MLB Player News

Perez is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Royals.

Perez and Austin Hedges have been alternating turns behind the dish since the former was activated from the 10-day injured list last week, and the pattern will likely continue as Cleveland opens a nine-game week with a doubleheader. Hedges will form a battery with Triston McKenzie in the opening contest, but look for Perez to start at catcher in Monday's nightcap.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, walk and two strikeouts in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Angels.

Gomes opened the game's scoring with a solo home run to center off Shohei Ohtani in the third inning and later walked in the ninth. The long ball was Gomes' second of the week, though the backstop is slashing a poor .182/.250/.341 in 14 games this month.

Haase went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Rays.

Haase and Dustin Garneau popped solo home runs, which was enough for the Tigers in the 2-0 win. Haase now has 22 home runs this season, which has helped offset his .231 batting average. The 28-year-old is batting just .182 this month, but his ability to leave the yard gives him some fantasy appeal down the stretch, especially from the catcher position.

Perez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Sunday's 11-1 win over the Yankees.

The catcher had gone just 1-for-5 in his first games back from a shoulder injury before Sunday's multi-hit effort. Perez lifted his slash line to .150/.255/.342 with seven homers, 17 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base in 37 contests this year. He'll likely continue to share catching duties with Austin Hedges for the last two weeks of the season.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Rangers.

Grandal took Jordan Lyles deep to lead off the fourth inning, sparking a five-run inning. He has homered in back-to-back games and he has eight in his last 18 games. The catcher is slashing .235/.414/.531 with 22 long balls, 56 RBI and 59 runs scored in 325 plate appearances.

Rortvedt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Toronto.

The catcher cut the deficit to two runs with his seventh-inning blast, but that was as close as it got. Rortvedt has gone 5-for-17 across eight games (six starts) in September, although Sunday's homer was his first extra-base hit of the month. He's slashing a meager .169/.229/.281 with three homers, seven RBI and eight runs scored across 98 plate appearances this year.

McCann is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

McCann started the past three games and will receive a breather in the series finale. Tomas Nido will catch for Rich Hill and bat eighth.

Heim is not in the lineup Sunday against the White Sox.

Heim is hitting .120 through seven games in September and will sit for the second time in the past three games. Jose Trevino will start behind the plate for the Rangers.

Murphy is not in the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

Murphy went 0-for-2 during Saturday's contest and will take a seat for the second time in the past three games. Cal Raleigh will work behind the plate for Seattle.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Contreras went 1-for-4 with a home run Saturday and is now hitting .206 with three home runs and seven RBI in his last 10 games. Austin Romine starts behind the dish and bats eighth Sunday.