MLB Player News

Garver (concussion) is awaiting paperwork to be cleared to catch Tuesday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Garver hasn't played in nearly two weeks while dealing with a concussion. He's been cleared to hit and could be cleared to catch soon, which is a surprise given that previous reports suggested he'd likely be shut down for the season. Willians Astudillo has hit an excellent .338/.356/.521 in 24 games and has taken over the starting role in Garver's absence.

Perez (hamstring) will not return this season, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

The rookie catcher hit a solid .284/.304/.392 in 24 games before landing on the disabled list in late August. He played in a rehab game Monday but was unable to run at 100 percent. With their playoff hopes extinguished, the Rays are focusing on Perez being ready for next season.

Wynns is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Wynns retains a slight edge in playing time behind the plate down the stretch, starting four of the last seven games. Caleb Joseph gets the call Monday.

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.