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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.

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.

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.

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.

Mejia went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-3 victory over the White Sox.

Mejia missed out on the fun in the Rays' 10-run seventh inning, but he still hit a solo shot in the eighth inning. It was Mejia's first hit since April 18, ending an 0-for-12 stretch. The catcher is slashing .200/.260/.311 while sharing duties behind the plate with Christian Bethancourt.

O'Hoppe (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday.

The rookie catcher said earlier this week that he hopes to be able to return on the early end of his 4-to-6 month timeline, so there's a chance we see him in September. Matt Thaiss is the top Angels catcher to roster right now, with Max Stassi (hip) due back sometime in May.

Langeliers is not in the lineup Saturday versus the Reds.

Langeliers went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a two-run triple in Friday's series opener against Cincinnati, but he'll grab some rest Saturday with Carlos Perez handling the catching duties for the A's. Brent Rooker is serving as the designated hitter.

Langeliers went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a two-run triple in a loss to the Reds on Friday.

The young backstop came through in the clutch with both his knocks, driving in Ryan Noda in the first to give the Athletics an early 1-0 lead and then bringing in both Noda and Brent Rooker with a sixth-inning three-bagger, his first of the season. The productive night followed another two-hit tally Thursday that included Langeliers' sixth homer of the season, and he's now sporting a solid .488 slugging percentage thanks to having laced nine of his 20 hits for extra bases.

Kirk is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mariners.

Kirk went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in the Blue Jays' win over the Mariners on Friday, but he'll take a seat Saturday as Danny Jansen slots in at catcher. Brandon Belt is serving as the designated hitter.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Saturday against the Royals.

Ryan Jeffers will catch and bat eighth in the afternoon tilt versus the Royals and right-hander Brad Keller. Vazquez should get the start behind the plate for the Twins in Sunday's series finale.