MLB Player News

Rodriguez was promoted to Double-A Altoona on Tuesday, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Rodriguez earned a shot at the next level by going 21-for-43 (.488) with seven homers and 12 RBI over his last 12 games at the High-A level. The 22-year-old is one of two talented catching prospects in Pittsburgh's organization, and he should see the bulk of the starts until the other one -- Henry Davis (wrist) -- is ready to return.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.

Jansen will get a breather after he went 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI while starting at catcher in Monday's 7-4 loss in the series opener. Alejandro Kirk will spell Jansen behind the plate.

Mejia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia will head to the bench for the series opener in Milwaukee while Christian Bethancourt gets a turn behind the plate. Since he returned from the 10-day injured list Friday, Mejia has gone 1-for-6 with a double, three walks and a run across two starts at catcher, while Bethancourt has caught in the Rays' other two contests.

Haase is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

Haase will sit for the third time in four games and appears to have moved back into a timeshare at catcher with Tucker Barnhart, who will be behind the plate in the series opener. Though Haase is regarded as the superior hitter, he hasn't helped his cause for poaching work from Barnhart by going 6-for-32 with 14 strikeouts over his last 12 games.

McCann is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Reds.

McCann will get a breather after he went 1-for-4 in Monday's victory. Tomas Nido will replace him behind the plate and bat ninth versus Cincinnati.

Grandal is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Royals.

Grandal will get a breather for the second game in a row Tuesday. The catcher has produced a .222 average with two doubles, four RBI and a run over 45 at-bats in 12 games since returning from the 10-day injured list July 22. Seby Zavala will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the series opener, while we'll assume Grandal will take over in the nightcap.

Cartaya (undislcosed) has started in each of High-A Great Lakes' last three games, going 2-for-12 with three walks and two runs.

Cartaya was removed from Great Lakes' July 31 game due to an unspecified injury, but he missed only a few days before checking back into the lineup Friday. After serving as a designated hitter in his first two starts since the injury, Cartaya was back behind the plate for Sunday's 11-8 loss to Lake County, which implies he's back to full health.

Athletics general manager David Forst said Monday that he expects Langeliers to receive a promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas before the end of the season, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Since Oakland will already have to add Langeliers to its 40-man roster this offseason to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, the organization appears motivated to at least give him a late-season look in the majors to see if he's ready to take over the No. 1 catcher's role from Sean Murphy, who could be traded this winter as he heads into his first year of arbitration. At least at the plate, Langeliers looks deserving of a stiffer test, as he's slashing .281/.362/.513 with 38 extra-base hits and five stolen bases while maintaining a 22.3 percent strikeout rate across 381 plate appearances for Las Vegas. Langeliers has also drawn favorable reviews for his work defensively, which should help his case for playing regularly even if he gets off to a slow start with the bat to begin his big-league career. Forst didn't specify when Langeliers' call-up might come, but the 24-year-old at least makes for an appealing pickup for fantasy managers in deeper leagues who can afford a luxury stash.

Jeffers had the cast removed on his surgically repaired right thumb Aug. 1 and is now sporting a removable splint, MLB.com reports.

At the time he underwent surgery July 20 to repair an avulsion fracture of the thumb, Jeffers was projected to miss 6-to-8 weeks. Assuming that timeline still holds, Jeffers won't be a realistic option to rejoin the Twins until the early part of September at the soonest. Minnesota will get by with Gary Sanchez as its everyday catcher in the meantime.

Maile went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk during Sunday's 1-0 win over the Astros.

The Guardians were unable to generate much offensive production during Sunday's matchup, but Maile plated the team's only run with his solo blast in the bottom of the fifth inning. The 31-year-old's playing time has remained sporadic recently, but he's gone 5-for-9 with a homer, a double, four RBI and a run over his last three games.