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Wong left Monday's game against the Blue Jays due to a bruised left hand, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Wong appeared to suffer the injury on a catcher's interference call and left the game shortly after. He's presumably headed for further testing and can be considered day-to-day until the team provides another update on his availability moving forward. Carlos Narvaez replaced Wong behind the dish and would be in line for more chances if Wong is forced to miss additional time.

Triple-A Norfolk placed Basallo (hamstring) on its 7-day injured list Saturday.

Norfolk deactivated Basallo one day after he was removed from a game due to left hamstring discomfort. The severity of Basallo's injury isn't yet known, but the catching prospect will need at least a week off to move past the issue. Basallo had already been slowed down in spring training after suffering from elbow inflammation, which had resulted in him being limited to designated-hitter duties over his first seven games this season with Norfolk.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

Jeffers and Christian Vazquez continue to alternate turns behind the plate, with neither player having yet made two consecutive starts at catcher through the Twins' first 10 games. Expect that trend to persist throughout the season as manager Rocco Baldelli aims to keep both backstops fresh.

Diaz went 0-for-5 with a strikeout Sunday against the Twins.

Diaz has struggled significantly to begin the season, collecting only two hits across 26 at-bats. He has just a .105 BABIP -- a mark that will surely improve -- but Diaz has also seen his strikeout rate inflate to 25 percent in the early going.

Heim went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Rays.

Heim had a rare steal in the seventh inning and scored a run, but his greatest contribution was a walk-off single that plated Josh Smith with the game-winning run. The stolen base was Heim's first since April 15, 2024, and he's 9-for-11 in his career on stolen-base attempts. He's splitting time at catcher with Kyle Higashioka, which could benefit Heim's production. He's had issues after All-Star breaks while averaging 130 games played over the previous three seasons.

Raleigh went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Sunday's loss to the Giants.

Raleigh went deep in the third inning for his second long ball of the year after knocking a double in the first. He later singled in the seventh and was intentionally walked in the ninth. Raleigh's first multi-hit game of 2025 boosted his slash line to .222/.349/.417 with three extra-base hits through 43 plate appearances.

O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over Cleveland.

O'Hoppe has now gone deep in four consecutive games and has five long balls through 30 plate appearances. The 25-year-old catcher wasted no time Sunday, drilling a solo homer in the second inning. He owns a .345/.367/.862 slash line with nine RBI and a 1:10 BB:K through seven appearances.

Wong is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Wong will head to the bench after he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in Boston's 5-4 extra-inning win in the first game of the doubleheader. Carlos Narvaez will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in the nightcap.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Naylor launched his first home run of the season Saturday for his first hit in four games, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's matchup versus Halos lefty Tyler Anderson. Austin Hedges will step in behind the plate to catch for Guardians righty Luis L. Ortiz.

Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Rockies.

Langeliers will take a seat Sunday after starting the previous five games, and the day off is well deserved after going 5-for-17 with five walks, two homers, four RBI and four runs during that stretch. Jhonny Pereda will step in behind the plate in the series finale for the A's.