MLB Player News

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Smith will receive a breather Sunday in Washington after he posted a .619 OPS while starting the previous nine games. Austin Barnes will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

Maldonado is not in the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

Yainer Diaz will start at catcher as Michael Brantley serves as Houston's designated hitter. Maldonado contributed an RBI single to Saturday's 7-5 defeat of San Diego but is slashing just .187/.254/.337 across 366 total plate appearances this year.

Langeliers is out of the lineup Sunday versus the Rangers.

Langeliers started behind the plate in the first two games of the three-game weekend series and went 2-for-7 with a homer and a double. Tyler Soderstrom is handling the catching duties for the Athletics in Sunday's series finale.

Stallings is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Philadelphia, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings started the first two games against the Phillies but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Nick Fortes will step in behind the plate and bat ninth.

Wells is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Brewers.

Ben Rortvedt will catch and bat ninth if the weather allows for it in New York. Wells has gone 2-for-21 (.095) in six major-league games since earning a Sept. 1 call-up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Murphy will sit for the third time in Atlanta's past four games as the club appears to be taking advantage of its 14-game lead in the NL East in order to give its top backstop some extra rest late in the season. Travis d'Arnaud will receive another chance behind the plate while batting seventh.

Jeffers is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

Christian Vazquez will start at catcher and bat seventh for the Twins. Jeffers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's win over New York and is sitting on a strong .831 OPS with 10 home runs through 84 games (285 plate appearances) on the year.

Lee is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers.

Yasmani Grandal will start at catcher and bat fifth for the visiting White Sox. Lee, 25, has slashed just .118/.211/.206 through his first 38 plate appearances with Chicago.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over Cincinnati.

Contreras came up with a couple big hits early for the Cardinals, plating a run with a first-inning single and adding a two-run homer in the third. It was the third straight contest with a long ball for the veteran catcher, and he's knocked in exactly three runs in each of those contests. With 19 homers on the year, Contreras needs one more the rest of the way to record his fourth straight full season (excluding the shortened 2020 campaign) with at least 20 long balls.

McCann went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 13-12 victory over the Red Sox.

McCann busted out of his 1-for-19 slump in a big way, blasting a two-run homer in the fourth inning and adding a solo shot in the sixth. Since the All-Star break, the 33-year-old catcher has been in the lineup nearly every other day, batting .267 with three home runs, 18 RBI, 14 runs, and two steals in 28 second-half games (86 at-bats).