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Mejia will start at catcher and bat ninth Monday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Despite going 0-for-9 over his last three games, Mejia will stick behind the plate for the third time in four contests. Mejia appears to have moved into a timeshare at catcher with Mike Zunino, and the two could continue to split starts in relatively even fashion for the remainder of the campaign.

Lee (oblique) went 2-for-6 in his first two games with Double-A Corpus Christi since being reinstated from the team's 7-day injured list Thursday.

Lee was sidelined for just under a month with an oblique strain. Since his June 14 promotion from High-A Asheville, Houston's top catching prospect is hitting .263 with eight home runs and 25 RBI in 47 games for the Double-A affiliate.

Gomes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Gomes took Taylor Hearn deep in the fifth inning to put the Athletics on the board. It was his first home run since Aug. 23. He has scored in each of his last three games. The catcher is slashing .260/.302/.441 with 13 long balls, 50 RBI and 42 runs scored in 324 plate appearances.

Sanchez will sit Monday against the Twins, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez hits the bench for the second time in three days. He's gone just 1-for-17 at the plate over his last five games. Kyle Higashioka takes over at catcher.

Realmuto went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Colorado.

The 30-year-old was the only Philadelphia batter to record multiple hits in the contest. The strong game snapped a 1-for-15 slump at the plate for the catcher. Realmuto has provided solid all-around production this year with a .262/.349/.434 slash line, 14 home runs, 60 RBI, 57 runs scored, 10 stolen bases and 23 doubles through 470 plate appearances.

Wynns went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 22-7 loss to Toronto.

The 30-year-old tried to keep the game close with his two-run single in the second inning, but his seventh-inning solo shot was little more than a consolation prize in the lopsided game. Wynns has started four of Baltimore's last eight contests, but that may be more due to a crowded weekend schedule with four games in three days against Toronto than based on performance. He's slashing .184/.238/.298 with three homers, 13 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base in 123 plate appearances as the backup to Pedro Severino.

Jansen went 4-for-6 with three doubles, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 22-7 win over Baltimore.

Sunday was the catcher's second multi-hit effort in seven games this month. Jansen's productive stretch lately has boosted his slash line to .220/.304/.453 in 169 plate appearances. He's added eight home runs, 11 doubles, 19 RBI and 23 runs scored in 57 games.

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

Trevino saw his workload pick up in mid-to-late August when Jonah Heim landed on the COVID-19-related injured list, but the former appears to have since faded back to the No. 2 role. With Heim drawing a second straight start behind the dish Sunday, Trevino will remain on the bench.

Marchan was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday.

Marchan had been serving as the backup catcher since Andrew Knapp tested positive for COVID-19 in late August. Knapp is now ready to go, so Marchan will return to the minors.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez gets the afternoon off after catching Saturday night's extra-inning win and going 2-for-3 with a double. Kevin Plawecki starts behind the dish and bats eighth Sunday.