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Maile isn't available to start Tuesday against the Red Sox while he battles neck tightness, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Manager Charlie Montoyo had planned to use Maile as part of a battery with pitcher Matt Shoemaker, but the former's injury will result in Danny Jansen stepping in behind the plate. Montoyo expressed optimism that Maile would still be available off the bench if the backstop's neck loosens up over the next few hours.

Sanchez went 3-for-6 with three homers and six RBI in the Yankees' 15-3 win over the Orioles on Sunday.

It was a monster day for the 26-year-old backstop, who posted his first career three-homer game to bring his long ball total up to six on the season through 32 at-bats. Sanchez's struggles last season were well-documented as he hit just .186 over 323 at-bats, but he's got his power stroke working to start 2019 as he looks to bounce back and regain his form of 2017, when he hit .278 and launched 33 homers.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Vazquez will sit for the second time in the series as Blake Swihart receives another turn behind the plate. Despite the distribution of work this weekend, Vazquez still looks like the Red Sox's clear top option behind the plate, largely on the strength of his superior defense.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star

Maldonado is getting his first day off of the season after starting behind the plate in each of the Royals' first seven games. Cam Gallagher will fill in for Maldonado at catcher in the series finale, working in a battery with starting pitcher Brad Keller.

Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez looks to be receiving a routine rest as the Yankees play their second consecutive day game. Kevin Plawecki checks in behind the plate as the Tribe's No. 6 hitter in the series finale.

Jansen will start at catcher and hit ninth Sunday against the Indians, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

With just three hits in his first 25 at-bats of the season, Jansen could find himself at the bottom of the lineup on a regular basis moving forward. On a positive note, Jansen has struck out in only 18.5 percent of his plate appearances, so he should be in line for a nice correction in batting average once his .150 BABIP normalizes.

Wynns is making progress with his oblique injury but remains two weeks away from getting into game action, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

The two-week timeframe appears to relate to when Wynns can play at any level, so he'll likely need a rehab assignment before joining the big-league roster. Jesus Sucre and Pedro Severino will remain the Orioles' catchers for the time being.

Narvaez will hit the bench Saturday against the White Sox, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez remains the clear starting catcher in Seattle, starting seven of the team's first 10 games. Tom Murphy gets the call in his absence.

Plawecki went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Getting his second start of the season, Plawecki made his first hit with Cleveland count. The 28-year-old remains firmly behind Roberto Perez on the depth chart, but Perez's limitations at the plate could eventually open the door for Plawecki to move into something closer to a timeshare if he heats up.

Jansen is not in the lineup Friday against Cleveland.

Jansen has barely had the edge in starts behind the plate over Luke Maile so far this season, getting the call in just five of nine games (with an additional start as a designated hitter). The fact that he's gone just 2-for-21 at the plate so far this season isn't helping his case to expand his role.