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Langeliers is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mariners, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

It's a day game after a night game, so the Athletics' starting catcher will get a breather. Carlos Perez will be behind the plate Wednesday.

Campusano went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to St. Louis.

Campusano extended San Diego's lead to two runs with his solo shot in the sixth inning, though the team was unable to hang on for the win. The backstop had been struggling since his two-homer performance Aug. 7, going 4-for-23 with no home runs in nine subsequent contests prior to Tuesday. Campusano caught all 10 innings Tuesday but will remain in the lineup for Wednesday's early game, as he's starting behind the plate and batting eighth in the series finale against the Cardinals.

Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday in a 4-2 win against the Tigers.

HIgashioka accounted for New York's second run of the contest with his fifth-inning solo homer. The long ball was the second in three games for the backstop and his third over his past seven contests, though all have been solo shots. With Ben Rortvedt slashing a measly .122/.246/.265 on the campaign, Higashioka has settled into the primary catcher role for the Yankees, starting each of the team's past three games.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Stephenson will take a seat for the day game after he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts while catching all eight innings of Tuesday's 6-1 loss. Luke Maile will handle the catching duties for the Reds in the series finale.

Jeffers will start at catcher and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Despite going 0-for-9 with six strikeouts in his last two starts, Jeffers will be behind the dish for the fourth time in six contests as the Twins close out their series with the Guardians. Jeffers owns a .965 OPS since the All-Star break and looks to be the Twins' preferred option at catcher over Christian Vazquez for the moment.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

The Twins' catching timeshare has tilted in favor of Ryan Jeffers of late, leaving less playing time available for Vazquez. The 33-year-old will be on the bench Wednesday for the fourth time in the last six games.

Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

Toronto and Washington are wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, so Jansen will rest after catching all nine innings of Tuesday's 5-4 win. Alejandro Kirk will spell Jansen behind the dish Wednesday.

Gomes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The Cubs and Brewers are concluding their three-game series with a day game after a night game, so Gomes will get a breather after he was behind the dish for Tuesday's 1-0 win. Miguel Amaya will catch for starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks on Wednesday.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Naylor will take a seat for the afternoon game after he was behind the plate for 17 innings between the past two days. Eric Haase will step in as the Guardians' starting catcher in the series finale.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in St. Louis.

Luis Campusano caught all 10 innings of Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals but is back behind the plate even with Wednesday being a day game after a night game. Sanchez has homered six times in August and had started five of the previous six contests before sitting in two straight.