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Perez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the White Sox.

It looks to be a routine day off for the star catcher. Freddy Fermin will catch for Jordan Lyles on Wednesday as Perez gets some rest.

Kirk is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's tilt in Oakland, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

It's a day game after a night game, so Kirk will get a breather. Tyler Heineman is doing the catching for Hyun Jin Ryu.

Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Blue Jays.

Langeliers had caught three straight, so he's earned a breather for Wednesday's afternoon game. Carlos Perez will do the catching for JP Sears.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Naylor was behind the dish for Tuesday's 8-3 loss, so he'll get a breather Wednesday with the series finale beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET. Cam Gallagher will do the catching for starting pitcher Gavin Williams while Naylor rests.

Pinto went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Pinto has split the catcher role evenly across the last two weeks with Christian Bethancourt, and he's made the case to maintain that playing time by hitting .357 with three homers and nine RBI across 12 games. After his home run Tuesday, he's also gone deep into back-to-back games and has four extra-base knocks in his last six contests. Pinto has the profile of a backup catcher after progressing slowly through the Rays' minor-league system, though he did post 125 and 116 wRC+ marks with Triple-A Durham in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Maldonado went 2-for-5 with a pair of two-run home runs in Tuesday's 14-1 victory over the Rangers.

Maldonado played a key role in the Astros offensive barrage Tuesday, accounting for two of the team's six home runs on the day. The catcher plated Mauricio Dubon on both long balls, with each coming off opposing pitcher Dane Dunning. Over his last six appearances, Maldonado is batting 7-for-23 (.304) with three homers, six total RBI and four total runs scored.

Lee went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-6 loss against Kansas City.

Despite entering Tuesday's game hitless over his last eight appearances and sporting a 1-for-25 (.040) tally on the season, Lee delivered a three-run home run off Brady Singer for his first career long ball. Although Tuesday's performance was encouraging, fantasy managers shouldn't get their hopes up moving forward considering his previous struggles.

Naylor went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-3 loss against the Twins.

Naylor launched a two-run homer in the third inning and added a stolen base after reaching on a walk in the fifth. The rookie backstop posted a slash line of .179/.267/.325 through his first 39 career games. However, the 23-year-old has turned things around over his last 14 games, compiling a .351 batting average with four home runs, nine RBI and seven runs across 37 at-bats during tha stretch.

Vazquez went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's 8-3 win over Cleveland.

Breaking out of a 1-for-22 slump that had encompassed his previous seven games, Vazquez reached base in all four plate appearances Tuesday, including a sixth-inning solo shot that tied the game at 3-3. The 33-year-old backstop is now hitting .222 with six home runs, 28 RBI and 30 runs scored across 88 games (304 plate appearances) on the season.

Jeffers is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has alternated starts for his two catchers over the last week, and it's Christian Vazquez's turn after Jeffers was behind the plate for Monday's 20-6 win. Jeffers has a hit in each of his three games so far in September after finishing August going 0-for-13 with 10 strikeouts in his final three tilts.