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Diaz went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Sunday's win over Washington.

Diaz ripped a 443-foot solo shot in the fourth inning before knocking an RBI double and scoring a run in the sixth. The 32-year-old catcher has five RBI on the year, with four coming in the last two days. He has three extra-base hits (one homer) with an .882 OPS through 34 plate appearances.

Barnes was ejected from Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks in the bottom of the fifth inning for arguing with the home plate umpire, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Barnes went 0-for-2 to begin Sunday's matchup and was tossed in the fifth inning since he wasn't happy with the strike zone while behind the plate. It seems unlikely that the ejection will result in further discipline, so the 33-year-old should remain available as the Dodgers' No. 2 catcher moving forward.

Sabol is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The lefty-hitting Sabol will check out of the lineup for the first time this season while southpaw Kris Bubic takes the bump for Kansas City. Sabol, who is likely to see most of his time at catcher rather than left field in the short term while both Joey Bart (back) and Roberto Perez (shoulder) are on the injured list, will be replaced behind the dish by Austin Wynns in the series finale.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

After catching in each of Arizona's last three games and going 4-for-12 with two doubles and two RBI, Moreno will get a breather for the series finale. Jose Herrera will handle catching duties in Moreno's stead.

Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Smith gets Sunday off with Austin Barnes getting the nod behind the plate. The fomer has been excellent in his first seven games of the year with three homers and a 1.269 OPS over 27 at-bats.

Kirk is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Kirk will get a day of rest Sunday while Danny Jansen gets the start behind the plate. The 24-year-old has gotten off to a slow start with the bat to begin 2023 with a .182/.308/.182 slash line over 22 at-bats in six games.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Rangers.

Gomes hit his first home run of the season in the eighth inning. It's been a struggle so far for the veteran catcher, as he's batting just .118 across five games. He's splitting time with Tucker Barnhart, who's seen action in three games so far. Neither backstop has a ton of fantasy appeal outside of deeper two-catcher formats.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Vazquez looks to be getting some routine maintenance for Sunday's matinee after he caught the first two contests of the series with Houston, going 2-for-6 with two walks, two RBI and two runs between those games. Ryan Jeffers will form a battery with starting pitcher Tyler Mahle in the series finale.

Stallings (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings was scratched from the lineup Saturday with back tightness, and he won't return for the series finale against the Mets. Nick Fortes gets the start behind the plate in his absence.

Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Rogers had started behind the plate in three of the Tigers' last four games, going 2-for-11 with a home run and three RBI. Though he still appears to be the Tigers' nominal No. 2 backstop behind Eric Haase -- who will catch Sunday's game -- Rogers should have the chance to play more often than most backup catchers around the league thanks to Haase's ability to fill in at designated hitter or in the corner outfield.