in the sixth inning. This was Rutschman's first homer since May 15, and he went an uncharacteristically poor 6-for-30 (.200) over his eight contests in between long balls. The catcher is up to a .300/.338/.483 slash line with 10 homers, 35 RBI, 28 runs scored, seven doubles and one stolen base over 49 games this season.

Amaya is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against St. Louis.

After going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Cardinals, Amaya will begin Sunday's game in the dugout. Yan Gomes will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray.

Bethancourt is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Arizona.

Bethancourt started behind home plate in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Arizona, going 1-for-3 with two strikeouts. Nick Fortes will serve as the catcher Sunday and bat ninth against Diamondbacks left-hander Blake Walston.

Campusano is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Yankees.

Campusano will rest Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 0-for-5 with two walks. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth against Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt.

O'Hoppe is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.

O'Hoppe will rest Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 3-for-8 with one home run and two RBI. The lefty-hitting Matt Thaiss will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Cleveland right-hander Ben Lively.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

The lefty-hitting Naylor will get the afternoon off while the Guardians oppose southpaw Reid Detmers in the series finale. Austin Hedges will spell Naylor behind the plate.

Bart left Sunday's game against Atlanta due to a left thumb injury, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

Bart was pulled before the start of the second inning Sunday, with Yasmani Grandal taking over behind the plate. The severity of the injury is not yet known, but Bart is being evaluated by medical staff, per Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Bart has gone 9-for-28 with one home run and four RBI in May.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Jeffers will get a breather for the day game after he caught all nine innings of Saturday's 5-3 win while going 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Christian Vazquez draws the starting nod behind the dish.