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Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The White Sox will use an exclusively right-handed lineup in the Sunday with southpaw Hector Santiago on the hill for the Twins, so Narvaez will sit out for the second time in the series. Based on how manager Rick Renteria has used his catchers since Geovany Soto (elbow) was placed on the disabled list Thursday, it appears that Narvaez may occupy the strong side of a platoon with Kevan Smith.

Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia is just handing Maldonado a routine day off after the 30-year-old catcher was behind the plate for the first two games of the series. Carlos Perez will handle catching duties in the series finale.

McCann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Indians.

Alex Avila will be rewarded with his second start of the series after going 2-for-3 with a home run in the opener Friday, forcing McCann back to the bench for the second time in three days. McCann has homered three times in just nine games this season, but he's gone just 1-for-25 in his other at-bats to limit the impact of those long balls. He could lose out on more starts to Avila if he's unable to offer more consistent contributions at the dish in his subsequent opportunities.

Vazquez will start Sunday against the Rays, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Vazquez is the logical choice to catch for Drew Pomeranz after he guided the left-hander through six strong innings last week.

Leon is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Leon, who started the first two games of the series and knocked in the winning run Saturday, takes a seat for the matinee affair while Christian Vazquez catches starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz.

Narvaez was the only White Sox batter to get a hit in Saturday's 6-0 loss to the Twins.

Narvaez should get most of the starts at catcher while Geovany Soto (elbow) is on the 10-day disabled list. Kevan Smith started Friday, the first game after Soto was placed on the DL, because he had more familiarity with that day's starter, Dylan Covey.

Higashioka is batting eighth and catching Saturday.

The rookie makes his second career start as the Yankees face Carlos Martinez and the Cardinals. Higashioka went 0-for-4 with a run scored in his debut earlier this week and will continue to serve as the backup catcher until Gary Sanchez (biceps) returns.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, his fifth of the year, and two RBI in Saturday's win over the Angels.

Perez's sixth-inning blast tied him with Houston's George Springer for the AL lead in home runs. Furthermore, the seventh-year catcher has reached base safely in all 10 of his games so far. Perez appears well on his way to a third straight season of 20-plus long balls.

Trevino departed Thursday night's game with Double-A Frisco after being hit on the hand by a pitch, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

This injury comes at an inopportune time, as Trevino had been hitting .350 through the Roughriders first six games. However, he isn't expected to land on the disabled list due to this issue and should be able to return to action after a few days of rest. Consider him day-to-day for the time being.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Friday's contest with the Tigers.

Gomes hit his first home run of the season Thursday night, but given that it was just his second hit all season, he'll get another day off Friday. Roberto Perez will fill in for him for the second time in three days.