MLB Player News

McCann is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

It's just a routine rest for McCann after he was behind the plate for the first two games of the series. Grayson Greiner will serve as the batterymate for Tigers starter Blaine Hardy for the matinee game.

Gomes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Astros, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

He'll give way to Roberto Perez in the series finale after starting behind the plate Friday and Saturday. Gomes is hitting .248/.314/.432 with six home runs and 12 RBI across 137 plate appearances this season, making him a low-end No. 2 option in mixed leagues that start two catchers.

Mesoraco is not in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers.

Mesoraco will head to the bench after making four consecutive starts for the Mets, going 4-for-16 with a double and two RBI over that stretch. Tomas Nido will handle catching duties and bat seventh in his stead.

Vazquez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez started the past two games behind the dish, so he'll just be picking up a routine rest Sunday. Sandy Leon will catch for lefty Chris Sale in the series finale.

Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Tigers.

Gonzalez made his major-league debut Saturday, a couple of days after getting the callup from Triple-A Charlotte. The 25-year-old Gonzalez has a reputation as a good pitch framer, but his .163/.271/.185 line at Triple-A should scare off fantasy owners. He and Omar Narvaez, who leads the majors in passed balls (eight), will share the catching duties until Welington Castillo finishes serving his 80-game suspension.

Barnhart is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Tony Cruz will step in to catch for starter Tyler Mahle in the second game of the series. Barnhart provides most of his value to the Reds behind the plate, but he's made real strides with the bat over the past couple seasons. The 27-year-old is hitting .323/.371/.477 in May and his season triple-slash numbers are up slightly across the board from a year ago.

Caratini was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Bruce Miles of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

Chris Gimenez was called up and will take over the backup role behind Willson Contreras. Caratini didn't do much during his latest stint in Chicago (.262 average, .046 ISO in 69 plate appearances), but there is certainly still hope for the 24-year-old long term. He hit .342/.393/.558 with 10 homers in 83 games with Iowa last season.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

Maldonado will head to the bench for a breather after starting the previous nine games behind the dish. In his place, Jose Briceno will make his major-league debut at catcher, hitting ninth.

Sanchez (calf) went 1-for-3 with a walk in Friday's win over the Angels.

He was back behind the plate, which suggests the calf cramping that kept him out of Wednesday's lineup is no longer an issue. Sanchez has added 30 points to his batting average over the last two weeks and is slugging .539 with 12 homers, making him pretty easily the most valuable catcher in fantasy to this point.

Hedges pulled himself out of the lineup at Triple-A El Paso on Thursday with soreness in his elbow, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Hedges appeared to be on the verge of a return but he'll be be forced to slow things down after experiencing renewed discomfort in his elbow. An MRI earlier this month showed no structural damage. Raffy Lopez and A.J. Ellis will continue to share catching duties until Hedges is cleared for activation.