MLB Player News

Sanchez, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with a right groin strain, will miss at least a couple weeks, Marc Carig of The Athletic New York reports.

While he will be eligible to return Aug. 3, it seems more likely that he is out until at least the following week. Sanchez said he aggravated the exact same injury that cost him 20 games recently. Austin Romine will serve as the starting catcher while Kyle Higashioka works as the backup while Sanchez is sidelined.

Higashioka was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

With Gary Sanchez (groin) back on the disabled list, Higashioka was summoned to serve as the short-term backup behind Austin Romine. He was hitting .198 with five home runs in 209 plate appearances at Triple-A.

Garver is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver, who has been starting roughly two-thirds of the Twins' games lately, will head to the bench against lefty Ryan Borucki. Bobby Wilson will get the start behind the dish and hit ninth.

Leon is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

He is hitting just .118 (4-for-34) over his last 10 games, but has been Boston's unquestioned No. 1 catcher over that stretch, sitting just twice since July 8. Blake Swihart will start behind the dish, hitting ninth and catching Drew Pomeranz in a MLB game for the first time in his career.

Contreras is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

Contreras will sit for the third time in seven games since the All-Star break. Victor Caratini will get the nod behind the plate in his place.

Sanchez was placed on the disabled list Tuesday after an MRI confirmed that he reinjured his groin, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.

This makes sense, given that Sanchez dogged a couple plays in Monday's game in a manner that hinted at him being limited with a lower-body injury. It is unclear how much time he will miss, but he was sidelined for 20 games with his last groin injury (a Grade 1 strain). Kyle Higashioka will likely be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to serve as the backup catcher while Tuesday's starter, Austin Romine, serves as the go-to backstop.

Sanchez is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He had two well-publicized lack-of-hustle plays in Monday's game, so in that sense it's not surprising to see him out of the lineup. However, there was also a report from Jon Heyman of FancredSports.com that Sanchez could have reinjured his groin, hence the lack of effort. More news should trickle out if he did indeed reinjure himself. Austin Romine will start behind the dish and hit ninth.

Barnhart is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Barnhart will sit in favor of Curt Casali for the second time in four games. Casali's .298/.377/.489 line easily outpaces Barnhart's .249/.329/.350, though he's done it in a small sample of just 54 plate appearances. Barnhart has the clear edge in terms of defense behind the plate.

Sanchez may have reinjured his groin in Monday night's loss to the Rays, Jon Heyman of FancredSports.com reports.

Sanchez certainly looked slow late in the game, when he failed to run out a groundball. The incident appeared at first to be just a lack of hustle, though an injury would provide a believable alternative explanation. The catcher just returned from the disabled list after missing nearly a month with a groin strain. If he is indeed injured again and unable to run out grounders, another trip to the DL is a distinct possibility. The situation should become clearer in the next few days.

Grandal batted cleanup and went 1-for-4 with his 14th home run of the season in Monday's 7-6 win over the Phillies.

Grandal has experienced peaks and valleys offensively this season, but the overall numbers are strong -- he's posted a .255/.354/.472 slash line and 14 homers over 316 plate appearances -- especially for a catcher. The switch hitter will continue to sit in favor of Austin Barnes against southpaws.