MLB Player News

Grandal (hamstring) is hitting fifth and catching against the Royals on Sunday, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.

Grandal returns to the lineup after missing the last two games while resting his hamstring. The switch-hitting backstop will handle catching duties, so Seby Zavala retreats to the bench for Sunday's finale.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader versus Cleveland.

The 21-year-old went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs Friday after missing one game due to some general soreness, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's matinee. Gary Sanchez will work behind the plate in Game 1, and Alvarez is likely to be back in the lineup for the nightcap.

Raleigh is not in the starting lineup against Atlanta on Sunday.

Raleigh is out of the lineup for the second consecutive game. Tom Murphy will get the start at catcher and hit eighth against Jared Shuster and Atlanta on Sunday.

Moreno is out of the starting lineup against the Pirates on Sunday.

Moreno gets a breather against the Pirates on Sunday for the series finale. Jose Herrera gets the start at catcher and is hitting ninth.

Sanchez is hitting eighth and starting behind the plate for the first game of a doubleheader against the Guardians on Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Sanchez will be making his first start as a member of the Mets against Tanner Bibee and the Guardians. The two-time All-Star will handle catching duties with Francisco Alvarez getting a breather to open the twin billing.

Hedges is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against the Diamondbacks.

Hedges will get a breather against Merrill Kelly and the Diamondbacks for Sunday's series finale. Jason Delay is starting behind the plate in Hedges' absence and will hit ninth.

Bethancourt is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Brewers, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Bethancourt will get a day off after he went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a strikeout in Saturday's victory. Francisco Mejia will take over behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale with Milwaukee.

Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's tilt against the Tigers, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Ruiz will get a day of rest with Riley Adams hitting ninth and starting behind the plate. In the month of May, Ruiz has hit .167/.227/.317 with a pair of homers and eight RBI over 60 at-bats.

Gomes is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

Gomes will take a seat after he went 3-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored over the first two games of the series. Tucker Barnhart will take over at catcher and bat ninth in the series finale with Philadelphia.

Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's finale against Seattle, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Murphy went 3-for-8 with a run scored over the first two games of the series against Seattle, bit the backstop will get a day off against George Kirby and the Mariners for the finale. Travis d'Arnaud gets the start behind the plate and is hitting cleanup.