MLB Player News

Perez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.

It's a standard off day for Perez in the series finale, with Chris Gimenez assuming duties behind the plate. Look for Perez to return to the lineup Monday against the Astros.

Maile is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Maile and Bobby Wilson have been in a fairly even timeshare over the last few weeks, which has mostly limited the utility of both backstops to AL-only formats. After initially struggling to provide much offense when he was called up to the big leagues in July, Maile has heated up of late. In his last 41 plate appearances, Maile has produced a .368/.385/.684 slash line to go with three homers, nine RBI and eight runs.

Vazquez will be called up to Boston prior to Sunday's series finale against the Athletics, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

Adding Vazquez to the roster will give Boston four catchers for the final month of the season as they fight with Toronto and Baltimore for supremacy in the AL East.

Maile blasted his second homer over the last three games in Friday's 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays, a solo shot off Francisco Liriano in the seventh inning.

The 25-year-old continues to generate some encouraging production out of the bottom of the order and has now hit safely in the last five games in which he's registered an at-bat. He's also blasted a pair of doubles and driven in four runs over that span, bringing his season line to .256./.291/.427. Maile second-half audition this season could lead to an expanded role in 2017 if he keeps up his current pace.

The Rangers recalled Nicholas from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.

Nicholas appeared in 10 games for the Rangers earlier this season and provided some pop, hitting two home runs and four doubles. He will provide the Rangers a left-handed hitting catcher to complement right-handers Jonathan Lucroy and Robinson Chirinos.

Moore was added to the Indians' active roster Thursday.

Moore spent his entire year with Columbus, posting an uninspiring .247/.316/.365 line over 86 games. The 32-year-old has some MLB experience, but hasn't performed well thus far. In his major league career, Moore has hit .201/.241/.309 with a 31 percent K-rate.

Casali was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Thursday.

One of three call-ups Thursday, Casali will rejoin the Rays just under a month after being optioned on Aug. 4. Casali has appeared in 71 games for the Rays on the season, but he's hitting just .168 in 185 at-bats.

Thole signed a major league contract with the Blue Jays on Thursday.

Thole was DFA'd less than a week ago after the team acquired Dioner Navarro, but he'll now rejoin the Jays after clearing waivers Tuesday. He is knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's preferred catcher and will likely only be deployed down the stretch when Dickey is on the mound.

Gomes (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Akron on Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes is slated to DH twice over the weekend as he continues to work back from a separated AC joint in his shoulder. Barring a setback, the expectation is that he'll be able to return to the big league club when eligible on Sept. 16.

Gomes was transferred to the 60-day DL on Wednesday.

The move was made so that there would be room on the roster for Perci Garner, who was called up from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday. Gomes will be eligible to return from the disabled list September 16. It's expected that he'll begin a rehab assignment in the near future, making a mid-September return highly likely.