MLB Player News

McCann went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's loss against the Padres.

McCann has gone deep in two straight games and in three of his last five contests, and the veteran catcher is putting a slow start to the year behind him. The backstop has five homers and 19 RBI through 42 games and seems on a good path to hit double-digit homers for the second time in the last three years.

Grandal went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Tigers.

Grandal made his lone hit of the contest count, as he launched his seventh home run of the season off Casey Mize in the seventh inning. The performance snapped a three-game hitless streak for Grandal, though he's still hitting only .137 for the season. Even so, he's maintained a .384 on-base percentage thanks to a 29.2 BB% with 23 runs scored and 19 RBI across 147 plate appearances.

Perez went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Twins.

Perez took J.A. Happ deep during the first and fifth innings to post his second consecutive two-homer game. He leads all catchers with 14 homers and 38 RBI this season. In addition, he has at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 contests. The 31-year-old is slashing .284/.312/.536 in 221 plate appearances.

Bemboom was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.

Bemboom served as a third option behind the dish recently and went 1-for-8 with a run, an RBI and four strikeouts across two games during his stint with the major-league club. He'll head back to the minors after right-hander Chris Rodriguez (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Murphy, who went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Athletics on Wednesday, is hitting .333 (8-for-24) with two doubles, two home runs, five RBI, three walks and five runs across his last nine games.

The surge has boosted Murphy's slash line from .127/.179/.304 to a still-abysmal-but-ascending .175/.232/.388. The veteran catcher has typically been a solid offensive contributor throughout his career, but he's split more playing time behind the dish than originally planned with the since-demoted Luis Torrens and Jose Godoy due to his struggles.

Vazquez will sit Thursday against the Astros, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez has handled a very heavy workload behind the plate this season, with his 42 starts ranking second among all backstops. He'll get a rest during Thursday's afternoon contest, with Kevin Plawecki taking over in his absence.

Gomes is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

Gomes hits the bench after starting five straight games. Alex Avila will get the nod behind the plate in his absence.

Sanchez will sit Thursday against the Rays.

Sanchez has gone 7-for-18 with a homer and a pair of doubles over his last seven games. He'll get a rest after making back-to-back starts, with Kyle Higashioka set to catch Gerrit Cole.

Gomes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Atlanta.

His eighth-inning blast off A.J. Minter broke a 3-3 tie and proved to be the winning run. Gomes hadn't gone yard in nearly a month, and on the season the veteran catcher is slashing .258/.291/.430 with five homers and 17 RBI in 36 games.

Jeffers went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a triple Wednesday against the Orioles.

Jeffers took over behind the plate in the absence of Mitch Garver (groin), who is expected to miss a significant amount of time. He provided a solo homer in the second inning, his first of the season. Jeffers then delivered another RBI and came around to score after collecting a triple in the eighth frame. Prior to being recalled Wednesday, Jeffers was hitting .217/.340/.446 across 103 plate appearances with Triple-A St. Paul.