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  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Gives way to McGuire

    Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

    Reese McGuire gets another turn behind the dish while Jansen rests in the series finale. Jansen has gone hitless in 11 at-bats over his last four games, which has hurt his case for gaining hold of a larger portion of the timeshare at catcher.

  • Jake Rogers C | CHW

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Getting rest

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    Rogers is just receiving some routine maintenance after making each of the past three starts at catcher. John Hicks steps in behind the plate in the series finale, working in a battery with Matthew Boyd.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    White Sox's James McCann: Idle for series finale

    McCann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

    McCann will essentially get two days off with the White Sox off the schedule Monday before returning to action Tuesday against the Twins. Welington Castillo will check in behind the plate in place of McCann, who went 0-for-8 with four strikeouts in the previous two contests.

  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    Angels' Matt Thaiss: Out against lefty

    Thaiss is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    After going 2-for-8 with a double while starting the first two games of the series, the lefty-hitting Thaiss will take a seat for the finale with southpaw Framber Valdez on the bump for Houston. David Fletcher will slide over to third base while Thaiss sits, opening up the keystone for Luis Rengifo.

  • Rays' Travis d'Arnaud: Idle Sunday

    D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    D'Arnaud will sit for the second time in the four-game series while Mike Zunino logs a turn behind the dish. The backstop has slowed down a bit in August with a .206/.278/.238 slash line across 18 games, but he still appears locked in as the Rays' preferred option behind the dish.

  • Indians' Roberto Perez: Resting Sunday

    Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

    Perez is batting just .138/.219/.259 in August, but his excellent track record as a defender will continue to make him the Tribe's top option behind the plate. He'll just be getting some maintenance for the afternoon contest after drawing the past two starts at catcher. Kevin Plawecki will fill in for Perez in the series finale.

  • Omar Narvaez C | HOU

    Mariners' Omar Narvaez: Blasts three-run homer

    Narvaez went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Blue Jays.

    Narvaez's fifth-inning blast gave the Mariners a 5-2 lead at the time, but the bullpen was unable to protect that advantage. Narvaez has homered in consecutive games, giving him 19 on the year. The catcher is hitting .287/.361/.473 with 47 RBI and 56 runs scored across 355 at-bats.

  • Angels' Anthony Bemboom: Sent down to Triple-A

    Bemboom was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.

    Bemboom was sent down in conjunction with fellow catcher Kevan Smith returning from the injured list. In 22 at-bats with the Angels, Bemboom hit only .136 with one home run and three RBI while striking out nine times.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Rangers' Jose Trevino: Sits again Saturday

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

    Jeff Mathis will start and hit ninth against right-hander Ivan Nova. Trevino has consistently split time with Mathis behind the plate since being called up July 31. The 26-year-old catcher is 4-for-16 with four runs scored in his last five starts and is slashing just .154/.185/.192 in 28 plate appearances against righties.

  • Gary Sanchez C | MIL

    Yankees' Gary Sanchez: Absent from Saturday's lineup

    Sanchez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Dodgers.

    Sanchez will take a seat as the Yankees are playing a day game after Friday night's victory over the Dodgers. Austin Romine will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in his absence.

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