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Perez was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake following Tuesday's game, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times reports.

With Geovany Soto (knee) ready to come off the DL, Perez will head back to Triple-A to serve as organizational depth. That said, Soto has had a very hard time staying healthy this season, so it would not be surprising if Perez found his way back to the big leagues before the end of the season.

Garver was promoted to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Star Tribune reports.

Garver showed continued production at the plate at Double-A ball, posting a .257/.334/.419 slash line with 66 RBI over 95 games, and he was rewarded with a promotion to Triple-A.

Thole went 0-for-2 and scored a run in Monday's game against the Rays, which was just the third time this season in which Thole started consecutive games for the Jays.

Although the catcher's fantasy value is extremely limited, Thole has paid dividends to daily players that have rolled him out there at a bargain price in recent weeks. Over his last nine starts, Thole has seven hits, five RBI, three runs and three walks. These numbers don't exactly light up the scoreboard, but they are more than serviceable for a player who comes in at the bottom of the salary scale in daily formats.

Pentecost, who was placed on the seven-day DL after injuring his left shoulder on an awkward slide into home plate last Wednesday, will only be used as a DH this season and will not catch again until next year, Blue Jays Nation reports.

The saga of the 11th overall pick (and the top catching prospect) in 2014 continues with another unfortunate setback due to injury. Pentecost, who returned from offseason shoulder surgery in May, was expected by most -- including his Single-A Lansing manager John Schneider -- to be working behind the plate by now; however, it turns out the Jays never had plans for Pentecost to do more than DH while slowly strengthening his arm this year. Gil Kim, the organization's Director of Player Development, said, "I think there's been some confusion (about the plans for Pentecost) from what I've been reading. The most important thing was for him to get consistent at-bats at a full-season affiliate. He's doing very well. We don't plan on him catching before the end of the season."

McCann is out of the lineup Monday against the Mariners, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

With the right-handed Hisashi Iwakuma taking the mound for Seattle, the Tigers will opt to start Jarrod Saltalamacchia behind the dish. McCann, who's hitting just .168/.211/.197 against righties, will likely return to the lineup Tuesday night when Wade LeBlanc starts for the Mariners.

Perez went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Yankees.

It's actually his first multi-hit game of the season, as injuries and ineffectiveness has made Perez a non-factor at the plate so far in 2016. Hopefully he can use Sunday's performance and the steady playing time he's been seeing with Yan Gomes (shoulder) on the DL to build some momentum on offense.

Leon is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Leon will get two days of rest before likely returning behind the plate Tuesday. In his absence Sunday, Bryan Holaday will get the start behind the dish, batting seventh for the Red Sox.

Perez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio AM reports.

Perez is hitting just 14-for-72 (.194 average) since the All-Star break, suggesting he may be starting to wear down following a tremendous start to the season. Manager Ned Yost may try to build in more off days for the durable catcher, who will sit for the third time in the Royals' last 11 games. Drew Butera will fill in behind the plate Sunday.

Perez will start at catcher and bat ninth in the order Sunday against the Yankees.

After Jonathan Lucroy vetoed a trade from the Brewers to Indians last weekend, the Indians will have to get by with Perez and Chris Gimenez as their catchers until Yan Gomes (shoulder) returns from the DL. Perez appears to be in line to see the bulk of the starts behind the plate, as he'll get the nod Sunday for the third time in four games. That could boost his value in AL-only leagues, but his .050/.245/.050 batting line across 53 plate appearances to date means he shouldn't be viewed as an option yet in most mixed formats.

Sanchez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Indians.

Since being promoted to the big leagues last Tuesday, Sanchez had made four straight starts -- two at catcher and two at DH -- but manager Joe Girardi will give the youngster a rest Sunday. With a 5-for-15 showing through his first four games that has included three doubles and three RBI, Sanchez isn't at risk of losing out on regular at-bats, as Girardi has already committed to phasing out Alex Rodriguez in order to open up more time for the top prospect. Given the weakness of the catcher position this season, Sanchez should make for a sound option heading into the upcoming week, especially in two-catcher formats.