MLB Player News

Heim was removed from Sunday's game against the Red Sox in the top of the eighth inning with an apparent injury, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

Heim was hit under the mask while blocking a ball in the dirt Sunday and was visited by trainers afterward. The backstop wanted to stay in the game, but the trainers removed him from the contest. The exact nature of Heim's injury isn't yet clear, and it's unknown whether he'll be forced to miss additional time.

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

Murphy had started each of the Mariners' last three games, with two turns coming at catcher and one at designated hitter. He appears to have forced his way into a timeshare behind the dish, but he'll take a seat Sunday in favor of Luis Torrens.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

Texas' catching situation has turned into a timeshare of late, as Trevino and Jonah Heim have alternated turns behind the dish over the past six games. Trevino has been the better performer offensively this season and looks like the better fantasy option of the two at this time, but the lack of a heavy workload will limit his overall upside.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Texas, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

He'll get a routine day off in the series finale, clearing the way for Kevin Plawecki to pick up a start behind the dish. Vazquez has handled one of the heavier workloads among all catchers this season, starting all but six of the Boston's 27 games.

The Blue Jays recalled Adams from their alternate training site Sunday.

He'll be joining Toronto as the No. 2 catcher behind Danny Jansen after Alejandro Kirk (hip) was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Expect Adams to pick up one or two starts per week while he's up with the big club.

Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Cleveland.

He'll rest for the series finale after turning in a big day at the plate in Saturday's 7-3 win. Despite not recording a hit in the contest, Grandal came around to score twice while drawing four walks on the day. Zack Collins will fill in at catcher for the idle Grandal on Sunday.

Cleveland manager Terry Francona said Sunday that Perez has a non-displaced fracture in his right ring finger, but the catcher is expected to play through the injury after getting a couple days of rest, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Perez will remain out of the lineup for a second straight day Sunday, allowing Austin Hedges to receive another turn behind the dish for Cleveland's series finale with the White Sox. According to Francona, Perez is expected to be ready to check back in behind the dish for Monday's game in Kansas City, and the skipper anticipates the 32-year-old backstop will make a full recovery from the non-displaced fracture in about a week or a week and a half. Even before the injury surfaced, Perez was off to a miserable start to the season at the plate; he'll take a .143 average and career-worst 36.8 percent strikeout rate into Sunday's contest.

The Blue Jays will place Kirk (hip) on the 10-day injured list ahead of Sunday's game against Atlanta, Ben Wagner of Sportsnet reports.

The transaction will clear a spot on the 26-man roster for Ross Stripling (forearm), who will be reinstated from the IL ahead of his scheduled start Sunday. Before exiting Saturday's game with a left hip flexor strain, Kirk had been off to a slow start to the 2021 season, slashing .225/.326/.475 in 46 plate appearances while serving as the No. 2 option at catcher behind Danny Jansen.

Kirk was removed from Saturday's game versus Atlanta with left hip flexor discomfort.

The 22-year-old went 0-for-1 with a walk and a run before exiting the contest. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but Kirk figures to take a seat for the series finale Sunday afternoon.

Hedges went 1-for-3 with a home run and a strikeout Saturday as Cleveland lost to Chicago 7-3.

The home run was Hedges' second of the season, but on the year, he only has three hits in 23 at bats. Hedges is one of the best defensive backstops in the league, but until he can be at least serviceable at the plate, he'll remain Roberto Perez's backup.