O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Houston, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

O'Hoppe wore the golden sombrero in Thursday's loss to the Astros, striking out in all four of his plate appearances, so he'll get a breather in this one. Matt Thaiss is doing the catching for the Angels and will bat fifth.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

Jeffers is mired in a 4-for-32 slump and will take a seat for Friday's series opener in Boston. Christian Vazquez will step in behind the plate to catch for right-hander David Festa.

Rortvedt is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.

Rortvedt is sporting an unsightly .136/.214/.173 batting line with a 32.6 percent strikeout rate since the beginning of August. He will yield to Logan Driscoll on Friday in the series opener.

Triple-A Charlotte activated Quero (back) from the 7-day injured list Thursday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.

Quero was placed on the 7-day injured list in late August after injuring his back, but he's healthy for the final week-plus of the season. The 21-year-old appeared to have a chance of making his MLB debut with the White Sox down the stretch prior to the injury, but that's increasingly unlikely with just nine big-league games left on the schedule.

Wong is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Tampa Bay, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

It's a regular day off for Wong, who started at catcher in each of the first two games of the series. Danny Jansen will be behind the dish for Thursday's finale.

Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday versus the Mariners.

Wells will take a seat for Thursday's series finale after going 1-for-8 with three RBI and five strikeouts across the first two games. While he sits, Jose Trevino will catch for right-hander Clarke Schmidt while batting eighth.

Kirk is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.

Kirk will take a seat for the day game after a night game, opening up room in the lineup for No. 2 catcher Tyler Heineman. Through 12 games in September, Kirk has hit .283 with eight RBI and two runs.

Kelly will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.

Texas will make room in the lineup for both of its catchers Thursday, as top backstop Jonah Heim will get a day off behind the plate and serve as the Rangers' designated hitter. Even though Heim sits atop the depth chart, Kelly has still received a fair amount of playing time by the standards of No. 2 catchers since he was acquired from the Tigers on July 28. In 26 games with Texas, Kelly has slashed .250/.308/.333 with one home run, seven RBI and 10 runs.

Naylor is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.

Naylor started behind the plate in each of the last four contests, so he was due for a day off, especially since Thursday's game is an afternoon affair. Austin Hedges will catch and bat ninth for the Guardians.

Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Fermin is on the bench for the third time in four games, this time against a lefty (Tarik Skubal) after his previous two absences came against right-handed pitching. The Royals had been opening up regular playing time for Fermin behind the plate by using Salvador Perez at first base, but Perez has been taking on more work at catcher lately with Yuli Gurriel gaining traction as a regular in the Kansas City infield.