MLB Player News

Jansen is not in the lineup against the Yankees on Friday.

Jansen will head to the bench after going 1-for-3 with a sac fly during Thursday's game versus Kansas City. In his place, Russell Martin will catch Marcus Stroman and bat fifth.

Maile was placed on the paternity list Friday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Maile has started only one of the last four games as rookie Danny Jansen is getting the starting opportunities at catcher. Maile can remain on the paternity list for a maximum of three days.

Garver is out of the lineup versus the Tigers on Friday.

Garver will get a standard day off after going 1-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored in Thursday's victory. Bobby Wilson will handle the catching duties and hit ninth in his stead.

Leon is not in the lineup versus the Rays on Friday, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Leon will get a little breather after starting the past three games behind the plate. Blake Swihart is set to catch Brian Johnson and bat eighth in the order.

Perez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Perez did his part, launching a two-run shot in the first inning before mashing a solo blast in the fourth, but Kansas City still came up short 6-5. The veteran backstop is now over the 20-home run plateau for a fourth straight season, and after three multi-hit efforts in four games, his average (.237) -- while still disappointing -- is the highest its been in over two months.

General manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday that Sanchez (groin) is on track to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 24, DJ Eberle of the Times-Leader reports.

Sanchez will likely require a few outings with the RailRiders before returning to New York, but if all goes according to plan, he could be back in the big leagues before the end of the month. In recent days, Sanchez has ramped up his catching activity and resumed running, though he's not running quite at 100 percent yet.

Jansen is out of the lineup against Kansas City on Wednesday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen will receive a breather after starting the past two days -- his first taste of action at the big-league level following a promotion Sunday. Over those two games, he went 3-for-7 with one run scored and a solo home run. Luke Maile will catch Marco Estrada and bat eighth.

Maldonado is out of the lineup versus Colorado on Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Maldonado will retreat to the bench after starting the past two games behind the plate. In his absence, Max Stassi will catch Gerrit Cole and hit eighth.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against Cincinnati, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Gomes will receive a standard day off for maintenance purposes after starting the past three games. In his absence, Roberto Perez will catch Shane Bieber and bat eighth in the order.

Garver is not in the lineup versus Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Bobby Wilson will handle the catching duties in his stead. Since a pair of multi-hit games in late July, Garver is hitting just .205/.250/.364 with six RBI across 14 games.