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Mejia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Mejia will alternate turns behind the plate with Mike Zunino for the sixth straight game, with both backstops picking up three starts apiece during that span. After going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run in Tuesday's 4-3 win, Mejia is now slashing a robust .311/.333/.489 through 49 plate appearances.

D'Arnaud isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

D'Arnaud went hitless with a strikeout in four at-bats during Tuesday's win over the Cubs, and he'll get a breather Wednesday. Alex Jackson will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

The Mets claimed Grullon off waivers from the Rays on Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Grullon will be moving on to his fifth organization in seven months and his third in April after brief stints with the Reds and Rays. He'll get a spot on the Mets' 40-man roster, but since he still has minor-league options remaining, Grullon won't need to be included on New York's 26-man active roster. Instead, expect the 25-year-old catcher to report to Triple-A Syracuse in preparation for the start of the minor-league season, which begins next week.

Smith isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Reds, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Smith blasted a three-run homer in the fourth inning of Tuesday's loss to the Reds, but he'll get a breather for Wednesday's series finale. Austin Barnes will take over behind the dish and bat eighth.

Higashioka went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday in the Yankees' 5-1 win over the Orioles.

After manager Aaron Boone acknowledged prior to Tuesday's game that Higashioka would take on increased work behind the plate with Gary Sanchez off to a dismal start to the season, the 31-year-old rewarded the skipper's faith by slugging his fourth home run. Boone indicated that any decision on his starting catcher would be determined on a game-by-game basis, but Higashioka probably earned himself a second straight turn behind the dish Wednesday. Higashioka is now sitting on a monstrous .320/.414/.880 slash line through 29 plate appearances, and he should be on the radar in all leagues that start two catchers now that he's poised to see an uptick in playing time.

Barnhart isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Barnhart has gone 1-for-11 with a double, two runs and four strikeouts in his last four contests and will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Tyler Stephenson will start behind the dish and bat seventh.

Perez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Cleveland wraps up its series against Minnesota with a day game after a night game, so Perez will receive a breather after he caught all nine innings of Tuesday's 7-4 victory. Austin Hedges will check in for Perez behind the plate.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Cleveland.

The Twins have turned the catcher position into a timeshare of late, with both Jeffers and Mitch Garver having now received four starts apiece in the Twins' last eight contests. Jeffers is sitting on a lowly .392 OPS for the season, while Garver's .517 mark isn't dramatically better. Manager Rocco Baldelli may simply be waiting for one of the two backstops to get hot at the plate before settling on a primary option.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and and an additional run scored Tuesday against the Reds.

Smith took Jeff Hoffman deep in the fourth inning for his third home run of the season. It was the first time he's gone yard since April 5, a 13-start span. For the season, Smith is hitting 218/.389/.473 with seven RBI and 11 runs scored across 72 plate appearances.

Trevino went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Angels.

Trevino ended a hitless drought after 20 at-bats with a second-inning single. Texas' primary catcher is slashing .246/.275/.277 over 69 plate appearances.