MLB Player News

Casali is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

Casali started the first two games of the series, so he'll unsurprisingly be rested for Sunday's matinee. Hank Conger will fill in behind the plate in Casali's stead.

McCann (ankle) will catch two more games with Triple-A Toledo before rejoining the team Tuesday, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia has six home runs in 59 plate appearances, but his 39-percent strikeout rate is foreboding, and McCann could wrestle away a good chunk of playing time if Saltalamacchia regresses as expected. A career .259 hitter, McCann likely won't do much damage in that department, but he also won't help much with counting stats.

Perez is out of the lineup Friday against the Rangers, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

Perez went 2-for-10 with two RBIs in the Angels' three-game series against the Royals earlier in the week. He will now get the night off as veteran Geovany Soto moves into the lineup on Friday against right-hander Colby Lewis and the Rangers.

Casali is in the starting lineup and batting eighth for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of The Tampa Tribune reports.

Casali is just 1-for-13 over the past five games and has brought very little offensive production over the course of the season, making his fantasy value slim-to-none.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

Vazquez will get the day off while Ryan Hanigan gets the start against Masahiro Tanaka. The 25-year-old is hitting .226/.294/.323 through nine games this season.

Nicholas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Nicholas made three consecutive starts and collected hits in each of the past two; however, the 27-year-old will get the day off in favor of Bryan Holaday. Nicholas is hitting .240 since being called up in mid-April and is pushing Holaday for the starting role.

McCann (ankle) went 0-for-3 with two walks Tuesday for Triple-A Toldedo in the first game of his rehab assignment.

Nice start, but he was the designated hitter and still hasn't squatted behind the plate for more than a bullpen session. McCann is expected to be behind the dish Wednesday for Toledo, so Thursday morning will tell the tale about fatigue and relative readiness for return to the Tigers.

Casali is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Hank Conger's defensive woes have given Casali every chance to win the starting catcher job outright, but Casali has both not thrown out anyone this season (0-for-4) and is hitting just .146 on the season while striking out 21 times in 41 at-bats. Casali will be replaced by Conger in the lineup Wednesday.

Sanchez had his contract purchased by the White Sox on Tuesday, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The White Sox needed a catcher after placing Kevan Smith (back) on the disabled list, allowing Sanchez to join the big league roster. He hasn't been hitting all that well with Triple-A Charlotte, posting a rough .143 batting average, although he does have two home runs in 30 plate appearances to his credit. Despite this, Sanchez will likely serve as the backup catcher behind Dioner Navarro until Smith or Alex Avila return from their respective injuries.

Casali went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 2-0 victory over the Orioles.

The 27-year-old provided ace Chris Archer with all the run support he'd need to secure his first victory of 2016. Casali plated Steven Souza with a fifth-inning, two-out double to left, and then drove in Corey Dickerson by virtue of getting plunked by reliever Vince Worley with the bases jammed in the sixth. The performance snapped a three-game hitless streak for the backstop, who's still slashing.158/.200/.289 over 38 at-bats this season, with only one multi-hit game to his credit.