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Jansen is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Twins.

Jansen will stick on the bench for a second consecutive game as Luke Maile picks up another start behind the dish in his stead. There has been no word regarding any injury, so it seems like the Blue Jays are simply giving the young backstop an extended breather -- the team is off the schedule Thursday -- in the midst of a 5-for-26 slump (.192) over his last 10 appearances.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Vazquez will retreat to the bench for Wednesday's series finale after starting the previous two games behind the dish, going 4-for-7 with a double and two runs scored during those contests. Sandy Leon is starting and catcher and hitting ninth in this one.

McCann will be on the bench Wednesday against Cleveland, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

McCann has moved into the primary catching role for the White Sox, starting eight of the last 12 games prior to Wednesday's contest. Welington Castillo gets the call in his absence.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Sanchez will retreat to the bench for what appears to be a routine day off following a string of nine consecutive starts during which he hit .273/.351/.758 with five homers and 10 RBI. Austin Romine is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth in this one.

Perez is on the bench for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez has started just shy of two-thirds of the Indians' games behind the plate, getting the call 23 times compared to 12 for Kevin Plawecki. Plawecki gets the nod for Wednesday's contest.

Gomes (forearm) is in the lineup, catching and batting cleanup, against the Brewers on Wednesday.

He was plunked on the forearm by a pitch Monday, but X-rays were negative and Gomes is now ready to return after missing just one start. With the Nats shorthanded due to injuries, Gomes will slot into the four hole against right-hander Brandon Woodruff. It's his third career start batting out of the cleanup spot.

Grandal is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

Grandal will head to the bench for Wednesday's day game after catching all nine innings and going 0-for-3 with a walk in Milwaukee's 6-0 win Tuesday night. Manny Pina is starting behind the dish and hitting seventh in this one.

The Rays placed Perez (oblique) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports. Perez labeled his right oblique strain as mild and hopes to return from the IL in 2-to-3 weeks.

Nick Ciuffo was called up from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move and will serve as the No. 2 catcher behind Mike Zunino while Perez is sidelined. Perez has supplied a .755 OPS in 46 plate appearances this season while occupying the short end of a platoon behind the dish.

Garver went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Garver crushed the 424-foot shot to left center in the sixth inning to provide the Twins with some much-needed insurance runs. The 28-year-old now has five three-hit games this season and is slashing .367/.424/.783 with seven home runs and 14 RBI in only 60 at-bats.

Updating an earlier report, Perez (oblique) is being medically evaluated and could potentially end up on the injured list according to manager Kevin Cash, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Perez was a late scratch from Tuesday's lineup due to right oblique tightness. The 26-year-old has served as the backup to Mike Zunino, seeing action in 15 games overall this season.