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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.

Trevino went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and two RBI in Saturday's 8-4 win over Houston.

Trevino delivered the key blow, doubling in the go-ahead runs during a five-run seventh inning. It was just the fourth extra-base hit of the season for the catcher, who is slugging .315 with nine RBI over 108 at-bats.

Murphy is not in the lineup Saturday against the Angels, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Murphy will receive the day off Saturday after starting the past five games behind the plate. Aramis Garcia will start at catcher and bat ninth for the A's.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez hits the bench after going 5-for-13 with a homer and five RBI over his last three games. Kevin Plawecki starts behind the plate in his absence.

Murphy went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and another two-bagger in a win over the Angels on Friday.

Murphy didn't take part in the Athletics' four-homer parade, but he did his part with a timely sixth-inning two-bagger that plated Ramon Laureano and Chad Pinder to snap a 1-1 tie. The talented backstop has been showing signs of life at the plate lately after a tough start to the season, going 6-for-17 with four doubles, four RBI, a walk and a run over his last five games.

Garver is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver hits the bench after starting two games in a row. Only once this season has he made three consecutive starts. Willians Astudillo will start behind the plate in his absence.

Grullon was claimed off waivers by the Rays on Saturday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Grullon has spent the year bouncing between several different organizations. He was briefly with the Rays for 18 days in April but never made the team's active roster. It will likely take an injury for that to happen this time around.

Sanchez is out of the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.

As usual, Kyle Higashioka starts behind the dish with Gerrit Cole pitching. Sanchez has played in 31 games to Higashioka's 22, but with their offensive numbers so similar, the latter, who's a better defensive catcher, is progressing toward being the Yankees' preferred option at the position.

Mejia went 1-for-4 with two walks and a grand slam in Friday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Blue Jays.

His second homer of the season came in dramatic fashion as he drove a Jeremy Beasley offering over the fence in right field with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to break open a 5-5 tie. Mejia hadn't driven in a run since April 21, and the catcher is slashing only .185/.353/.296 through 34 plate appearances in May even after Friday's heroics.