Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (back) is expected to return to the lineup for Sunday's spring game against the Los Angeles Angels. Moreno sat out the last few games due to lower-back tightness. The 24-year-old is slashing .235/.350/.471 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored over seven games this spring. He is Arizona's starting catcher and is a top-12 catcher heading into fantasy drafts. Moreno slashed .284/.339/.408 with seven home runs, 50 RBI, 33 runs, and six stolen bases over 111 games in 2023. With an NFBC ADP of 154 in March, Moreno is a solid option and is ninth out of all catchers in the latest RotoBaller consensus rankings.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (back) was scratched from Thursday's Cactus League lineup due to lower back tightness, per manager Torey Lovullo. Tucker Barnhart started behind the plate, and he will also start Friday's spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers. There's nothing here to suggest Moreno's 174.5 Yahoo ADP should be affected, and he should continue to be drafted as a top-12 fantasy backstop. The 24-year-old Venezuelan contact hitter was the No. 1 prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022 and achieved a Gold Glove Award during his debut season with the D-backs in 2023 following the trade that sent Daulton Varsho to Toronto. Although Moreno came up small for Arizona during the World Series, he slashed an impressive .311/.382/.496 with four home runs, eight doubles, 22 RBI, and two stolen bases over his final 136 plate appearances of the regular season.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno went 2-for-3 with a double, home run, and an additional run scored in Sunday's 10-4 spring loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Moreno launched a 400-foot shot off Freddy Peralta in the third inning for his first spring homer. The 24-year-old is off to a solid start this spring, hitting .300 with a home run and three RBI over four games. He is coming off a fantastic postseason, where he smashed four home runs in 70 plate appearances. Moreno slashed .284/.339/.408 with seven home runs, 50 RBI, 33 runs, and six stolen bases over 111 games in 2023. He is the 11th catcher going off the draft board with a current NFBC ADP of 149. Moreno should contribute enough in each category to become a viable fantasy option in leagues that require just one catcher.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno hit his fourth home run of the postseason during Saturday's 9-1 win in Game 2 against the Texas Rangers. It was a solo homer for Moreno, coming in the fourth inning off of starter Jordan Montgomery. The 23-year-old Venezuelan had a fine regular season in Arizona with a .747 OPS but has shown more power in the playoffs, hitting to the tune of a .816 OPS. Before Game 3 of the NLCS, Moreno was batting fifth in the order for the Diamondbacks, since then he's been the three-hole hitter and has hit .276 in that time.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is behind the plate and batting third in the order in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Ranger Suarez. Moreno will move up from the No. 5 spot in Arizona's batting order for this one after going 5-for-23 (.217) with three home runs, six RBI and three runs scored in his first seven postseason games entering Thursday's contest. The 23-year-old Venezuelan backstop hit .352 (38-for-108) with three of his seven regular-season home runs against left-handed pitchers. However, Moreno has never faced Suarez in his career. In the first two games of the NLCS, Moreno has gone 1-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand, wrist) is back in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies. He's doing the catching and batting fifth against Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler. Moreno took a foul tip off his right hand/wrist in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers and was forced to the game, but he had plenty of time to heal up after the D-backs swept their division rivals in the five-game series. X-rays were negative and Moreno was able to take batting practice on Sunday. The 23-year-old Venezuelan backstop will look to stay hot in the postseason after clubbing three homers and driving in six in his first five playoff games. He's gone 0-for-3 in his career against Wheeler.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (hand) was forced to leave Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers early on Wednesday after he was hit on the right hand with a foul tip in the fifth inning. However, X-rays came back negative and he was diagnosed with a right-hand contusion. The 23-year-old backstop will now have four days to rest up before the start of the Championship Series against either the Atlanta Braves or Philadelphia Phillies. Before leaving the game, Moreno went 1-for-2 with a solo home run (his third of the postseason) in the eventual 4-2 victory to sweep the division rivals in the NLDS. The young catcher has gone 4-for-16 with three homers, six RBI, five strikeouts and three runs scored in his first five career postseason games so far this October.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (head) will be back behind the plate for Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and left-hander Clayton Kershaw. Moreno took a backswing to the head while catching in the second inning on Wednesday in Game 2 of the wild-card series and was removed an inning later as a precaution. The 23-year-old backstop apparently has passed the league's concussion protocols and will be on the roster for the NLDS. It's great news for the D-backs as they look for a big upset over the division-rival Dodgers in the next series. Moreno is excellent defensively and hit a clutch go-ahead home run in the victory in Game 1 of the wild-card series on Tuesday. He hit .284 (97-for-341) on the season with seven homers, 50 RBI and six stolen bases in 111 games in his first full big-league campaign.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (head) was forced to leave Game 2 of the wild-card series on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers after taking a backswing from infielder Brice Turang to the head while catching in the bottom of the second inning. Moreno was replaced behind the plate in the bottom of the third inning by backup Jose Herrera. The 23-year-old will be put through the league's concussion protocol, and it remains to be seen if he'll be available for a deciding Game 3 on Thursday if Milwaukee holds on to win Wednesday. If Arizona has to remove Moreno from the roster for a deciding Game 3, he wouldn't be available to play at all in the National League Division Series if the Snakes advance. Moreno struck out in his only plate appearance before leaving, but he hit a big go-ahead home run in the Game 1 victory on Tuesday.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is receiving the day off on Wednesday night versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moreno, the team's everyday backstop, is just getting a normal day of rest. Jose Herrera will catch rookie right-hander Brandon Pfaadt and will hit eighth against Dodgers right-hander Ryan Pepiot. The 23-year-old Moreno doesn't have much power (just six home runs), but he's hitting a strong .283 (76-for-269) in his first year in the desert and has gone an impressive 16-for-47 (.340) with three home runs, three doubles, a triple, 12 RBI and nine runs scored in 13 games (12 starts) since coming off the injured list on Aug. 13. Herrera is hitting only .213 (19-for-89) and is still searching for his first big-league homer in his 84th game on Wednesday.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the San Diego Padres. It sounds like Moreno will get the first game off as Jose Herrera starts behind the dish. The 23-year-old backstop should start Game 2 of the doubleheader, however. Moreno is batting .313/.313/563 with a double, a home run, and two RBI in the five games since he was activated from the injured list. He's an intriguing add in deeper leagues down the stretch.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (shoulder) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Sunday. The 23-year-old catcher has been on the shelf since late July while dealing with left shoulder inflammation. He's compiled a .270/.316/.360 triple-slash line to go along with three home runs, 28 RBI, and four stolen bases over 222 at-bats this year. Veteran Carson Kelly was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. The D-Backs are going to give Moreno every opportunity to showcase his skills down the stretch.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (shoulder) is expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment on Thursday. He is scheduled to catch five innings in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex league. The 23-year-old has been sidelined since late July due to left shoulder inflammation. The hope is that Moreno will be able to return to the D-Backs lineup by late August.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (shoulder) was hitting off a tee in the past few days. The 23-year-old could further increase baseball activity and take batting practice at some point early next week. Moreno went down with left shoulder inflammation on July 23 and Carson Kelly and Jose Herrera have split catching duties in his void. Moreno's return timeline remains unclear, but a late-August comeback to the major-league lineup seems reasonable if all goes well. The 2022 No. 1 Toronto Blue Jays prospect has mostly disappointed in 2023, hitting .270 with a .676 OPS, three home runs, 28 RBI, and four stolen bases as Arizona's primary backstop.

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher Gabriel Moreno (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with left-shoulder inflammation and recalled catcher Jose Herrera from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move. The Diamondbacks scratched Moreno from their starting lineup on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, and now he will miss some time to heal up. The 23-year-old has hit a solid .270 (60-for-222) in just his second major-league season, but his counting stats have left a lot to be desired with only three home runs, 11 doubles, 28 RBI, four stolen bases and 17 runs scored in 74 games for the D-backs. Until Moreno returns, Carson Kelly will operate as Arizona's primary backstop.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is not starting in Sunday's series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Carson Kelly is starting behind the dish and will catch Zach Davies in this one. Moreno is slashing .267/.312/.343 with two home runs, 26 RBI, and four stolen bases over 210 at-bats on the season. That's certainly not what the Diamondbacks or fantasy managers were hoping for thus far.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is out of Wednesday's starting lineup versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The right-handed slugger will sit this one out after starting behind the plate the last two games. This season, Moreno is slashing .256/.292/.333 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 53 games. Carson Kelly will start behind the plate and bat seventh versus right-hander Zach Eflin. The expectation is that Moreno will return after his rest day here.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is absent from the starting lineup for the second straight game. It doesn't appear that the 23-year-old is dealing with any kind of injury. Instead, Carson Kelly will be behind the plate and bat eighth versus Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler on Tuesday. Manager Torey Lovullo said that Moreno and Kelly would evenly split up the time behind the plate. So far, Kelly has caught both games since returning from the injured list. Fantasy managers should keep an eye on this situation going forward.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno is not in Thursday's starting lineup versus the Colorado Rockies. The youngster started behind the plate in Wednesday's 6-0 win, going 1-for-4 in the process but will get a breather in an afternoon contest following Wednesday's evening game. The 23-year-old has come as advertised in first extended stretch in the big leagues. He doesn't hit for much power with just two homers on the season but hits for a high average with a .291 mark through 44 appearances on the campaign. Jose Herrera will take over behind the plate and hit ninth against Rockies right-hander Connor Seabold.

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (teeth) is returning to the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Moreno sat out on Thursday for rest purposes, but missed Friday's game after undergoing a root canal earlier in the day. He came into Friday's contest as a pinch-hitter. The 23-year-old appears to be fine and ready to return to the lineup. He'll bat seventh and start behind the plate versus right-hander Garrett Whitlock on Saturday.