Read is not on the roster for the National League Division Series against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Read served as a third catcher on the wild-card roster but will not be available for the NLDS after the Nationals expanded their bullpen to seven pitchers. Kurt Suzuki and Yan Gomes will serve as the catchers for the series.

Read is on Washington's wild-card roster.

EDGE Analysis

Read got into only six big-league games this season, going 1-for-11 at the plate. His role Tuesday is likely nothing more than injury insurance for Kurt Suzuki, allowing the Nationals to use Yan Gomes as a pinch hitter.

Read was recalled from Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Read returns to the Nationals with rosters expanding Sunday and provides depth at catcher behind Kurt Suzuki and Yan Gomes. The 25-year-old posted a .275/.317/.546 slash line with 20 homers in 82 games with Fresno.

Read was optioned to Triple-A Fresno on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Read will head back to the minors after serving as the 26th man for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rockies, going 0-for-1. Max Scherzer (shoulder) was reinstated from the injured list in a corresponding move.

Read was called up to serve as the 26th man for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Read could help rest the legs of Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki, but he's unlikely to spend a long time on the roster. Erick Fedde was optioned in a corresponding move.

Read was optioned to Triple-A Fresno, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Nationals are very set at catcher at the big-league level, so Read will serve as organizational depth again in 2019.

Read (suspension) was reinstated from the restricted list and optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Read had been out all season after testing positive for Boldenone. The Nationals have been struggling at the catcher position and could eventually turn to Read, who appeared in eight games for the team last season after hitting a solid .265/.312/.455 in 108 games for Double-A Harrisburg.

Read was sent to Double-A Harrisburg on a rehab assignment Friday, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Read has been out all season while serving a suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing susbstance. The assignment is listed as a major-league rehab assignment, though it's not known where Read will end up once he's eligible to return from his suspension in mid-July. He appeared in just eight games at the major-league level for Washington last season.

Read was handed an 80-game suspension for violating the league's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program after testing positive for Boldenone, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

The catcher will begin serving his suspension at the beginning of the 2018 season and will not receive any pay during that time. Read was promoted to the big leagues once rosters expanded last September, and he wound up collecting 11 plate appearances during his first stint with the club. At this time, Read is one of four catchers on the active 40-man roster. He will likely report to Triple-A Syracuse following the conclusion of his suspension in early June.

Read was called up from Double-A Harrisburg on Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Read earned his first trip to the big leagues by hitting 17 home runs and posting a respectable .767 OPS over 108 games with Harrisburg this season. He slots in as the third catcher on the roster -- and could eventually fall behind Pedro Severino as well -- so expect his playing time to be minimal.