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Collins, 22, is hitting .230/.392/.455 with eight home runs and 26 RBI through 50 games for High-A Winston-Salem.

The batting average is not ideal, but Collins has shown superb patience at the dish, drawing 43 walks thus far in 2017. In addition, he has cracked eight home runs with his left-handed bat, flashing his 20-homer potential. With improvements in the field as well, Collins remains one of the better prospects for the White Sox.

McCann (hand) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.

There was some hope that McCann could return Tuesday, but apparently the Tigers feel it's necessary he shake the rust with a few games in the minors before slotting back into the major-league lineup. McCann has been out since May 25 with a left hand laceration. He's batting .286/.375/.786 on the year against left-handed pitching, but just .175/.261/.300 against righties.

Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

With a .270 average, four homers and 15 RBI in 152 at-bats this season, Maldonado isn't lighting the world on fire, but he's quietly become a reliable option in deeper two-catcher and AL-only leagues. He'll be guaranteed the bulk of the starts behind the dish for the Angels, though manager Mike Scioscia will give Maldonado a day off in the series finale. Juan Graterol replaces Maldonado behind the plate.

Perez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Indians, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

With Perez batting just 4-for-31 (.129 average) while starting each of the last eight games, manager Ned Yost decided it was an opportune time to rest the oft-used backstop. Backup Drew Butera will fill in for Perez behind the plate.

Gomes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

Gomes will receive a routine day off after starting at catcher in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-7 with a double in those contests. Roberto Perez will spell him behind the dish.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez has been the Red Sox's top-performing catcher this season, but he's still locked into a timeshare with Sandy Leon, who receives the nod behind the plate Sunday. It's unclear what more Vazquez needs to do in order to capture a larger portion of the starts behind the plate, as he's a capable defender and his .373 on-base percentage is nearly 100 points better than Leon's.

Narvaez went 3-for-4 in Saturday's 10-1 loss to the Tigers.

Narvaez, whose three hits tied a career high, found himself in the lineup for the first time in five games. Having made the major-league roster out of spring training, Narvaez had been considered the team's primary catcher, so it was odd not to see him in the lineup over the previous four games. Manager Rick Renteria indicated that was due to opposing pitcher matchups, so it would seem Narvaez and Kevan Smith are still in a job-share of sorts despite Smith's run of four consecutive starts.

McCann (hand) got his stitches out and will hit Saturday with the anticipation that he could come off the DL on Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

This is in line with the original timetable for McCann, but he will have to make it through his hitting and throwing sessions fine before it becomes official. Alex Avila has been surprisingly solid on the whole this season, but he's hitting just .143 with a 48.5 percent strikeout rate over his last 28 at-bats, so McCann may be able to slowly overtake him if he plays well upon his activation.

Sanchez is out of Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports,

He is 7-for-23 with two home runs over his last five games, during which he has built up a five-game hitting streak. Austin Romine will get the start behind the dish and hit eighth against righty Joe Biagini.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Friday against the Tigers.

It seemed like he and Kevan Smith were locked in a platoon behind the dish, but Narvaez is sitting out against right-hander Michael Fulmer on Friday. This also marks the fourth game in a row that the 25-year-old is watching from the bench, which could signal a change in the catching pecking order on the South Side.