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Leon is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Leon retreats to the bench for the second straight game as Blake Swihart starts behind the plate for the Red Sox. Christian Vazquez's recent return from the disabled list further complicates matters, making it difficult to trust any of Boston's three catching options to receive the bulk of the playing time.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Boston.

Narvaez returned Saturday after a finger ligament strain sidelined him for a few days and went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. Welington Castillo (shoulder) was activated off the 10-day disabled list, further complicated the White Sox catching situation. Kevan Smith will start behind the plate and bat sixth Sunday.

Maldonado will start Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado will share the primary catcher job with Brian McCann going forward in a timeshare manager A.J. Hinch described as going "with the hot hand," although the manager has consistently prevented any of his catchers from starting more than three or four days in a row. McCann started Saturday, his first game since being activated from the disabled list.

Stassi is third on the depth chart behind Brian McCann and Martin Maldonado, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

With McCann returning to the fold Saturday, manager A.J. Hinch outlined his strategy for divvying up playing time among three catchers. He said he'll ride the hot hand between McCann and Maldonado and "work Stassi in when I can." That's where Stassi has fallen after he looked like a Rookie of the Year candidate in the first half, when he slugged .457 while pounding left-handed pitching. He eventually lost the primary starter duties after Maldonado was acquired and will act as surplus catching over the final month of the season.

Trevino is out of the sling on his left shoulder following surgery, and he's planning to resume baseball activities in December, Jeff Wilson of the Star-Telegram reports.

The 25-year-old mustered a .234/.284/.332 line in 201 plate appearances with Double-A Frisco in 2018. Trevino will probably get a decent look with the big club in spring training but likely needs at least another season to even sniff consideration for a significant major-league role.

Haase was called up from Triple-A Columbus on Saturday.

Haase makes his way to the majors for the first time in his career after posting a .236/.288/.443 slash line with 20 home runs in 433 at-bats for the Clippers. The 25-year-old may garner a few starts with the Indians but is likely to serve in a reserve role in the midst of a playoff push.

Leon is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Leon's offensive struggles continue as he is 3-for-38 in 43 plate appearances over his last 16 games. Christian Vazquez (finger) will enter the starting lineup in his return from the disabled list.

Perez (thumb) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Perez suffered the thumb injury in Tuesday's game against Detroit and was held out of Friday's lineup. Cameron Gallagher garners another start behind the plate for the Royals, while manager Ned Yost said he expects Perez to be sidelined for about a week, Flanagan reports. The Royals can afford to not move the 28-year-old to the disabled list with expanded rosters for the final month of the season.

Narvaez (finger) is starting behind the dish and hitting seventh Saturday against the Red Sox.

Narvaez missed the previous three games with a finger ligament strain, but he's been receiving treatment every day and is apparently feeling good enough to rejoin the starting nine. The 26-year-old is hitting a solid .288/.378/.438 across 79 games this season.

McCann is not in the lineup Saturday against the Yankees.

McCann will retreat to the bench after starting the first two games of the series, going 2-for-9 with a double and five strikeouts in those contests. Grayson Greiner is starting behind the dish and hitting seventh Saturday.