MLB Player News

Jansen is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen hits the bench for the third time in the last four games as the Blue Jays appear to be protecting the young catcher down the stretch. The 24-year-old had a hot start when he was first recalled in August, but is slashing .171/.256/.371 over 35 at-bats in September.

Sanchez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez finds himself on the bench after being in the starting lineup for the last 10 games, going 6-for-32 with eight walks in 41 plate appearances. Austin Romine returns from a stiff neck to start behind the plate and bat eighth for the Yankees.

Narvaez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Indians.

Narvaez started a third straight game as Welington Castillo (elbow) remained sidelined and is making the most of this opportunity. The homer was his second in three games, third in his last four, and extended his current hitting streak to five contests. Earlier this summer, Narvaez thrived with consistent at-bats, so he might be a nice play while Castillo's elbow prevents him from playing.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 9-8 win over Tampa Bay.

Down 8-2 heading into the ninth inning, Toronto pulled off an incredible comeback, lead by Jansen's three-run slam. Through 71 career at-bats, the rookie catcher has three homers and a .254 average.

McCann is not in the lineup Thursday against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

McCann will hit the bench for Thursday's series opener after going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts Wednesday. In his absence, Grayson Greiner will catch Matt Boyd and hit seventh.

Gomes is not in the lineup against the White Sox on Thursday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will head to the bench for a regular day off after two straight starts behind the plate. Roberto Perez will catch Josh Tomlin and bat ninth in the order in his place.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

There's no clear starter behind the plate in Boston. Vazquez had started two in a row, but before that had sat for five of six. Sandy Leon starts Wednesday. With Leon hitting .182/.240/.287 and Vazquez posting a .211/.256/.293 line, neither is anything close to an appealing fantasy asset.

Perez (thumb) returns to the lineup Wednesday against the Pirates.

Perez was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to a lingering thumb soreness, an issue that dates back to early September when he missed seven games with a thumb sprain. He's back in action Wednesday, catching and batting cleanup, though it wouldn't be surprising if the issue requires more maintenance in the future.

Garver (concussion) was sent back to Minnesota on Wednesday and will likely remain sidelined for the rest of this season, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver was hit in the mask by a foul ball last week and after sitting out a few days he reported concussion-like symptoms over the weekend. The Twins have refrained from ruling him out just yet but the 27-year-old doesn't have any sort of timetable and with just 10 games left in the season, there isn't a whole lot of time to recover. Look for Willians Astudillo and Chris Gimenez to continue splitting starts in his place.

Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to Cleveland.

Narvaez belted his career-high eighth homer in the sixth inning off two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber. He'd hit well over the summer as the primary catcher; however, since Welington Castillo returned from a PED suspension, Narvaez has not been getting consistent at-bats. His start Tuesday was the ninth in the last 18 games, and he's hit just .179 (5-for-28) during that stretch.