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Contreras is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury but is available off the bench, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Manager David Ross mentioned Contreras' injury as the reason for his second consecutive absence Tuesday but declined to specify exactly what was wrong, citing "competitive" reasons. Yan Gomes will start behind the plate Tuesday, but the fact that Contreras is available off the bench suggests that he could be back in the lineup soon.

The Reds optioned Kolozsvary to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

With Tyler Stephenson (concussion) back from a stint on the 7-day injured list, Kolozsvary won't stick around as a No. 3 catcher. He served as Aramis Garcia's backup during his brief stay in Cincinnati, appearing in six games while going 1-for-11 with an RBI.

Higashioka is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.

After picking up three starts in a four-game stretch to close out the weekend, Higashioka now finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row. The Yankees are expected to ride the hotter bat between Higashioka and Jose Trevino at catcher, though neither is doing much to separate himself from the other. Higashioka owns a .386 OPS on the season, while Trevino's mark sits at a similarly feeble .463.

Contreras will sit Tuesday against the White Sox.

Contreras sits for the second straight game. It's possible he's dealing with a minor injury or illness, as his .250/.354/.426 slash line doesn't suggest he deserves to lose playing time. Yan Gomes remains the starter behind the plate.

Stephenson (concussion) was activated off the injured list Tuesday and will bat fifth and start behind the plate against the Brewers.

Stephenson wound up missing two weeks after colliding with Luke Voit at home plate. He's ready to go without having played in any rehab games and will look to get back to the form he showed prior to his injury, when he hit .267/.378/.467 in 11 games. Mark Kolozsvary was optioned to clear a roster spot.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Vazquez will retreat to the bench after going 2-for-10 with a double while catching in three of the Red Sox's previous four games. Kevin Plawecki will be behind the dish for Tuesday's series opener.

McCann is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

Tomas Nido will handle the catching duties for the afternoon game, but expect McCann to draw back into the starting nine for the nightcap. McCann has gone 0-for-8 at the dish in his last three starts to drop his season average to .159.

D'Arnaud went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in Monday's 5-2 win over the Mets.

The three hits and three RBI matched season highs for d'Arnaud, who now owns a 1.403 OPS in 36 career plate appearances against his former team. New York and Atlanta will reconvene Tuesday for a doubleheader, so expect d'Arnaud to rest for one of those games while William Contreras receives a turn behind the dish.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Rortvedt (oblique) is a "full-go" for batting practice and defensive work, Jordan Wolf of MLB.com reports.

Rortvedt recently had imaging performed that showed no sign of the right oblique strain that has kept him out of game action so far this season, and he appears ready to start increasing his baseball activity in anticipation of a return. Boone noted that the backstop isn't yet prepared to face live pitching or embark on a rehab assignment, but the manager also suggested that Rortvedt could be "getting close to that." Primary catcher Kyle Higashioka is batting only .136 this season, and Jose Trevino hasn't done much better at .208, so Rortvedt could get a shot to show what he can do with the Yankees when he's able to return.

Perez went 0-for-4 in Monday's 1-0 loss to the Cardinals.

Over his last seven games, Perez has struggled, going 2-for-29 with 12 strikeouts and just one walk in that span. The catcher showed some early power this season, but he's been unable to contribute much of anything lately. Overall, the 31-year-old is slashing .185/.233/.420 with five home runs, nine RBI, nine runs scored and four doubles in 21 games.