MLB Player News

Sanchez (calf) struck out in all four of his at-bats in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Angels.

Back in the lineup following an abbreviated stay on the injured list, Sanchez couldn't get his timing right at the plate, swinging and missing five times on the night. While Sanchez might have benefited from an extra rehab game before being activated, the Yankees were likely just happy to have one of their regular players back from their ever-growing injured list. Sanchez's return will result in Austin Romine moving back to the No. 2 catching role.

McCann served as the cleanup hitter and went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Orioles.

McCann's normally down in the lower third of the batting order but was moved up Wednesday with Yonder Alonso getting the day off. This is unlikely a permanent move for the catcher, who is slugging .535 thus far in 2019 but has a career .370 slugging percentage.

Sanchez (calf) is starting at catcher and batting fourth in Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Sanchez will return to the starting lineup after missing 11 games due to a calf strain. Austin Romine, who was the primary starter with Sanchez on the mend, will return to the bench. Sanchez was batting .268/.333/.732 with six home runs before his injury and will look to continue providing power to the middle of the Yankees' order with sluggers Giancarlo Stanton (biceps) and Aaron Judge (oblique) on the 10-day injured list.

Higashioka was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

Higashioka will head back to the minors to make room for Gary Sanchez (calf), who was activated from the injured list Wednesday. The backstop appeared in four games during his time with the big club, going 3-for-12 with a pair of doubles and six strikeouts in those contests.

Sanchez (calf) was activated off the injured list Wednesday.

Sanchez's absence due to a calf strain wound up lasting just a few days longer than the minimum. He was hitting .268 with six homers in 11 games prior to the injury. His return pushes Austin Romine back to the bench and sends Kyle Higashioka to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez is just picking up some rest with the Tribe playing a day game after a night game. Kevin Plawecki will handle catching duties in the series finale.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Maldonado will get a breather in the series finale one day after going yard for the first time this season. Cam Gallagher checks in behind the plate and will work in a battery with Jakob Junis.

Maldonado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Rays.

Maldonado took Austin Pruitt deep in the seventh inning to record his first home run of the season. He's gotten regular at-bats behind the dish in the absence of Salvador Perez, but has failed to take advantage by hitting just .172/.264/.266 through 73 plate appearances.

Narvaez is on the bench Tuesday against the Padres.

Narvaez sits for the second game in a row, something which has only happened on one other occasion this season. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate.

Jansen is not starting Tuesday against San Francisco.

Jansen is riding a five-game hitting streak, but that's only been enough to drag his season batting average up to .179. He's yet to record a multi-hit game this season. Luke Maile will start behind the plate.