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Narvaez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Twins.

Geovany Soto will receive his second straight start after blasting two homers in his season debut Thursday. Evidently, Narvaez will need to make the most of his playing time if he wants to remain the team's primary catcher.

Mejia went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's Opening Day contest for Double-A Akron.

The Tribe's top prospect put on a show in his first-ever Double-A contest. One could argue that the 21-year-old is capable of being semi-productive at the major-league level right now, but it would take an injury for Mejia to have a chance at sniffing the big leagues this season. However, the catcher's development is worthy of attention from deep-league fantasy owners.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to Minnesota.

Following a campaign in which the catcher hit a career-high 22 homers, Perez launched his first dinger of the season on his ninth trip to the plate in 2017. The Royals were swept by the Twins while scoring just five runs over the three-game series, while Perez left six runners on base during the set.

Maile will join the Blue Jays' Triple-A Buffalo affiliate after being designated for assignment by the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Blue Jays, who have a 40-man spot open, decided to claim Maile off waivers Thursday after he was designated for assignment last week by the Rays, who decided to open the season with Derek Norris and Jesus Sucre behind the dish instead. He'll see a similar situation in Toronto, as Russell Martin and Jarrod Saltalamacchia have the two catcher spots locked down, sending the 26-year-old to Triple-A Buffalo, where he'll likely serve as organizational depth in 2017.

Narvaez is not in the White Sox's lineup Thursday, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports.

The Opening Day backstop will share work with Geovany Soto for much of the year, though Narvaez is the slight favorite for playing time.

Leon went 3-for-5 with a double and a three-run homer that ended Wednesday's 3-0 win over Pittsburgh in the 12th inning.

The ninth-place hitter in Boston's order, Leon has outshined all his highly regarded teammates through the season's first two games, going 5-for-8. Everyone doubted that Leon could even replicate last year's .310/.369/.476 line, and he probably won't, but he appears poised to vastly outperform the fantasy community's low expectations.

Gomes is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers.

It looks to be just a routine day off for Gomes, who will get two full days to gear up for the weekend series with the Diamondbacks with the Indians off the schedule Thursday. Roberto Perez will receive the start at catcher and bat eighth in the order.

Maldonado went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.

The 30-year-old has started behind the dish for both of the Angels' games this season. Manager Mike Scioscia was vague when he discussed his two catchers' playing time during spring training, but early indications are that Maldonado will be seeing the lion's share of starts. Known for his defensive ability rather than his bat, the veteran catcher is only worth a look in deeper two-catcher formats.

Gomes went 0-for-3 with a walk and scored a run while striking out twice against the Rangers on Tuesday.

After tearing up the Cactus League, Gomes is hitless through his first seven at-bats of the regular season. His backup, Roberto Perez, has yet to see the field, but will likely get his chance to produce soon. Although the team has committed to Gomes as its regular catcher, Perez is no slouch and is more than capable of stealing time behind the plate if he can produce in the batter's box.

Leon went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over Pittsburgh.

Leon is a notorious candidate for regression in 2017 after posting an .845 OPS in 2017, more than 350 points higher than his career OPS over the first four seasons of his career. However, he's off to a good start as he tries to prove the doubters wrong.