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Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles.

Maldonado will pick up a routine rest on getaway day after he was behind the plate for all 18 innings of the previous two games of the series. His absence clears a spot in the lineup for Jose Briceno, who will catch Deck McGuire in the latter's first big-league start of the season.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Vazquez has been much better at the plate -- he's hitting .298/.333/.526 over 57 at-bats in June -- but he still holds a .221 average and .571 OPS for the season. Sandy Leon will take over catching duties Saturday and bat eighth.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Milwaukee.

Barnhart will get Saturday afternoon off after going 1-for-4 with a strikeout to extend his modest hitting streak to six games, though he only has a .231/.286/.385 line in that stretch. Curt Casali will start behind the plate and bat eighth in his stead.

Garver is out of Saturday's lineup against the Cubs, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver has been hitting for average but not power recently, posting a .294 average with zero home runs in 51 June at-bats, which is surprising as he is generally thought of as a power-over-hit catcher. Bobby Wilson is starting behind the dish and hitting eighth.

McCann is out of Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

June has not been kind to McCann, as he will finish with a .150/.177/.167 slash line in 60 at-bats for the month if he does not play Saturday. Grayson Greiner will start behind the dish and hit seventh.

Trevino has been placed on the disabled list at Double-A Frisco with a left shoulder (non-throwing) impingement, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Trevino had a brief stay in the majors earlier this month before getting sent back down to Frisco. The Rangers decided they could get by with Isiah Kiner-Falefa as the backup catcher, so Trevino was sent back down to Frisco after making his MLB debut. He played just one game with the RoughRiders before ending up on the minor-league disabled list.

Perez (hand) will catch and bat fourth against the Mariners on Friday.

As expected, Perez will not miss any time after suffering a minor hand injury during Wednesday's game in Milwaukee. Over 59 contests this year, he's hitting .215/.257/.395 with 11 home runs and 32 RBI.

Gomes is out of the lineup against Oakland on Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will take a seat for the second straight game after starting six of the previous seven contests behind the plate. In his place, Roberto Perez will get another start and catch Trevor Bauer in the series opener. Expect to see Gomes back in the lineup for Saturday's tilt.

Grandal is not in the lineup against Colorado on Friday, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA reports.

Grandal will remain on the bench for a second straight game and third time in the past four days as Austin Barnes gets the start for the series opener. Across 19 games in June, Grandal is hitting just .169/.206/.338 and will continue to cede time to Barnes against southpaws moving forward.

Realmuto (wrist) will handle the catching duties against the Mets on Friday, Matthew DeFranks of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Realmuto was forced to miss the past four games with a sore wrist/hand but as expected, the 27-year-old will return to the lineup for Friday's series opener. He will bat third in the order and catch Sandy Alcantara.