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Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

After three straight turns behind the plate, Hedges will get a breather for the series finale in Oakland. Luke Maile will handle the Guardians pitching staff Sunday.

The Rangers activated Heim (personal) from the paternity list Sunday.

The Rangers will temporarily keep three catchers on the active roster with Heim's return, as Texas opted to send reliever Kolby Allard to Triple-A Round Rock rather than demoting No. 3 backstop Sam Huff. Even with Huff in the mix, he's still expected to see most of his usage as a designated hitter or bench bat, so Heim should remain the primary backup to No. 1 catcher Mitch Garver, who starts Sunday's series finale with Atlanta.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Trevino will sit for the third time in four games and may have slipped to the No. 2 spot behind Kyle Higashioka on the depth chart at catcher during his ongoing slump at the dish. Dating back to April 16, Trevino has gone hitless in 14 at-bats.

Caratini (undisclosed) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Sunday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The 28-year-old landed on the COVID-19 IL on Tuesday and will rejoin the active roster after clearing MLB's testing protocols. Caratini should resume duties as the Brewers' No. 2 catcher behind Omar Narvaez and will likely see most of his starts against left-handed pitchers.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Contreras will head to the bench after starting the past nine games, and he hit .273/.385/.364 with three doubles, six walks, four RBI and six runs during that stretch. Yan Gomes will take over behind the plate in Sunday's series finale at Milwaukee.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

With Gary Sanchez returning from an abdominal injury over the weekend, Jeffers looks as though he'll fade into more of a part-time role after starting 11 times in 13-game stretch from April 15 to April 28. He'll now sit for the second time in the series while Sanchez draws the start behind the plate.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

D'Arnaud will sit for the second time in the past three games after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Saturday against Texas. William Contreras will work behind the plate in his place Sunday.

Collins is not in the lineup Sunday against the Astros.

Collins hasn't been an everyday starter at designated hitter this season, but he still leads Toronto in starts with seven. Lourdes Gurriel will bat cleanup as the DH on Sunday, while Vinny Capra starts in left field.

Mejia (illness) rejoined the Rays on Sunday after completing a quarantine and clearing all virus-related protocols, but he remains on the COVID-19 injured list, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Because he's been away from the team for just over a week, Mejia may need a few days to regain conditioning before the Rays are comfortable adding him back to the active roster. Whenever Mejia is ready to go, he'll replace Rene Pinto as the top backup behind No. 1 catcher Mike Zunino.

Huff went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-1 win over Atlanta.

Huff, who was called up Thursday when Jonah Heim was added to the paternity list, made his first start. Heim's leave was scheduled to end Saturday, so Huff may return to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.