MLB Player News

Vazques is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Vazquez will get a well-earned rest after starting each of Boston's previous eight games. Kevin Plawecki will work behind the plate and bat eighth Sunday.

Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Murphy will get his second day off in three days, with Jose Godoy set to bat ninth and catch Logan Gilbert in the series finale.

Hedges (head/face) is back in the starting lineup Sunday against the Mariners.

Hedges sat Saturday after he was hit in the face by a 93 mph fastball and forced to exit Friday's contest. After just one game off, he'll return to the Cleveland starting nine, catching Shane Bieber and batting eighth.

Rogers is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the White Sox.

The Tigers are sliding Eric Haase over to left field, which opens up the catcher spot for Rogers. The team recently said Haase would have a larger role moving forward, which should include starts behind the plate and in the outfield. That will leave Rogers to fill in at catcher whenever Haase is somewhere else in the field, at least while Wilson Ramos (back) and Grayson Greiner (hamstring) are on the injured list.

Sanchez went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 8-7 loss to the Phillies.

Sanchez got New York on the board with a solo homer off Vince Velasquez in the second inning and later drove in Aaron Judge with a single in the eighth. While the backstop is hitting just .224/.333/.421 on the campaign, he's been better of late, going 15-for-43 with three doubles and three homers dating back to May 27.

Heim went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, two runs and two RBI in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Dodgers.

Heim knocked a single in the second, two-run homer in the third and double in the eighth for his best all-around game of the season. The hits ended a 13 at-bat hitless stretch for Texas' reserve catcher, who now sports a .188/.241/.363 slash line.

Wynns went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in Saturday's loss to the Rays.

The backstop came up with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and stung Rich Hill for his first career grand slam. It was easily the biggest moment of the season for Wynns, who came into the contest with only two hits in 16 at-bats. The long ball was the sixth of his career.

Trevino is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Trevino and Jonah Heim have alternated starts over the last six games. Heim starts behind the plate Saturday, but Trevino should return to the lineup Sunday if the pattern continues.

Tromp was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Tromp had served as the Giants' backup catcher since the start of June while Curt Casali (wrist) was on the injured list. He'll head back to the minors despite a pair of multi-hit games now that Casali is healthy again.

Casali (wrist) was activated off the injured list Saturday and is expected to start the nightcap of the doubleheader against the Nationals, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Casali wound up missing slightly more than the minimum 10 days with a left wrist strain. He'll resume his role as Buster Posey's backup, with Chadwick Tromp heading to Triple-A.