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  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Wells is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

    Wells and Jose Trevino have alternated starts behind the plate over the past eight games, and that trend will continue Sunday after Wells went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout Saturday. Wells is hitless in his past 19 at-bats.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Struggles continue Saturday

    Rogers went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Saturday's loss to the Twins and is now batting just .086 this season.

    Rogers is scuffling, and he's only delivered one home run so far with a nearly 40 percent strikeout rate. The 29-year-old has never been a great contact hitter at the MLB level, so if he's not providing power, his fantasy value is pretty minimal. Rogers is also ceding more playing time behind the plate to Carson Kelly, as the former has appeared in 13 games so far and the latter has made 16 appearances.

  • Royals' Salvador Perez: Monster day at plate

    Perez went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in a loss against the Orioles on Saturday.

    Perez got the Royals on the board with a three-run homer off Corbin Burnes in the bottom of the sixth and then singled home another two runs in the seventh, almost single-handedly bringing Kansas City back to within one run of Baltimore. It marked the fourth three-hit game of the season for the veteran catcher and his seventh multi-hit performance overall. He's now batting .359 in April with five homers, 18 RBI and nine runs scored.

  • Korey Lee C | CHW

    White Sox's Korey Lee: Drives in two

    Lee went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Phillies.

    Lee has earned two or three starts per week for most of the season and has shown some promise with the bat. His double on Saturday marked his third extra-base hit of the season across 35 plate appearances, and he also has four RBI and four runs scored. Lee hasn't looked out of place at the plate, as he's striking out at just a 17.1 percent clip with a .273 average.

  • Red Sox's Tyler Heineman: On way to majors

    Heineman will be recalled from Triple-A Worcester prior to Sunday's game in Pittsburgh, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

    There's no word yet on who he will be replacing on the roster, but Triston Casas (ribs) is the likely candidate. Heineman would be the third catcher on the Red Sox' roster, but the club is running out of options on its 40-man roster.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Gets breather Saturday

    Jansen isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.

    Jansen will get a day off Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored during Friday's series opener. Alejandro Kirk will take over behind the plate and bat sixth.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Out versus lefty

    Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game against Oakland.

    The lefty-hitting Naylor will take a seat Saturday as the A's send left-hander Alex Wood to the mound. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate instead and bat eighth.

  • Sam Huff C | BAL

    Rangers' Sam Huff: Recalled from Triple-A

    The Rangers recalled Huff from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

    With Jonah Heim (bereavement) away from the team, Huff will join the big-league roster to give the Rangers security behind the dish. The 26-year-old is slashing .321/.415/.607 across 65 plate appearances in the minors and will likely return to Round Rock once Heim returns.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Placed on bereavement list

    The Rangers placed Heim on the bereavement list Saturday.

    Heim will step away from the team for at least three days as he tends to more important matters. Sam Huff will come up from Triple-A Round Rock to give Texas extra depth at catcher while Heim is out.

  • White Sox's Martin Maldonado: Sits down Saturday

    Maldonado isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

    Maldonado is just 2-for-35 through 14 games, and he'll sit down as the White Sox look to get more production from the catcher position. Korey Lee will start at catcher and bat eighth.

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