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  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes long in blowout win

    Heim went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 15-2 win over the Yankees.

    Heim pulverized Yankees pitching Sunday. He kicked things off with a double in the fourth and followed that up with a solo blast to right center in the fifth. The 28-year-old came back up with the bases loaded in the sixth and plated two with another double. It has been a dream start to the season for Heim, who's now slashing .303/.386/.592 with five homers, 22 RBI, 16 runs and a 10:14 BB:K over 88 plate appearances. He leads all catchers and is now tied for sixth in the majors with 22 RBI.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Hits first homer in win

    Wong went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Guardians.

    Wong led off the fifth inning with a base hit, eventually coming around to score on Alex Verdugo's base hit to open the scoring. Wong would later extend Boston's lead to 4-1 with a two-run, 427-foot homer, his first of the season, in the sixth inning off Nick Sandlin. The 27-year-old Wong has gone 5-for-8 in his last two games against Cleveland. He's now slashing .241/.313/.362 with eight RBI, nine runs scored and a stolen base through his first 65 plate appearances this season while splitting catching duties with Reese McGuire.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Goes deep Sunday

    Rogers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles.

    Rogers went deep in the fifth inning, giving him three long balls on the season across 18 games. It looks like he's taken over as the primary catcher for the Tigers, supplanting Eric Haase, who appeared as a pinch hitter Sunday. Rogers has some pop and could be an option in deeper formats so long as he's seeing regular playing time.

  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    Angels' Matt Thaiss: Starting after three-game absence

    Thaiss will start at catcher and bat sixth Sunday against the Brewers.

    Thaiss is back in the lineup after sitting in each of the Angels' last three games, with two of the lefty-hitting catcher's absences coming against southpaws and one coming versus right-hander Corbin Burnes. Though Thaiss will draw back into the starting nine for the series finale in Milwaukee, the fact that the righty-hitting Chad Wallach drew the start against Burnes on Saturday suggests that Thaiss may not even be viewed as a strong-side platoon option at the position while the Angels are without both Max Stassi (hip) and Logan O'Hoppe (shoulder).

  • Chad Wallach C | ATH

    Angels' Chad Wallach: On bench Sunday

    Wallach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

    Though he'll take a seat in the series finale, Wallach may have at least temporarily eclipsed Matt Thaiss on the Angels' depth chart at catcher. Wallach started each of the past three games, though he reached base just two times in 10 trips to the plate.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Yankees' Jose Trevino: Sitting against Rangers

    Trevino is out of the starting lineup against the Rangers on Sunday.

    Trevino will sit for the second time in four games against his former club. The veteran backstop gets a day of rest for the series finale against Texas with Kyle Higashioka handling backstop duties and hitting eighth.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Seeing more work

    Rogers will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.

    Rogers will step in behind the dish for the fourth time in six games and may have supplanted Eric Haase as the Tigers' preferred option at catcher. In addition to holding a nearly 100-point advantage over Haase in OPS this season (.713 to .621), Rogers is regarded as the superior defender of the two.

  • Blue Jays' Tyler Heineman: Sent to Toronto

    Heineman was traded from the Pirates to the Blue Jays on Sunday in exchange for Vinny Capra.

    Heineman was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and Toronto opted to trade for him rather than risk a waiver claim. He should head to Triple-A Buffalo to serve as organizational catching depth.

  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Gets Sunday off

    Haase is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

    Haase went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Saturday's 6-4 loss, dropping his season-long batting average to .254. While his batting average is palatable, Haase isn't providing much power, as he has no home runs and just three extra-base hits (all doubles) through 69 plate appearances. Since he's a bat-first player who isn't providing much of an impact with the stick, Haase looks to be falling out of favor and may have been supplanted by Jake Rogers as the team's No. 1 catcher. Rogers will pick up his fourth start behind the plate in six games Sunday.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    Orioles' James McCann: Clubs second homer

    McCann went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during a 7-4 loss to the Tigers in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

    The veteran catcher took Eduardo Rodriguez deep in the second inning, but the O's were already in a 3-0 hole at that point. McCann's playing time has picked up lately, as he's begun to see some at-bats at DH in addition to giving Adley Rutschman occasional breathers behind the plate, and while he's still batting only .194 (6-for-31) on the season after Saturday's twin bill, three of his six hits -- a double and two homers -- have gone for extra bases.

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