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Barnhart is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

It looks to be little more than a routine day off for Barnhart, who caught the first two games of the series. Stuart Turner will be behind the plate for the second time this season, working as the battery mate for starting pitcher Scott Feldman.

Sanchez (biceps) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday, MLB.com reports.

The Yankees acknowledged Sanchez would require a DL stint after he suffered a right biceps strain upon fouling off a pitch in Saturday's game, and they made the transaction official Sunday. Kyle Higashioka was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to give the team added depth behind the plate, but it's Austin Romine who is expected to handle the bulk of the duties at catcher for the duration of Sanchez's absence.

Grandal is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

With Grandal sitting out Sunday's afternoon contest, reserve catcher Austin Barnes will draw the start behind the plate. Expect Grandal to be back in the lineup Monday against the Cubs.

Mesoraco (hip, shoulder) homered for Double-A Pensacola on Saturday in his second start on his rehab assignment.

The Reds anticipate that Mesoraco will not need the full 20 days of his rehab assignment at Pensacola. They want to see him catch on three consecutive days without setbacks before they activate him, however.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

After catching the first two games of the series, Contreras will get the day off Sunday and be replaced by Miguel Montero. The 24-year-old will likely be behind the plate Monday against the Dodgers.

Rupp is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Nationals, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Rupp will sit in favor of backup catcher Andrew Knapp on Sunday. Rupp is off to a 3-for-15 start after the first week of the season.

McCann is out of the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox.

Thanks to two of the Tigers' first three games of the season being rained out, McCann has been able to start behind the plate in all four of the team's contests thus far. He'll get a breather Sunday, though, after playing in three consecutive days. Alex Avila will assume catching duties in the afternoon contest, but expect to see McCann back out there for the series finale Monday.

The Yankees recalled Higashioka from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.

A strong spring training helped vault Higashioka up to third on the organizational depth chart at catcher, and with Gary Sanchez (biceps) landing on the DL, the 26-year-old will now get his first taste of the big leagues. The Yankees figure to hand Austin Romine the bulk of the starts behind the plate during Sanchez's absence, but Higashioka could cut into Romine's workload if he impresses in the initial opportunities he receives.

Realmuto went 3-for-6 with a triple, two RBI and a run against the Mets on Saturday.

He got to hit leadoff with Dee Gordon drawing a day off, and Realmuto kept his season-opening hot streak going with his fourth consecutive multi-hit game. Indeed, the young catcher's early returns have been fantastic -- he's put up four extra-base hits among his 10 total knocks, and he's got six RBI and runs apiece. Realmuto appears poised to outdo last year's already solid numbers, which means he should be a rock-solid starting catcher in just about any format.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, his third of the year, in Saturday's come-from-behind victory over Houston.

Perez's long ball put the icing on the cake of a six-run eighth inning for Kansas City. The home run also marked the first time in Perez's career that he's gone deep in three straight games. He's 6-for-19 with a walk through the first five games of 2017.