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The White Sox added Quero to their taxi squad Sunday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

The 21-year-old catcher could make his major-league debut with the White Sox during the last week of the regular season. Quero has been with the organization since July of 2023, when he was traded by the Angels along with left-hander Ky Bush in exchange for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. Quero began 2024 with Double-A Birmingham, but he was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte in July. He missed some time due to a back injury, but across his 25 outings with Charlotte, he slashed .300/.390/.478 with four home runs and 17 RBI across 105 plate appearances.

Manager Torey Lovullo said after Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Brewers that Moreno (side) is considered day-to-day and will have an MRI on Monday, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.

Moreno returned from the 10-day injured list Sept. 15 after missing nearly five weeks due to a left adductor strain, which he aggravated during Sunday's loss. Lovullo downplayed the seriousness of the issue and sounded hopeful that the 24-year-old catcher would be available off the bench for Monday's series opener against the Giants. If Moreno were to miss extended time, then Adrian Del Castillo could be brought up from Triple-A Reno to provide catching depth. Moreno went 0-for-1 with one walk before being replaced by Jose Herrera in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Amaya went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Nationals.

Amaya hit the Cubs' third homer off Washington starter Jake Irvin when he went deep in the fourth inning. That blast snapped a nearly month-long power drought for Amaya, who went 14-for-58 (.241) over 21 contests between homers. The catcher is up to a .229/.287/.360 slash line with eighth homers, 45 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and two triples across 347 plate appearances this season. He appears set to close out the year as the No. 1 catcher ahead of Christian Bethancourt.

Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Rangers.

Raleigh went deep off Andrew Heaney in the third inning. Over 19 games in September, Raleigh has gone 19-for-71 (.268) with four homers, 15 RBI and 10 runs scored. The catcher is up to 31 homers, 95 RBI, 67 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .214/.311/.424 slash line over 147 contests this season, giving him an outside chance at a 100-RBI campaign if he gets hot over the final week.

Moreno exited Sunday's game against the Brewers with left adductor tightness, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.

As Friedman notes, it's the same injury that Moreno just returned from last week. The extent of his latest setback is uncertain, but this is potentially a big blow to an Arizona team primed for the playoffs. Even if Moreno doesn't need to go on the injured list, the team could bring Adrian Del Castillo back up for catching depth over the final week of the regular season.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Red Sox.

Jeffers will rest for the second game of the day after he played all eight innings behind the plate in the Twins' 8-1 loss earlier Sunday while going hitless in four at-bats. Christian Vazquez will draw the start at catcher in the nightcap.

Moreno was removed from Sunday's game against the Brewers with an apparent injury, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

A ball bounced and hit Moreno in his lower abdomen, though Jackson said the backstop appeared to be favoring his leg more than his abdominal area. Regardless, Moreno had to leave the game, and his status is currently up in the air. The Diamondbacks wrap up their regular season with a six-game homestand next week.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

D'Arnaud and Sean Murphy have been alternating turns behind the plate since the former returned from the paternity list Sept. 12. After d'Arnaud started at catcher and went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Saturday's 6-2 win, Murphy will enter the lineup Sunday.

Naylor is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Naylor drew the start in the first two games of this weekend's series, going 2-for-8 with a solo home run and another run scored. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Contreras (finger/hip) is in the lineup as the designated hitter for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

The 26-year-old is said to be dealing with lingering finger and hip issues, but he will tough it out Sunday with the help of the DH tag. Milwaukee has already secured the NL Central, so Contreras could perhaps see additional down time over the final week of the season. That said, he's been a workhorse and will likely push to play as much as the team will let him in preparation for the playoffs.