MLB Player News

Moreno isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Moreno went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday's loss to Baltimore but will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Alejandro Kirk is starting behind the plate while Raimel Tapia enters the lineup in right field.

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

After catching in both of the Rays' past two games, Mejia will get a breather while Rene Pinto checks in behind the dish. With Mike Zunino still stuck on the 10-day injured list and not progressing as quickly as anticipated in his recovery from a left shoulder injury, Mejia looks like he could have a clear path to an extended run as Tampa Bay's No. 1 backstop.

Trevino isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Trevino returned to the lineup Tuesday and went 0-for-3 during the series opener against Tampa Bay. He'll retreat to the bench against left-hander Shane McClanahan while Kyle Higashioka starts behind the plate and bats ninth.

Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Twins.

Raleigh went 2-for-8 with a double and a strikeout over the last two games and will get a breather in Wednesday's series finale against the Twins. Luis Torrens is starting behind the plate and batting seventh.

McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

McGuire will take a seat for the day game after he went 1-for-4 while playing all nine innings behind the dish in Tuesday's 5-1 win. Seby Zavala will catch for starting pitcher Vince Velasquez in Wednesday's series finale, but McGuire still looks to be locked in as Chicago's No. 1 backstop while Yasmani Grandal (back) is on the injured list.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Detroit is wrapping up its series with Chicago with a day game after a night game, so Barnhart will get a breather after catching each of the Tigers' last three contests. Eric Haase will spell Barnhart behind the dish.

Moreno went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Orioles.

Batting eighth, the rookie catcher displayed his plus hit tool and drove in the first two runs of his big-league career. While Jorge Mateo did steal two bases off Moreno, marring his defensive performance somewhat, the pilfers can mostly be blamed on the slow delivery of Trevor Richards. Moreno has started three of four games since his promotion, going 4-for-11 with a 1:1 BB:K, and the Blue Jays appear intent on giving the 22-year-old every opportunity to lock down the starting job behind the plate, at least until Danny Jansen (finger) gets healthy.

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

Sanchez is 2-for-19 over his past five contests and will take a seat for the second time in the last three games. Byron Buxton will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Gilberto Celestino starts in center field.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Tuesday that Jansen (finger) has resumed performing minimal baseball activities, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Jansen is scheduled to undergo follow-up imaging on his fractured left pinkie finger in the coming days before potentially being cleared to intensify his activities, but the 27-year-old backstop already sounds like he's making great progress since sustaining the injury July 7. Fortunately for Jansen, the injury is to his non-throwing hand, so he'll just need to prove that the fractured digit doesn't cause too much pain when he catches and swings the bat.

Maldonado will sit Tuesday against the Rangers.

Maldonado finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games. While he's handled a heavy workload behind the plate for most of this season, the Astros' tolerance of his poor bat in exchange for his strong defense may be waning. He's hitting .150/.221/.271 on the year. Jason Castro will take over behind the plate.