MLB Player News

Mejia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia was behind the dish for the Rays' 6-4 win Sunday afternoon and enjoyed another productive day at the plate, finishing 2-for-3 with a solo home run. The 25-year-old has left the yard in both of his past two starts to improve his OPS to .807 on the season, but he's still stuck in a timeshare with the similarly productive Mike Zunino (.904 OPS), who will catch Monday's series finale.

Grandal went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.

Grandal brought the White Sox within one run by homering in the seventh inning Sunday, and he drew a walk in the top of the ninth inning before he was replaced by a pinch runner. Grandal has now homered twice in his last four games, and he's slashing .141/.395/.376 with six home runs, 21 runs and 18 RBI this season.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Though he's locked in as the Mariners' clear No. 1 catcher after Luis Torrens was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Murphy will still require at least a couple maintenance days per week. After starting each of the past three games behind the dish, Murphy will be rested Sunday in favor of Jose Godoy, who picks up his first big-league start.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Trevino will get a breather for Sunday's matinee game after he caught both of the Rangers' last two games. Jonah Heim will form a battery with starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz in the series finale.

Haase will start in left field and bat fifth Sunday against the Royals.

Haase's ability to catch and play left field has created two pathways to a spot in the lineup, and manager A.J. Hinch hasn't been shy about using the 28-year-old following his May 12 promotion from Triple-A Toledo. He'll be making his eighth start in 10 games after going 9-for-27 with a pair of home runs and two doubles since his call-up.

Stassi (concussion) has begun participating in baseball activities, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Manager Joe Maddon indicated that Stassi is "feeling a lot better, very optimistic and upbeat" after missing more than two weeks due to a concussion. The backstop will likely require a brief minor-league rehab stint before rejoining the big club, DiGiovanna notes.

Hedges went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-3 extra-inning win over Minnesota.

The catcher provided an RBI single in the second inning to give Cleveland a 3-0 lead. Minnesota rallied, and the game ultimately went to extra innings after Hedges popped out to end the ninth. He was placed on base as the initial runner in the 10th and scored on Cesar Hernandez's walkoff home run. Hedges has hit for a meager .143/.206/.238 slash line with two homers, five RBI and five runs scored across 71 plate appearances. Roberto Perez isn't expected back until mid-July at the earliest, so Hedges will continue to see most of the time behind the dish despite his struggles as a hitter.

Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Higashioka appeared to have leapfrogged Gary Sanchez on the Yankees' catching depth chart in late April, but based on how the starts have been doled out of late, Higashioka seems to have faded back into a No.2 role. The 31-year-old will be on the bench for the third time in four games with Sanchez having shown some improvement at the dish of late. After posting a .639 OPS in April, Sanchez is up to a .726 mark thus far in May.

Rogers is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Royals.

Wilson Ramos will serve as the designated hitter Sunday, opening up catching duties for Rogers with Eric Haase taking left field. The Tigers will likely tread carefully with the 33-year-old Ramos, so Rogers should see a little bit of playing time moving forward, but he probably won't be in the lineup enough to warrant much attention in standard leagues.

Cleveland transferred Perez (finger) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

After having three pins inserted into his fractured right ring finger two weeks earlier, Perez was already expected to remain out for at least two months, so the move to the 60-day IL won't affect his recovery timeline. Cleveland will likely continue to lean on Austin Hedges as its No. 1 catcher through the All-Star break.