Perez was removed from Friday's game against the Tigers in the top of the sixth inning after he was hit by a pitch on his hand, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Perez led off the sixth inning but was immediately removed from the game after being plunked. Prior to his departure, he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. If he's forced to miss additional time, MJ Melendez and Sebastian Rivero would serve as the Royals' top options behind the plate.

Haase exited Friday's game against the Royals due to a lower abdominal contusion.

Haase was behind the plate in the first inning of Friday's matchup but was replaced defensively in the bottom of the second. He didn't record any plate appearances prior to his departure, and he should tentatively be considered day-to-day.

Maldonado (hand) is starting Friday against the Angels.

Maldonado sat out the last two games due to a swollen right hand but will start behind the dish and bat ninth Friday. He's gone just 1-for-14 with a double, a run, a walk and six strikeouts over his last five games.

Stassi is not in the Angels' lineup for Friday's game against Houston, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi has not been much of a threat at the plate this season, and his most recent cold spell -- he has a .374 OPS since the beginning of August -- hasn't helped him secure playing time. Instead, Matt Thaiss will serve as the Angels' catcher Friday.

Jansen will sit for the second straight game Friday against the Pirates, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen's day off comes right after a run of three straight starts. He's hitting a lopsided but effective .219/.293/.474 through 157 plate appearances this season. Alejandro Kirk will start behind the plate Friday, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. resting his legs as the designated hitter.

McGuire will sit Friday against Texas, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

McGuire started five out of seven games from Aug. 24 through Aug. 30, going 8-for-19 at the plate and seemingly solidifying himself as Boston's primary catcher. He's now been on the bench for three straight games however, with Connor Wong getting the nod behind the plate Friday after Kevin Plawecki started the prior two contests.

Mejia will be on the bench Friday against the Yankees, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Mejia sits after starting two straight games. Christian Bethancourt will take over behind the plate.

Rutschman is not in Friday's lineup against the Athletics, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

Rutschman has cooled off a little of late, hitting .212/.323/.375 with three home runs and one steal over his last 80 at-bats. Robinson Chirinos will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Casali went 1-for-4 with a two-run double and a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.

Casali's fourth-inning two-bagger brought home J.P. Crawford and Sam Haggerty with the fourth and fifth runs of the day for the Mariners. The veteran backstop has only appeared in five games since making his Seattle debut Aug. 14, a sample during which he's hit just .133 (2-for-15).

Langeliers went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI on Thursday against the Nationals.

Langeliers led off the fifth inning with his third career homer. Five frames later, he delivered a two-RBI double that gave Oakland a short-lived lead. Entering the game, Langeliers was hitless across his last 13 at-bats with seven strikeouts. In 58 big-league plate appearances, Langeliers has maintained a .232/.241/.518 with a 43.1 percent strikeout rate.