MLB Player News

Perez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

Kevin Plawecki will handle catching duties and hit seventh against right-hander Noah Syndergaard. Perez remains the Indians' starting catcher despite slashing just .154/.241/.288 across 16 games during August. The right-handed-hitting backstop owns a .223 batting average and has 63 strikeouts in 202 at-bats against righties.

D'Arnaud went 3-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and a run in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday.

The veteran's bat seems to be heating up again after a sluggish start to August. Factoring in Wednesday's production, d'Arnaud is now 8-for-23 with two doubles, two RBI, a walk and two runs over his last seven games. The multi-hit effort against the Mariners was d'Arnaud's first since Aug.14 and only his second of the month overall.

Murphy (knee) went 2-for-4 with two home runs and a walk after getting activated from the injured list Wednesday with Triple-A Las Vegas.

He went on a brief rehab assignment in the AZL before getting activated. Murphy would probably already be in the majors if he had not dealt with multiple knee injuries this year. It would not be surprising if the A's brought him up for the stretch run. In addition to being one of the best defensive catchers in the minors, Murphy is hitting .366/.441/.742 with nine home runs in 24 games at Triple-A.

Jansen is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Jansen has started four of the past five games, going 3-for-13 with a home run and two RBI. Reese McGuire is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth in this one.

Trevino is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

Jeff Mathis is starting behind the dish in place of Trevino in Wednesday's series finale. In 13 appearances since joining the Rangers, Trevino is slashing just .206/.229/.324 with one home run and a 1:10 BB:K.

Rogers is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Astros.

Rogers has gone just 1-for-18 (.056) with a walk and nine strikeouts over his past five starts. As such, John Hicks will start behind the dish in his stead Wednesday.

Thaiss is not starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

Thaiss will sit for the third time in four games with the Angels facing another left-hander in Mike Minor. The rookie is hitting just .146 with a .505 OPS through 17 games this month.

Garver is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Garver will sit out for the second time in the series while Jason Castro gets the nod behind the plate. Though he's supplied six extra-base hits (three home runs, three doubles) in 12 games this month, Garver has reached base at only a .229 clip.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to Oakland.

Sanchez launched a 427-foot homer to center field in the first inning to kick off the scoring for the Yankees. The blast was his fourth in nine games since returning from the injured list Aug. 10. On the season, Sanchez is slashing .234/.307/.526 with 28 home runs and 66 RBI in 365 plate appearances.

Vazquez went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies.

Vazquez continues to outperform his career norms and is batting .309 (17-for-55) during the month of August. It appears the 28-year-old catcher, who entered the season as a .246 career hitter, has taken an evolutionary leap on offense. He's batting .280 while posting career highs in doubles (20), home runs (18), RBI (53) and OPS (.799).