Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (finger) has a hairline fracture in his right index finger, manager Torey Lovullo announced. Moreno went to the 10-day IL on Thursday (retroactive to June 16) with a hand contusion, but it turns out to be a more significant injury than the team realized. It's now all but guaranteed that he will not rejoin the Diamondbacks when he's first eligible to return on June 27. Moreno, who played through the injury over the past couple of weeks, has batted a respectable .270/.324/.414 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 188 trips to the plate. The Diamondbacks will have to rely on Jose Herrera and Aramis Garcia behind the plate until Moreno comes back.

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Thursday that they placed catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to June 16) with a right-hand contusion and selected the contract of catcher Aramis Garcia from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move. The team also moved right-hander Christian Montes De Oca (back, elbow) to the 60-day IL. Moreno originally injured his hand back on June 6. There's a good chance the 25-year-old will be ready to come off the IL when he's eligible on June 27. In the meantime, Jose Herrera will serve as the team's primary backstop, with Garcia backing him up. Moreno has made plenty of contact and has hit a solid .270 (47-for-174) for a catcher, but he's added just five homers, 20 RBI and 29 runs scored for hi fantasy managers. Still, he's on pace for a career-high in long balls in his fourth year in the league.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) remains out of the team's starting lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the hosting Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Jose Herrera is doing the catching for left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and will bat ninth against Blue Jays left-hander Eric Lauer. Moreno is dealing with right-hand soreness and will miss his third game in a row. Fantasy managers will want to check back to see if Moreno is able to return for the series finale in Canada on Thursday. The 25-year-old Venezuelan backstop has hit a respectable .270 (47-for-174) on the year but with only five home runs, 20 RBI and 29 runs scored. Herrera should be ignored for DFS lineups in the nine-hole. The 28-year-old has gone just 14-for-79 (.177) on the year with five RBI and eight runs scored.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) has been scratched from the starting lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with right-hand soreness, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. Moreno dealt with a hand injury earlier in the month, so maybe he aggravated it. Fantasy managers should consider Moreno to be day-to-day for now until we know more. Check back to see if he's available to play on Wednesday. In the meantime, Jose Herrera will cover behind the plate and bat ninth versus right-hander Chris Bassitt. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups accordingly with Moreno being pulled from the lineup.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) is back in the starting lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Moreno has missed the last three games after getting hit in the right hand during Friday's game. He missed a few games due to inflammation in his hand, but appears to be ready to go now. Moreno has been crushing the ball lately, slashing .358/.393/.660 with three home runs and eight RBI over his last 15 games. He'll bat eighth and cover behind the plate versus right-hander Logan Evans on Tuesday.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) is absent from the starting lineup ahead of Monday's game against the Seattle Mariners. This marks the third game in a row that Moreno will sit out after being hit in the hand during Friday's game. Luckily, the X-rays came back negative, so Moreno appears to have avoided a major injury. This appears to be a day-to-day issue, so hopefully Moreno is back soon. In the meantime, Jose Herrera will cover behind the plate and bat ninth versus right-hander Emerson Hancock on Monday.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) remains out of the starting nine on Sunday when the Diamondbacks conclude a series against the Cincinnati Reds. Moreno exited Friday's contest early after being struck in the hand by a pitch. He sat out on Saturday. However, Moreno's X-rays came back negative, which suggests he could be in line to return to the lineup on Monday evening when they face the Seattle Mariners. Through 50 games this season, Moreno has held a .278/.355/.414 slash line with eight doubles, one triple, four home runs, and a 29:13 K:BB. He has only struck out at a 16.5% rate. This afternoon, Jose Herrera will do the catching duties and is slated to bat in the nine-hole. The Diamondbacks are a top target in DFS facing Cincinnati right-hander Brady Singer.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) was forced to make an early exit from Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Moreno was taken out of the contest after getting hit in his throwing hand by a wild pitch. The expectation is that Moreno will undergo further testing to determine the severity of the issue. For now, fantasy managers should consider Moreno as day-to-day until more news is announced. He went 0-for-2 at the plate before leaving the contest. Jose Herrera took over behind the plate and figures to see additional playing time if Moreno misses time.UPDATE: X-rays came back negative on Moreno's hand, according to manager Torey Lovullo. Moreno was removed as a precaution, but there is swelling in his hand, so it remains to be seen if he'll return for Game 2 of the series on Saturday.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is out of the starting lineup for Friday's series finale in St. Louis against the Cardinals. Jose Herrera will do the catching for right-hander Zac Gallen and will bat in the nine-hole against Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas. Moreno will get the night off after starting behind the dish in the team's last three games. When he returns to the field on Saturday, he'll be carrying a modest five-game hitting streak (8-for-19 with two home runs). Overall this year, Moreno is slashing .266/.333/.383 with three home runs, six doubles, 13 RBI, 22 runs scored and a stolen base in 141 plate appearances as Arizona's primary catcher. Herrera doesn't really move the needle as far as being a DFS sleeper in the nine-hole against a pitcher he's never faced. The 28-year-old has gone 10-for-50 (.200) on the year with a homer and five RBI.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno will take the day off in Wednesday's series finale against the division-rival San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Jose Herrera is doing the catching for left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and will hit ninth against Giants right-hander Jordan Hicks. Moreno has never hit more than seven home runs in a season, so fantasy managers have come to expect limited production from the 25-year-old backstop, even though he did hit .284 in 2023. Through 35 games this season, he's sporting a .239/.308/.294 slash line with a homer, nine RBI and 16 runs scored in 120 plate appearances. Fantasy managers playing DFS will want to avoid Herrera out of the nine-hole. The 28-year-old Venezuelan has gone 9-for-44 (.205) this year with a homer and five RBI. He's hitless in his lone at-bat against Hicks.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno hit his first home run of the 2025 season, and it came at a good time. He took Yoshinobu Yamamoto deep in the fourth inning to open up the scoring and give the Diamondbacks a 4-0 lead. The Diamondbacks would hold on to win 5-3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of their four-game series. In addition to the home run, Moreno hit two singles and finished his evening going 3-for-4. The productive evening raised Moreno's slash line to .253/.333/.319. Moreno has now hit 14 career home runs in 906 plate appearances, so fantasy managers should continue to lean on Moreno being a catcher who hits for average and not for a lot of power, which is evident by his .319 slugging in 2025. Nonetheless, with his low strikeout rate (16.9 percent in his career) and solid career average (.277), Moreno remains a decent option for fantasy managers in deeper leagues.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (side) is back in the starting lineup ahead of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moreno hasn't started in each of the last two games due to soreness in his left side. The good news is that Moreno was able to come off the bench as a pinch-hitter during Wednesday's game. He'll get back in the lineup on Thursday as Moreno starts behind the plate and bats sixth versus right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Moreno hasn't been hitting like himself lately, but maybe a little bit of time off will help him get his bat back on track.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (side) remains out of the starting lineup on Wednesday. Moreno was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to left side soreness. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status leading up to their contest on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Instead, the Diamondbacks will give Jose Herrera the starting nod behind the dish. He will bat in the nine-hole. Through the opening month of the season, Moreno has posted a modest .233/.320/.267 slash line with just three doubles and five RBI. However, under the hood, Moreno has generated a strong .276 xBA with a 48.5 percent hard-hit rate, which suggests he should see some positive regression when he returns to action. Herrera is best to fade in DFS this afternoon, facing Mets right-hander Kodai Senga.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets, although it doesn't appear to be injury-related. It was reportedly a manager's decision, but more details may come out later after the game. Jose Herrera is starting behind the dish in his place. It could just be a decision to give Moreno an extra day off to clear his head, as he has struggled so far in 2025. He's batting just .233 with no home runs and three doubles on the season.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Jake McCarthy are not in the starting nine when the Diamondbacks continue a series in the Bronx against the New York Yankees. Moreno has only taken a seat once during the campaign so far. Across five games this season, Moreno has tallied six hits and held a 3:4 BB:K. He will cede catching duties to Jose Herrera, who will bat in the nine-hole. Jake McCarthy has started in center field in four games this season. Across the start of his campaign, the 27-year-old has not tallied a hit but has held a 2:3 BB:K and swiped a bag. Alek Thomas will start in center field this evening instead. Fantasy managers should expect Moreno and McCarthy to return to the starting lineup on Friday when they travel to D.C. to face the Nationals. Both Herrera and Thomas are worth considering as value options in DFS facing veteran pitcher Carlos Carrasco.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno will retreat to the bench in the second game of the season on Friday against the visiting Chicago Cubs. Backup Jose Herrera will make the start behind the dish and will bat ninth against Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon at Chase Field. Moreno had a nice Opening Day showing in the loss on Thursday, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. The 25-year-old should be back in the lineup on Saturday. Herrera, 28, hit .227/.290/.320 with a career-best .609 OPS, his first career home run and 13 RBI in 42 games played for the D-backs in his third year with the team in 2024 as a backup catcher. He's a defense-first catcher and should be avoided in DFS lineups on Friday. Herrera has never faced Taillon in his career.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) is doing the catching and is hitting eighth in the batting order on Tuesday versus the division-rival San Francisco Giants and right-hander Logan Webb at Chase Field for the second game of the series. Moreno didn't play in the series-opening loss to the Giants on Monday after he was removed from Sunday's contest against the Milwaukee Brewers with left-groin tightness. The Diamondbacks need all hands on deck as they try to secure a wild-card spot in the National League in the final week of the regular season, so the 24-year-old backstop is back in action. The Venezuelan catcher has gone 6-for-15 (.400) with an RBI and four walks in six games since returning from the IL, but he faces a tough matchup against Webb on Tuesday. In 11 career at-bats against Webb, Moreno is hitting .364 with a .728 OPS.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) appears to have avoided a major injury after exiting early during Sunday's game. It looks like Moreno had a setback with a groin injury that he suffered last month. Luckily, the MRI came back clean and Moreno should be able to rejoin the lineup on Tuesday. That is great news for the D-Backs who thought they might be without Moreno for the rest of the regular season. Jose Herrera will do the catching and bat ninth versus right-hander Hayden Birdsong. Herrera is hitting .221 with 13 RBI on the season, so he'll be an avoidable fantasy option for Monday's slate.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) was forced to exit early during Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. This is frustrating considering Moreno just returned last week after missing a month of action. This seems to be the same issue that Moreno was dealing with before but the team will have him undergo further testing. For now, fantasy managers should consider Moreno as day-to-day. Jose Herrera figures to see more time behind the plate if Moreno is forced to miss a few games.

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he is confident that catcher Gabriel Moreno (groin) will be back in the lineup soon, possibly as early as this upcoming week. Lovullo said on Friday that the team will assess how Moreno is after he plays five innings at catcher at a camp continuation game at Salt River Fields on Saturday with no restrictions. Moreno has been on the 10-day injured list with a groin strain since Aug. 6, but Lovullo said it's possible he could return for the series in Colorado against the Rockies next week. However, there is some concern about Moreno returning in the 5,000-foot elevation. Although the 24-year-old backstop hasn't been much of a fantasy contributor in 2024 with only five home runs and 41 RBI in 275 at-bats, the Snakes surely could use him back as they try to get back to the postseason this October. Rookie Adrian Del Castillo has filled in nicely of late for the D-backs.