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    Yankees' Jose Trevino: Sitting Friday

    Trevino is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Blue Jays.

    Trevino will get a breather after he went 3-for-11 with two runs scored while starting the last three games. Kyle Higashioka will replace him behind the plate and bat ninth versus Toronto.

  • Tigers' Tucker Barnhart: Riding pine Friday

    Barnhart isn't starting Friday against the Angels.

    Barnhart has started mainly against right-handed pitchers this year, and he'll head to the bench with southpaw Patrick Sandoval on the mound Friday. Eric Haase is starting behind the plate and batting cleanup.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Plays first game behind dish

    Langeliers drew his first big-league start at catcher in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday, going 1-for-4 with a double and a run.

    The rookie backstop also threw out Marcus Semien on an attempted steal of second base in the first inning and had three assists overall in the first three frames, per the Associated Press. Langeliers has gotten off to a hot start with his bat against big-league arms, with all three of his hits over his first three games going for extra bases (two doubles and a home run).

  • Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Slugs sixth homer

    Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Royals.

    Bethancourt took Josh Staumont yard in the eighth inning to record his sixth homer of the season. It was only his second home run since joining the Rays on July 11, and he has a poor .200/.214/.327 slash line across 55 at-bats with his new team. Bethancourt has lost out on some playing time since the return of Francisco Mejia, but he has still been in the lineup for six of the team's last 12 games.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Not starting Thursday

    Jansen isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Yankees.

    Jansen has alternated starts behind the dish recently and went 1-for-3 with a run, a walk and a strikeout Wednesday against Baltimore . Alejandro Kirk will start at catcher while George Springer serves as the designated hitter Thursday.

  • Rays' Francisco Mejia: Takes seat Thursday

    Mejia isn't starting Thursday against the Royals, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

    Mejia is in the midst of a six-game hit streak in which he's slashed .391/.440/.565 with four doubles, four RBI and three runs. However, he'll get a breather Thursday while Christian Bethancourt starts behind the plate and bats seventh.

  • Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Eclipses Plawecki on depth chart

    McGuire will start at catcher and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Pirates.

    McGuire is drawing his third consecutive start and appears to have leapfrogged Kevin Plawecki on the depth chart at catcher. Regarded as a solid defender and pitch framer, McGuire has added to his value by producing an .847 OPS in his first eight games with Boston since coming over in a deadline deal with the White Sox. Once his bat predictably cools down, McGuire could fall back into more of a timeshare with Plawecki.

  • Red Sox's Kevin Plawecki: Losing work to McGuire

    Plawecki is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Pittsburgh.

    Plawecki will sit for the third game in a row, and for the time being, he looks to be Boston's clear No. 2 catcher behind Reese McGuire. The deadline deal that sent Christian Vazquez to Houston was expected to open up more opportunities for Plawecki, but McGuire -- who was acquired from the White Sox on Aug. 2 -- has performed better than expected with the bat and has at least temporarily earned the No. 1 role.

  • Astros' Martin Maldonado: Sitting out day game

    Maldonado is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

    Even after Houston dealt for an established everyday catcher in Christian Vazquez ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline, Maldonado has remained the Astros' No. 1 backstop. Though Vazquez is behind the dish Thursday, Maldonado has dominated the playing time, catching in four of the previous five contests. Aside from popping the occasional home run, Maldonado's fantasy utility is limited, but his defensive acumen and chemistry with the pitching staff should continue to earn him ample opportunities for Houston.

  • Seby Zavala C | LAD

    White Sox's Seby Zavala: Starts while Grandal rests

    Zavala will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Astros.

    Though Zavala is nominally the White Sox's No. 2 catcher, Yasmani Grandal's underwhelming production has allowed Zavala to pick up more playing time than anticipated. With Grandal resting for the series finale, Zavala will catch for the third time in five games. For the season, the 28-year-old backstop owns a .287/.331/.410 slash line over 135 plate appearances.

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