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Mejia will get some reps at third base in the Arizona Fall League, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Mejia was listed as an infielder when preliminary AFL rosters were released, and it wasn't a mistake. The 21-year-old will indeed play some third this fall, but it's not the beginning of a full-time positional switch; the Indians are just trying to enhance Mejia's defensive versatility. Maintaining catcher eligibility will be big for Mejia's fantasy value, but it's looking like Mejia's bat will profile just fine at any position (.300/.349/.499 this season) if a move out from behind the plate is necessary at some point down the line.

Narvaez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.

Narvaez will head to the bench for a second straight contest as he and Kevan Smith continue to split time behind the dish. Narvaez has started nine of the last 13 games at backstop, so he appears to be in line for the majority of starts down the stretch.

Sanchez won't play Tuesday after the Yankees' game versus the Indians was postponed due to rain, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

The two sides will make up the contest Wednesday as part of a doubleheader. Look for Sanchez to be behind the plate for one of the games, and he could even start both contests if the Yankees elect to deploy him at designated hitter.

Vazquez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

Despite going 4-for-4 with a double and a homer in Monday's series opener, Vazquez will head to the bench after starting two of the last three games behind the dish. In his place, Sandy Leon will draw the start at catcher, batting ninth.

Maldonado went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in Monday's 3-1 win over the Athletics.

In addition to the strong offensive showing, Maldonado called a great game behind the plate, aiding Angels starter Andrew Heaney to a career-high 10 strikeouts on the night. The three base knocks were the greater takeaway from a fantasy perspective, however, as Maldonado was able to end a four-game slide where he had gone 0-for-11. The backstop is still slashing an unremarkable .188/.258/.286, but his standing as the Angels' top catching option seems to be secure.

Hedges isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Hedges will gave way to Hector Sanchez on Monday. The young backstop is sporting a batting average of just .212 over 66 at-bats in August, but Hedges is still in line to take the majority of the starts for the Padres down the stretch.

Wallach was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Monday.

Wallach is no longer needed as catching depth with Stuart Turner back from the paternity list, so he'll head back to Louisville for the time being. He went 0-for-4 in the only game he appeared in for the Reds, which was also his big-league debut. The 25-year-old will now focus on improving his unimpressive .226/.280/.398 line in 64 games with Louisville this season.

D'Arnaud isn't in the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.

D'Arnaud served as catcher for the Mets' earlier Sunday, so they'll give him the night off and use Kevin Plawecki as their backstop. D'Arnaud struggled in Game 1 and went 0-for-4 at the plate.

Narvaez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers.

Narvaez will head to the bench after starting two of the previous three games at catcher, going 2-for-9 with six strikeouts. Kevan Smith will settle in as the battery mate for rookie Lucas Giolito, who will be making his second start with the White Sox.

Leon will start at catcher and bat ninth Sunday against the Orioles, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Leon will start for the sixth time in nine games, but that shouldn't be taken as evidence that he's usurped Christian Vazquez as the Red Sox's primary catching option. Manager John Farrell has gone with a timeshare behind the plate all season, with the distribution of starts often difficult to predict week to week. Leon is at least providing value for those in AL-only formats or deeper mixed two-catcher formats for those that have kept him active of late, driving in seven runs over his last seven starts.