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Perez had his contract purchased from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

Perez returned from an ankle injury in mid-July and was outrighted to Round Rock as Isiah Kiner-Falefa took over the job of backup catcher for the Rangers. The 27-year-old is slashing .159/.197/.238 in 68 plate appearances across stints with the Braves and Rangers this season.

Sanchez (groin) went 0-for-3 with a walk and one run scored while serving as the DH for the Yankees' Gulf Coast League affiliate Saturday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

This marked the beginning of Sanchez's rehab assignment after being placed on the disabled list just over a month ago. He will partake in a workout Sunday and then join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Monday to resume his rehab assignment. If all goes according to plan, he could be back in action with the Yankees on Sept. 3, when New York begins a three-city road trip in Oakland.

Perez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer in Friday's win over the Indians.

Perez clubbed a three-run shot -- his 22nd of the year -- in the first inning off Mike Clevinger. Perez ranks second among all MLB catchers in home runs and RBI (64), yet he's putting up the lowest batting average (.232) of his career. The backstop had a career-high 27 homers and 80 RBI last year, and he's proving a similar level of productivity this year even though he's hitting well below his career .267 batting average.

Sanchez will serve as the designated hitter for Saturday's GCL game, and he'll progress to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Sanchez landed on the disabled list July 24 due to a strained right groin. Although he hasn't been penciled into the lineup for the Yankees' GCL affiliates so far, the plan is for him to enter the starting nine over the weekend. Barring any setbacks, Sanchez will advance to Triple-A on Monday, with the potential for a return to the big leagues as early as Sept. 3 against Oakland.

Leon is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Tampa Bay, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Leon will head to the bench for the fourth time in the last eight games as Blake Swihart again starts behind the plate for the Red Sox. Leon is 3-for-31 over his last 11 games (nine starts) as his offensive struggles continue.

Jansen is not starting Friday against the Phillies, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The young catcher has gone 8-for-23 in seven games since getting called up. Russell Martin will catch for the first time in a week in Jansen's place.

Sanchez (groin) hasn't yet begun his rehab assignment despite the initial plan being for him to start it Thursday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Sanchez wasn't in the lineup for the Yankees' GCL affiliates on either Thursday or Friday. There haven't been reports of a setback, so it's possible that the team has simply elected to give him a few more days to rest, though as recently as Wednesday manager Aaron Boone was saying that his catcher would begin his assignment Thursday. The groin injury has been a troublesome one for Sanchez, as he returned from it July 20 only to head back to the disabled list three games later, so the Yankees certainly have reason to be cautious.

Garver is not in the lineup against Oakland on Thursday.

Garver will retreat to the bench after going 1-for-4 during Wednesday's loss to the White Sox. In his absence, Bobby Wilson will pick up a start behind the plate.

Perez is out of the lineup Thursday against the Royals, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Perez will give way to Jesus Sucre behind the dish for Thursday's series finale after catching the previous three games, going 3-for-11 with three runs scored over those starts. The 26-year-old is hitting .288/.317/.390 with one homer and four RBI through his first 19 big-league games.

McCann is not in the lineup against the White Sox on Thursday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

McCann will head to the bench for a standard breather following three straight starts behind the dish. In his absence, Grayson Greiner will handle the catching duties and bat seventh.