MLB Player News

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

Despite going 4-for-4 with a double and a homer in Monday's series opener, Vazquez will head to the bench after starting two of the last three games behind the dish. In his place, Sandy Leon will draw the start at catcher, batting ninth.

Maldonado went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in Monday's 3-1 win over the Athletics.

In addition to the strong offensive showing, Maldonado called a great game behind the plate, aiding Angels starter Andrew Heaney to a career-high 10 strikeouts on the night. The three base knocks were the greater takeaway from a fantasy perspective, however, as Maldonado was able to end a four-game slide where he had gone 0-for-11. The backstop is still slashing an unremarkable .188/.258/.286, but his standing as the Angels' top catching option seems to be secure.

Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers.

Narvaez will head to the bench after starting two of the previous three games at catcher, going 2-for-9 with six strikeouts. Kevan Smith will settle in as the battery mate for rookie Lucas Giolito, who will be making his second start with the White Sox.

Leon will start at catcher and bat ninth Sunday against the Orioles, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Leon will start for the sixth time in nine games, but that shouldn't be taken as evidence that he's usurped Christian Vazquez as the Red Sox's primary catching option. Manager John Farrell has gone with a timeshare behind the plate all season, with the distribution of starts often difficult to predict week to week. Leon is at least providing value for those in AL-only formats or deeper mixed two-catcher formats for those that have kept him active of late, driving in seven runs over his last seven starts.

Garver is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver heads back to the bench following three consecutive starts, during which he went 2-for-9 with four strikeouts. With Jason Castro (concussion) and Miguel Sano (shin) on the disabled list, Garver should be in store for semi-regular work at either catcher or designated hitter until one of the two players is activated.

McCann is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

After going 1-for-10 during his previous three starts, McCann will give way to John Hicks behind the plate for Sunday's game against Lucas Giolito and the White Sox. Expect to see McCann back in the starting nine Monday against the Rockies.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Sunday against Orioles, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Vazquez continues to split time behind the plate with fellow catcher Sandy Leon. Despite the fact that he's hitting .341 during the month of August, Vazquez will concede the start to Leon for the sixth time in the past nine games.

Perez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Indians, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Perez will receive his second game off in the past six days since returning from the disabled list Aug. 22. The 27-year-old is 3-for-15 with seven strikeouts in his past four starts. He'll give way to Drew Butera behind the plate Sunday.

Perez went 1-for-2 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Royals.

The 28-year-old has been on a nice roll of late, hitting safely in four straight games with two homers and nine RBI over that span. He started August on a 2-for-17 slide and he still plays second fiddle to Yan Gomes, but this recent run could earn Perez a bit more playing time in the immediate future.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.

Despite going 2-for-4 in Friday's win over the Royals, Gomes will head to the bench after starting three of the past four games at catcher. Roberto Perez will take over behind the dish in his stead.