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James McCann C | ARI
Mets' James McCann: Gets day off on birthday
McCann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
McCann will get the day off on his 31st birthday after he had started each of the past five games. Tomas Nido replaces McCann in the lineup, catching for starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi.
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Victor Caratini C | MIN
Padres' Victor Caratini: Resting Sunday
Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Caratini gets a routine breather after he caught each of the last three games for San Diego. Webster Rivas will form a battery with starting pitcher Chris Paddack in the series finale.
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Reese McGuire C | CHW
Blue Jays' Reese McGuire: Takes seat Sunday
McGuire is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
McGuire will head to the bench after catching in both of the Blue Jays' last two games while going 2-for-6 with a solo home run, a double and three runs. Riley Adams will be behind the plate Sunday, but McGuire looks like Toronto's clear No. 1 backstop for the time being.
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Yan Gomes C | CHC
Nationals' Yan Gomes: Idle Sunday
Gomes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Gomes caught in the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader, so he'll just be picking up some rest due to quick turnaround for the series finale. Alex Avila will be behind the plate Sunday, catching for starting pitcher Joe Ross.
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Christian Vazquez C | HOU
Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Sitting Sunday
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.
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Tom Murphy C | SF
Mariners' Tom Murphy: Not starting 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.
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Austin Hedges C | CLE
Indians' Austin Hedges: Back behind plate Sunday
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.
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Jake Rogers C | CHW
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Starting Sunday
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.
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Gary Sanchez C | MIL
Yankees' Gary Sanchez: Belts eighth homer
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.
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Jonah Heim C | ATH
Rangers' Jonah Heim: Breaks out of slump
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.