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Sands was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

The Phillies had been carrying three catchers in the short term, but Sands heads back down after the activation of Nick Castellanos (oblique). Sands was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in three games.

Mejia is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Guardians.

Mejia has started five of the last 12 games. Christian Bethancourt, who has started six of the last 12 games, will start behind the dish and bat seventh.

Leon was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and will undergo right knee meniscus surgery.

This obviously ends Leon's season. He hit .169 with zero home runs in 34 games. Ryan Jeffers (thumb) was activated from the injured list in a corresponding move.

Jeffers (thumb) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

Jeffers has been out since July 14 after having surgery on his right thumb. He hit .229 with three home runs, four walks and four strikeouts in nine games during a rehab assignment. Sandy Leon (knee surgery) was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. While he is not in Tuesday's lineup, Jeffers should play a decent amount over the final nine games of the season.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

D'Arnaud looks to be receiving some routine maintenance for the series opener in Washington after he caught all 11 innings of Sunday's 8-7 win over the Phillies. William Contreras will spell d'Arnaud behind the dish Monday.

Kirk went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Rays.

The solo shot brought Kirk's RBI total to 62 on the season, good for fifth among all players who qualify at catcher. The 23-year-old backstop will be serving as Toronto's designated hitter in Monday's series opener with the Yankees, batting cleanup against New York right-hander Luis Severino.

Collins will start at first base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Reds.

Since his Sept. 13 call-up from Triple-A Indianapolis, Collins has settled into a strong-side platoon role at first base for the Pirates. The results haven't been particularly encouraging, however; Collins is off to a 1-for-19 start to his time in Pittsburgh.

Delay is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

Delay will get a breather for the series opener after he went hitless in six at-bats while he was behind the plate for both of the Bucs' final two games with the Cubs over the weekend. Jose Godoy will replace Delay as the Pirates' starting catcher Monday.

The Pirates selected Godoy's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.

Godoy will likely step in as the Pirates' No. 2 catcher behind Jason Delay while Tyler Heineman (concussion) resides on the 7-day injured list. The 27-year-old is hitless in 10 big-league at-bats this season but has impressed with a .947 OPS in Indianapolis, albeit in just 42 plate appearances. Godoy will start at catcher and bat ninth in Monday's series opener with the Reds while Delay rests.

McGuire will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

McGuire will be behind the plate for the third time in four games after going 8-for-21 with three home runs and a double across his seven appearances (five starts). He appears to have at least temporarily supplanted the slumping Connor Wong as the Red Sox's preferred option at catcher.