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Maldonado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia is just handing Maldonado a routine day off after the 30-year-old catcher was behind the plate for the first two games of the series. Carlos Perez will handle catching duties in the series finale.

Hedges is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves.

Hedges has caught four straight games for San Diego but will take a seat in favor of Hector Sanchez for the afternoon matchup.

Realmuto (illness) is back in the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

Realmuto was given his second day off in three games Saturday, and it was later reported that he was feeling a bit under the weather. The 26-year-old and his 1.124 OPS will return to action Sunday, where he'll resume his spot in the batting order as the team's No. 2 hitter.

McCann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Indians.

Alex Avila will be rewarded with his second start of the series after going 2-for-3 with a home run in the opener Friday, forcing McCann back to the bench for the second time in three days. McCann has homered three times in just nine games this season, but he's gone just 1-for-25 in his other at-bats to limit the impact of those long balls. He could lose out on more starts to Avila if he's unable to offer more consistent contributions at the dish in his subsequent opportunities.

Vazquez will start Sunday against the Rays, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Vazquez is the logical choice to catch for Drew Pomeranz after he guided the left-hander through six strong innings last week.

Leon is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

Leon, who started the first two games of the series and knocked in the winning run Saturday, takes a seat for the matinee affair while Christian Vazquez catches starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz.

Narvaez was the only White Sox batter to get a hit in Saturday's 6-0 loss to the Twins.

Narvaez should get most of the starts at catcher while Geovany Soto (elbow) is on the 10-day disabled list. Kevan Smith started Friday, the first game after Soto was placed on the DL, because he had more familiarity with that day's starter, Dylan Covey.

Grandal is not in the lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks, David Vassegh of 570 LA Sports reports.

After starting the last four games, Grandal will head to the bench as Austin Barnes takes over behind the dish. Although the day off comes against a southpaw, manager Dave Roberts is expected to continue to deploy Grandal in a more traditional role rather than a strict platoon.

Realmuto is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mets because he is feeling under the weather, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

This would have been Realmuto's second day off in three games, so it makes sense there's a physical reason. He'll get some rest while A.J. Ellis starts behind the plate, though the Marlins feel he should be good to go Sunday.

Realmuto is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mets, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Realmuto will get the day off while A.J. Ellis takes over behind the dish. The 26-year-old is off to a nice start to the season, going 13-for-34 (.382) with seven runs and seven RBI through nine games.