MLB Player News

Maldonado is not in the lineup Monday in Toronto, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Maldonado has had the slight edge in playing time behind the plate down the stretch, making 12 starts in September compared to nine for Brian McCann. McCann will get the call Monday.

Perez was removed from Sunday's game against the Red Sox due to a right shoulder contusion, Bill Koch of the Providence Journal reports.

Perez acquired the injury early in the game when he was clipped by a foul ball. Given the nature of the injury, he shouldn't miss much if any time.

Gallagher went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

Gallagher plated a pair of runs in the sixth inning on a single to left field, handing his club a two-run lead. Despite a key hit in the series finale, the 25-year-old has struggled at the dish of late, recording a base hit in just three of his previous 10 games. He'll look to finish the season on a high note, although he may not see many more opportunities behind Salvador Perez.

Gomes is not starting Sunday against the Red Sox.

Gomes sits after starting four of the last five games. Roberto Perez will work behind the plate.

McCann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

McCann will head to the bench after starting the last two games and is 1-for-18 in his last 19 plate appearances. Grayson Greiner will start behind the plate and bat seventh for the Tigers in the series finale.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.

Perez took Tigers closer Shane Greene deep in the ninth inning, but Kansas City failed to deliver further offense against him. The backstop has homered 27 times and plated 77 runs this season to prop up a sluggish .232/.272/.438 line.

Vazquez isn't in Saturday's starting lineup against the Indians, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Vazquez is set for a second straight day off with Boston having already locked up the division title. Blake Swihart will slot in behind the dish and bat eighth.

Maldonado is not in Saturday's starting nine against the Angels, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Maldonado will get the day off after collecting two base knocks and scoring a run in the series opener. Brian McCann is slated to handle the catching duties and bat seventh.

Wynns is not starting Saturday against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Wynns hits the bench after starting three of the last four games. Caleb Joseph gets the call behind the plate.

Gomes went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer in Friday's loss to the Red Sox.

Gomes hit a two-run home run -- his 15th of the year -- off reliever Heath Hembree and later slashed his 24th double off Hector Velazquez. Gomes is hitting .326 with three homers and six RBI in his last 12 games and has secured a hit in six straight games. Overall the backstop is slashing .266/.313/.445 with 46 RBI and 50 runs in 107 games this year.