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Diaz went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Twins.

Diaz entered the game in the eighth inning with Houston down eight runs and slugged his second career home run. He continues to get only sporadic playing time behind Martin Maldonado behind the plate, as he's tallied 68 plate appearances despite sticking in the majors for the entire season.

Langeliers is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus Atlanta, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Langeliers will get a breather after he went 4-for-13 with a double, three RBI and a run scored while starting the last four games. Carlos Perez will draw the start at catcher and bat fifth as the Athletics go for the sweep over Atlanta.

Murphy went 1-for-1 with a double and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees before being ejected for arguing a strike call in the sixth inning.

The veteran backstop was upset about a check-swing that was called a strike and was tossed for yelling at the first base umpire. Murphy has logged 66 plate appearances across 21 games while ceding the bulk of playing time behind the dish to Cal Raleigh, and Tuesday marked the third time in his last four starts that he'd reached safely.

Haase is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Haase will get a breather in the day game after a night game, paving the way for Jake Rogers to pick up a turn behind the plate. While catching or starting in left field in each of the Tigers' last four contests, Haase went 1-for-14 with two walks, a stolen base and two RBI.

Garver (knee) served as the designated hitter and went 0-for-4 with a walk for Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.

This was the first time during his rehab that Garver has played a full game, albeit as a DH. Texas manager Bruce Bochy said Garver would play another two or three games while on rehab this week, per Matthew Postins of SI.com, citing a report in the Dallas Morning News. The club would like to see him play a nine-inning game, presumably in the field, before activating him. Garver's activation is lining up for when the Rangers return from a road trip to open a weekend series against Seattle on Friday.

Heim went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over Detroit.

Heim, who is working on a nice little four-game hit streak, delivered runners in scoring position on three consecutive at-bats, raising his RBI total to 38 over 46 games. The 27-year-old catcher is 19-for-40 (.475) when presented with RISP.

Rogers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Rangers.

Rogers has been losing playing time to Eric Haase behind the plate lately, but Haase started in left field Tuesday, which opened up a spot for Rogers. He responded with his sixth home run of the season across 35 games. The occasional power is about all that Rogers can be counted on, as he's batting just .161 and striking out nearly 36 percent of the time.

Trevino is hitting eighth and starting at catcher versus the Mariners on Tuesday.

Trevino was reinstated off the 10-day injured list before Tuesday's game against Seattle, and the veteran backstop is in the starting lineup as expected. Trevino has struggled in 2023 with a .598 OPS over 96 at-bats over 30 games, but he should see the majority of reps behind the plate while he's healthy.

Trevino (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Randy Miller of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Trevino landed on the injured list May 18 with a left hamstring strain. He figures to resume duties as New York's primary catcher, and his return will send Ben Rortvedt back to Triple-A. Trevino was slashing .267/.267/.267 over his last five games prior to getting injured.

The Yankees optioned Rortvedt to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Randy Miller of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Rortvedt is booted from the active roster to make room for Jose Trevino with Trevino coming off the 10-day injured list. In five games with the Yankees, Rortvedt went 2-for-7 while scoring a pair of runs. He'll head to Triple-A to provide emergency depth for the Yankees.