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  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Yankees' Jose Trevino: Day off Wednesday

    Trevino is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Mariners.

    Trevino will get a breather after he went 1-for-9 with an RBI in the first two games of the series. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate and bat ninth versus Seattle.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Three more hits in loss

    Kirk went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles.

    The All-Star catcher recorded three more hits Tuesday, as he continues to show why he was the AL's starting backstop in the Midsummer Classic. Kirk's excellent performance has been no fluke as he is above the 90th percentile among all MLB hitters in strikeout rate, average exit velocity, xwOBA and xBA. Expect Kirk to continue putting up strong ratios and counting stats batting routinely in the heart of interim manager John Schneider's lineup.

  • Gary Sanchez C | MIL

    Twins' Gary Sanchez: On bench Tuesday

    Sanchez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

    Sanchez has a .482 OPS in 11 games since the All-Star break and will head to the bench Tuesday for the third time in Minnesota's past four contests. Sandy Leon will receive another start behind the plate.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Takes seat Tuesday

    Jansen is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.

    Jansen will get a breather after he went 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI while starting at catcher in Monday's 7-4 loss in the series opener. Alejandro Kirk will spell Jansen behind the plate.

  • Rays' Francisco Mejia: On bench Tuesday

    Mejia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Mejia will head to the bench for the series opener in Milwaukee while Christian Bethancourt gets a turn behind the plate. Since he returned from the 10-day injured list Friday, Mejia has gone 1-for-6 with a double, three walks and a run across two starts at catcher, while Bethancourt has caught in the Rays' other two contests.

  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Sits out Tuesday

    Haase is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

    Haase will sit for the third time in four games and appears to have moved back into a timeshare at catcher with Tucker Barnhart, who will be behind the plate in the series opener. Though Haase is regarded as the superior hitter, he hasn't helped his cause for poaching work from Barnhart by going 6-for-32 with 14 strikeouts over his last 12 games.

  • White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Sitting Tuesday

    Grandal is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Royals.

    Grandal will get a breather for the second game in a row Tuesday. The catcher has produced a .222 average with two doubles, four RBI and a run over 45 at-bats in 12 games since returning from the 10-day injured list July 22. Seby Zavala will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the series opener, while we'll assume Grandal will take over in the nightcap.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Should get late-season promotion

    Athletics general manager David Forst said Monday that he expects Langeliers to receive a promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas before the end of the season, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Since Oakland will already have to add Langeliers to its 40-man roster this offseason to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, the organization appears motivated to at least give him a late-season look in the majors to see if he's ready to take over the No. 1 catcher's role from Sean Murphy, who could be traded this winter as he heads into his first year of arbitration. At least at the plate, Langeliers looks deserving of a stiffer test, as he's slashing .281/.362/.513 with 38 extra-base hits and five stolen bases while maintaining a 22.3 percent strikeout rate across 381 plate appearances for Las Vegas. Langeliers has also drawn favorable reviews for his work defensively, which should help his case for playing regularly even if he gets off to a slow start with the bat to begin his big-league career. Forst didn't specify when Langeliers' call-up might come, but the 24-year-old at least makes for an appealing pickup for fantasy managers in deeper leagues who can afford a luxury stash.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Ditches cast

    Jeffers had the cast removed on his surgically repaired right thumb Aug. 1 and is now sporting a removable splint, MLB.com reports.

    At the time he underwent surgery July 20 to repair an avulsion fracture of the thumb, Jeffers was projected to miss 6-to-8 weeks. Assuming that timeline still holds, Jeffers won't be a realistic option to rejoin the Twins until the early part of September at the soonest. Minnesota will get by with Gary Sanchez as its everyday catcher in the meantime.

  • Luke Maile C | KC

    Guardians' Luke Maile: Blasts first home run of 2022

    Maile went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk during Sunday's 1-0 win over the Astros.

    The Guardians were unable to generate much offensive production during Sunday's matchup, but Maile plated the team's only run with his solo blast in the bottom of the fifth inning. The 31-year-old's playing time has remained sporadic recently, but he's gone 5-for-9 with a homer, a double, four RBI and a run over his last three games.

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