MLB Player News

McCann is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Indians.

Despite being in the midst of a modest five-game hitting streak, McCann will get the day off following five consecutive starts behind the dish. Bryan Holaday will draw the start at backstop in his stead.

Perez went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo homer in Sunday's win over the Orioles.

He went back-to-back with Francisco Lindor in the sixth inning and has now homered twice already in September after hitting just three over the first five months of the campaign. Perez and Yan Gomes have been basically alternating starts over the past couple weeks.

Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a double, two solo home runs and four runs scored in Sunday's 16-7 win over the Rangers.

Sanchez and teammate Aaron Judge went deep twice in this one. Serving a three-game suspension for his role in a brawl against Detroit did little to slow down the scorching slugger, who has mustered multiple hits in two of three games since his return after producing multi-hit efforts in three of his last four contests prior to sitting out. Sanchez now has 30 home runs in 106 games this year after slugging 20 in 53 games last season.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

Vazquez will get the day off after starting three of the past four games behind the plate and going 3-for-10 over that stretch. Sandy Leon will start behind the dish in his stead.

Sanchez (suspension) is back in the lineup Friday against the Rangers, catching and batting third against lefty Martin Perez, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

He served his suspension during the Orioles series after Major League Baseball reduced his ban from four to three games. Sanchez was disciplined for his role in an Aug. 24 brawl between the Yankees and Tigers. The 24-year-old is batting .250/.330/.530 with eight homers and 20 RBI in 100 at-bats against left-handed pitching this season.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Gomes will head to the bench after starting two of the past three games behind the plate, including a 2-for-5 day during Thursday's win over the White Sox. In his place, Roberto Perez will handle the catching duties.

Higashioka began a rehab assignment Wednesday after he had been on the 7-day DL at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with a shoulder strain, DJ Eberle of the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader reports.

Higashioka missed just about two months with a back injury and his return lasted just one day, as the shoulder ailment popped up in mid-August right after he returned to the Triple-A club. It appears as though the 27-year-old catcher is nearing his way back again, but with time running out on the season, the injury setbacks could hurt his chance of receiving a September callup.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a pair of homers, three RBI and a walk against the Tigers on Wednesday.

With this performance, Perez has now set a new career best in home runs with 24 and tied the second-highest RBI total of his career with 70. The 27-year-old backstop had been cold since coming off the DL in the latter part of August, going just 6-for-43 (.140) with a single homer and 13 strikeouts over a 12-game span, so this has to be a relief for Perez's fantasy owners. After all, he was a major force through the end of July, only to offer a combination of injury and ineffectiveness since then.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup against the A's, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

After starting 11 consecutive games, Maldonado will get a well-deserved day off. Over said games Maldonado pieced together a disappointing .211 batting average, but mashed three home runs. Juan Graterol will fill in at catcher and hit eighth Wednesday.

Maldonado went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in Monday's win over the Athletics.

The veteran backstop has put together a solid week -- by his standards -- with a .259 batting average and three homers over his last seven contests. His overall numbers leave much to be desired (.227/.288/.385), but Maldonado's career-high 14 homers put him on the map in two-catcher leagues.