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  • Phillies' Rafael Marchan: Filling in for resting Realmuto

    Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

    He'll draw his 20th start of the season while top backstop J.T. Realmuto gets a breather for the day game after a night game. Marchan will head into Wednesday's contest with a .175/.268/.254 slash line to go with one home run, six RBI and five runs over 72 plate appearances on the campaign.

  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Tracking toward return Sunday

    Kirk (concussion) is tentatively on track to play a rehab game with Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday before being activated from the 7-day injured list Sunday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

    Kirk was diagnosed with a concussion after taking a foul tip off the mask in a game this past weekend. However, he has recovered well since then, and as long as he keeps progressing well, he'll be in line for a minimum-length absence. Tyler Heineman has been handling the primary catching duties for the Blue Jays since Kirk went down.

  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Resting up Wednesday

    Narvaez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

    He will rest for just the third time in 12 games since the All-Star break while Connor Wong receives a start behind the dish. Narvaez has gotten off to a slow start to the second half, going just 5-for-35 (.143 average) with one home run, two RBI and three runs.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Getting day off

    Dingler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Dingler will receive a rest after he was behind the plate for each of Detroit's last three games while going 7-for-13 with one home run, four runs and five RBI. Jake Rogers will form a battery with starting pitcher Chris Paddack on Wednesday in the latter's Detroit debut.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Exiting starting nine

    Realmuto is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the White Sox.

    Realmuto will get a breather in Wednesday's matinee after starting each of the previous eight contests. Rafael Marchan will fill in behind the plate and will bat ninth for the Phillies.

  • Blue Jays' Tyler Heineman: Resting for matinee game

    Heineman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Heineman will get a breather for Wednesday's matinee after he went 3-for-3 while starting behind the plate in the Blue Jays' 3-2 loss Tuesday night in the second game of a doubleheader. Ali Sanchez will get the nod at catcher Wednesday, but Heineman is expected to see the bulk of the starts while top backstop Alejandro Kirk (concussion) is on the shelf.

  • Jakson Reetz C | SEA

    Orioles' Jakson Reetz: Goes to Orioles on minors deal

    The Orioles signed Reetz to a minor-league contract Tuesday.

    Reetz had been with Triple-A Syracuse in the Mets organization, where he slashed .197/.287/.470 with 11 home runs in 43 games before being released earlier this month. The 29-year-old will give the Orioles some experienced catching depth at Triple-A Norfolk.

  • Jose Herrera C | TEX

    Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Losing out on playing time

    Herrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Herrera will hit the bench for the fourth time in five games and appears to be falling into the shorter side of a timeshare at catcher with James McCann, who started in three of the previous four contests. Both McCann and Herrera will be left out of the lineup for the series finale in Detroit, however, as Arizona hands Adrian Del Castillo -- who had been serving as the club's primary designated hitter -- his first start of the season at catcher.

  • Blue Jays' Tyler Heineman: Three hits in Tuesday's nightcap

    Heineman went 3-for-3 with a walk in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

    After going 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in the matinee, Heineman started the nightcap and kept the line moving from the eighth spot in the batting order. The 34-year-old backstop is handling starting duties for Toronto while Alejandro Kirk (concussion) is sidelined, and at least within this window, Heineman will have fantasy appeal in two-catcher formats -- he's gone 6-for-17 (.353) since the All-Star break, and on the season he is slashing a remarkable .343/.405/.520 over 119 plate appearances.

  • Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Goes yard twice in return

    Higashioka went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Angels.

    Making his return from a five-game absence with a hamstring strain, Higashioka enjoyed the sixth multi-homer game of his career and his first such effort of the season. The veteran catcher is certainly pushing for more playing time, whether it behind the plate or as the designated hitter, with a red-hot stretch of hitting during the month of July. Over his last 14 games (51 at-bats), Higashioka is hitting .392 with five homers, two doubles and 11 RBI.

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