MLB Player News

Gomes is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Reds.

He will sit for the third time in the last seven games. Roberto Perez is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth.

McCann is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Rays, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

McCann had started the last four games, so he was due for a day off. John Hicks is starting at catcher and hitting cleanup.

Leon is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Christian Vazquez (finger) is out 6-to-8 weeks, and while Leon is expected to be the primary backstop in his absence, he has caught the last four games and was due for a day off. Blake Swihart will start behind the dish, hitting eighth.

Mesoraco is situated on the bench for the second half of Monday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Mesoraco collected a base knock in Game 1, but he'll get the second game off. Kevin Plawecki will handle the catching duties and bat sixth in his stead.

Hedges is out of Monday's lineup against the Dodgers.

He will sit for the fifth time in the last 14 games, and is hitting .258 with one home run over that stretch. A.J. Ellis will start behind the dish and hit eighth.

Stassi is out of Monday's lineup against the A's.

He is hitting .194/.306/.355 with two home runs in 21 games (62 at-bats) since the start of June. Tim Federowicz will start behind the dish and hit ninth.

Vazquez (finger) will have surgery and is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

It was initially announced that Vazquez would only miss 2-to-3 weeks, so this comes as an unfortunate surprise. Manager Alex Cora said he is fine going forward with Sandy Leon and Blake Swihart as his two catchers while Vazquez is out, but it's certainly possible the Red Sox will target a catcher at the trade deadline.

Wallach was called up to Miami on Monday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

The Marlins need a second catcher with J.T. Realmuto on the paternity list. Wallach will likely be stuck behind Bryan Holaday and will probably only be up for a short period of time, as Realmuto will be out for at most three games.

Realmuto was placed on the paternity list Monday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Players on the paternity list miss between one and three games, so Realmuto will be back Friday against the Phillies at the latest. Chad Wallach was called up to take his place on the roster and will back up Bryan Holaday until Realmuto returns.

Sanchez (groin) may be able to begin a rehab assignment at some point over the weekend, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

He is scheduled to take on-field batting practice in Baltimore on Tuesday and will continue to ramp things up before potentially getting sent to the minors for game action. Sanchez may not require a very long rehab assignment if he steers clear of any setbacks with the groin, as he has only been on the shelf for two weeks. That means he could return from the 10-day disabled list shortly after the All-Star break.