<p>MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have boosted their depleted catching situation by reacquiring Jacob Nottingham from the Seattle Mariners.</p>
<p>Seattle had claimed Nottingham off waivers from Milwaukee last week but then designated him for assignment. The Brewers announced Sunday they acquired him for cash.</p>
<p>“We just needed to bring another catcher into the organization, and somebody with familiarity works out great,” manager Craig Counsell said.</p>
<p>Nottingham was in the Brewers’ starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mario Feliciano, who made his major league debut Saturday and scored the winning run in a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-dodgers-baseball-mlb-sports-a8146bbd42c67352d3baa2d34b7df496">6-5, 11-inning victory over the Dodgers, </a> was optioned to the Brewers’ alternate training site in Appleton, Wisconsin.</p>
<p>The Brewers have placed their top two catchers — Omar Narváez and Manny Piña — on the injured list over the last week. Narváez has a strained left hamstring. Piña has a fractured left big toe.</p>
<p>Nottingham, 26, hasn’t appeared in an MLB game this season but hit .188 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 20 games last year. He has a .203 batting average, .306 on-base percentage, five homers and 17 RBIs in 38 career games.</p>
<p>“He knows our group,” president of baseball operations David Stearns said. “He knows our organization. It made sense to be able to bring him back and plug him right in there.”</p>
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