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The Giants selected Porter's contract from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.

With Patrick Bailey headed to the 10-day injured list due to a neck strain, Porter will join the big club and serve as the Giants' backup catcher behind Andrew Knizner. Porter signed a minor-league contract with the Giants in November and has a .669 OPS with two steals, two home runs and 13 RBI across 161 plate appearances in Triple-A this season. He last saw major-league action with the Royals in 2023, when he went 6-for-31 (.194) with one home run and three RBI in 11 regular-season games.

Single-A Columbia placed Ramirez on its 7-day injured list June 2 due to an unspecified injury.

A 19-year-old catcher from Venezuela, Ramirez is regarded as one of the Royals' top lower-level prospects. He slashed .252/.366/.472 with nine home runs and five stolen bases over 194 plate appearances with Columbia prior to being placed on the IL.

Bailey (neck) is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Rockies on Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bailey is out of the Giants' starting nine for a second consecutive game due to neck spasms. Andrew Knizner will start behind home plate and bat ninth while forming a battery with Robbie Ray.

Torrens will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

The 29-year-old will get his third start behind the plate in four games, but he'll see his playing time dip once Francisco Alvarez (personal) returns from the paternity list, likely no later than Friday. Torrens has been productive enough when called upon this season, slashing .241/.328/.370 with a home run and 13 RBI over 122 plate appearances.

Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Boston.

Jansen caught both of the first two games of the series, so he'll get a breather for the finale. Matt Thaiss will start behind the plate and bat seventh for the Rays.

Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

With Dillon Dingler getting a breather following two straight starts, Rogers will slide into Wednesday's lineup. The latter is struggling at the plate this season with a .139/.244/.194 slash line and no home runs, making him an unattractive fantasy option while Dingler continues to see the bulk of the starts at catcher.

Kelly went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Phillies.

After getting a breather Tuesday, Kelly returned Wednesday and delivered his first multi-hit effort since May 24. In 10 games since that last two-hit performance, the catcher had gone just 2-for-30 with six strikeouts. Kelly still has a solid .255 batting average and .868 OPS, thanks to a scintillating start to the season, and he should remain Chicago's clear No. 1 backstop as long as Miguel Amaya (oblique) is sidelined.

Dingler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Dingler will get a routine day of rest after he had started behind the plate in the Tigers' previous two contests. Jake Rogers will handle the catching duties for Detroit.

Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mets.

He'll rest for the second game of the series after catching the opener Tuesday. Riley Adams is behind the dish and batting seventh for the Nationals on Wednesday.

Jeffers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Jeffers and Christian Vazquez have been alternating starts at catcher throughout June thus far. Vazquez will get a turn behind the dish Wednesday, but Jeffers will most likely start at catcher in Thursday's series finale.