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Kirk isn't starting in Toronto's game against Tampa Bay on Friday.

After going 3-for-8 with a home run and five RBI in Toronto's last series against the Tigers, Kirk will get an off day to begin the Jays' series with Tampa. Danny Jansen will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

Trevino (toe) is starting at catcher and batting eighth Friday versus the Twins.

Trevino will be back behind the plate after missing two games with a toe injury. To this point in 2023, the catcher has produced at least one hit in five out of his eight games in the lineup, batting .222 with one homer, four RBI and four runs scored.

Vazquez is not in the Twins' lineup for Friday's game versus the Yankees.

It's a little odd that Vazquez is getting another day off after he just had one Wednesday, but Ryan Jeffers will be catching Louie Varland. Vazquez is sporting a blistering .953 OPS over his first nine games this season.

Haase will start in left field Friday against the Giants and bat fifth.

Correcting an earlier report, Haase will replace Akil Baddoo in left field with lefty Sean Manaea on the mound for San Francisco, while Jake Rogers is behind the plate. Haase is off to a slow start to the year, batting just .138 through his first eight games.

Haase isn't in the Tigers' lineup Friday against San Francisco.

A slow start at the plate has now caused Haase to miss three starts in Detroit's last four games. Jake Rogers, who has performed much better to start the season, will take over behind the dish Friday and bat ninth.

Bemboom cleared waivers Thursday and accepted an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Bemboom passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment by the Orioles. The 33-year-old catcher owns a career .158/.233/.262 batting line in 206 plate appearances at the major-league level.

Rutschman went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 8-7 victory over the Athletics.

Rutschman, leading off in the ninth inning against Trevor May, blasted a 405-foot home run to center field, giving Baltimore an 8-7 win. The homer was Rutschman's fourth of the season and extended his hitting streak to seven games. The young catcher is off to a torrid start in his sophomore campaign, slashing .373/.467/.627 with nine runs and nine RBIs through 51 at-bats.

Trevino (toe) is expected to return to the Yankees' starting lineup Friday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Trevino is sitting out a second straight game Thursday against the Twins after taking a foul ball off his toe earlier this week, but manager Aaron Boone said it's all precautionary. Kyle Higashioka will catch Jhony Brito on Thursday night.

Perez went 3-for-4 with an RBI single and a solo home run in a win over the Orioles on Wednesday.

The veteran backstop launched a 396-foot shot to left field in the fifth inning to extend the Athletics' lead to 4-2 at the time, and he followed with a timely knock to plate Nick Allen in the eighth. Perez is receiving sparse opportunities thus far behind Shea Langeliers, but he's hit safely in each of the three games in which he's registered at least one plate appearance.

Bemboom was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Thursday.

Baltimore kept three catchers around for a few days after James McCann returned from the injured list last weekend, but the team will now go back to the traditional two-catcher alignment. Bemboom will go through the waiver process, with the O's likely hoping he clears so he can stay around as depth at Triple-A Norfolk.