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Gomes (groin) is not in the lineup Wednesday, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Gomes was removed from Tuesday's contest after taking a foul ball to the groin and was later diagnosed with a testicular contusion. It remains unclear how long he'll be sidelined for, but Chris Gimenez -- who's getting the start behind the plate Wednesday -- figures to fill in as the catcher for however long Gomes is out.

Sanchez (thumb) has been taking grounders at first base, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez has been nursing a right thumb injury, but it appears the Yankees are at least willing to explore their options with regular first baseman Mark Teixeira on the disabled list. The catcher is still on the minor league DL, but it sounds like he may be nearing a return, though it remains to be seen whether he'll be called up or stay at Triple-A when healthy.

Gomes left Tuesday's game with a testicular contusion, the Tacoma News Tribune's Bob Dutton reports.

Gomes suffered the horrific sounding injury when a foul ball hit him in the groin in the second inning. He was replaced by Chris Gimenez, who figures to get the start Wednesday if Gomes needs more time to heal up.

Gomes left Tuesday's game after getting hit in the groin by a foul ball, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports.

He was replaced by Chris Gimenez, and it is unclear how serious the injury is. Gomes has hit for a little power this year, but his .176 batting average has negated any positives in most roto formats. His status should be updated prior to Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

McCann is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

McCann is coming off a 2-for-4, three RBI showing in Monday's tilt that raised his season average up to .191, but he'll take a seat Tuesday. Jarrod Saltalamacchia -- who is also struggling at the plate -- will get the start behind the dish and bat eighth.

McCann went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.

McCann may finally be recovering from a horrific start to the season, as he has bumped his OPS from .388 to .559 in just four games. He's hit two of his three home runs in that four-game stretch as well. The Tigers haven't gotten production from any of the other catchers they've tried this year -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia is hitting just .192/.292/.465 and Bobby Wilson put up just a .354 OPS in his five games -- so look for the Tigers to ride the hot hand of McCann while it lasts.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Seattle.

Gomes is mired in a 3-for-24 slump and will sit in favor of Chris Gimenez for the second time in three days. Gimenez has just a .200/.256/.400 line himself, but if Gomes keeps struggling, Cleveland won't have much to lose by giving Gimenez a longer look. Gomes's batting line has dipped to .176/.213/.365, a far sight from the .278/.313/.472 mark he posted in his Silver Slugger campaign in 2014.

Thole is hitting just .130/.216/.196 in 46 at-bats this season.

The truth is that he's only on the big-league squad because he's R.A. Dickey's personal catcher. Thole isn't even an option off the bench for manager John Gibbons when the Jays are in need of a pinch hitter. Unless you're looking for a minimum-salary catcher in DFS once a week, Thole offers little to no fantasy value.

Casali is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Casali has found himself on the bench for the last three games, with the hot-hitting Hank Conger forcing his way into the lineup. Conger is only holding down a .260 on-base percentage for the season and struggles to throw out runners, so there's still reason to hold out hope for Casali eventually getting his spot back.

Leon's contract was purchased from Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal reports.

With the Red Sox's two backup catchers, Ryan Hanigan (neck) and Blake Swihart (ankle), landing on the DL on Sunday, Leon was brought in to provide some further depth behind the plate. Leon isn't expected to play more than once or twice a week behind Christian Vazquez, so even in AL-only leagues, Leon's appeal is limited.