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Thaiss went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run Wednesday against the Rangers.

Thaiss took Brett Martin yard in the seventh inning for his first home run of the season. He's spent the majority of the campaign at the team's alternate site and is likely to only serve as depth around the infield. However, it is worth noting that the Angels outfield is banged up and Thaiss earned the start in left field Wednesday.

McCann went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI during the White Sox' 8-1 win over the Pirates on Wednesday. He also had a sacrifice fly.

McCann took JT Brubaker deep twice, bringing his total to five home runs for the 2020 season -- with four against righties. Mostly a platoon option, McCann has counter-intuitively hit .435 in 23 at-bats versus lefties this season. McCann is a quality pitch framer to boot and has potential as a strong option should Yasmani Grandal to miss any time.

Trevino was removed from Wednesday's game against the Angels with a left wrist sprain.

The 27-year-old had X-Rays come back negative, so he appears to have avoided a serious injury. Trevino should be considered day-to-day until the team provides another update on his status.

Stubbs was optioned to the alternate training site Wednesday and will remain with the team on the taxi squad, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 27-year-old earned a spot on the Opening Day roster, but he'll be removed from the active roster with Josh James (hip) returning from the injured list. Stubbs went 1-for-8 with one run and one RBI in 14 appearances this season.

Stassi is not in the lineup Wednesday at Texas, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stassi started the past two games after returning from the injured list over the weekend, and he'll receive the day off Wednesday. Anthony Bemboom takes over behind the plate for the Angels.

Jansen will not start Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

The young backstop is hitting just .149/.292/.310 on the season, though he's maintained a regular role, as he'd started six of the last eight games behind the plate heading into Wednesday's contest. Caleb Joseph gets the nod in his absence.

The Red Sox optioned Grullon to their alternate training site Wednesday, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

As anticipated, Grullon's stint with Boston lasted only one day after the Red Sox designated him as their 29th man for the doubleheader with his former team, the Phillies. Grullon started behind the plate in the second game (a 5-2 Boston win), going 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Pirates.

Grandal took Dovydas Neverauskas yard in the fifth inning for his sixth homer of the season. He now has at least one hit in seven of last eight contests, collecting two home runs, six RBI and six runs scored in that span. Overall, Grandal is hitting .257/.372/.460 with 18 runs scored and 20 RBI across 137 plate appearances.

Maldonado is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Maldonado went 0-for-3 with a strikeout during the matinee and will take a seat for the nightcap. Dustin Garneau will start behind the plate for Houston in Game 2.

Murphy is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Astros.

Murphy went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout during Game 1, and he won't be starting both games of the doubleheader. Jonah Heim will take over behind the plate in Game 2.