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Perez (ribs) is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

As anticipated, Perez will re-enter the lineup in time for the series opener in San Francisco. He will resume his normal spot behind the plate and bat fifth.

Gomes is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers.

This marks the second game in row Gomes will miss, although he's beginning to show signs of life at the plate once again. Roberto Perez will fill in for him behind the plate once more.

Sanchez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Pete Caldera of The Record reports.

Sanchez will take a seat despite being in the midst of a five-game power binge; he's gone 9-for-21 (.429) with six extra-base hits and 13 RBI over that stretch. Austin Romine will draw the start behind the dish in his place as Masahiro Tanaka takes the mound for the Yankees.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Monday against the Phillies, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Vazquez will take a seat for the third time in four games as he continues to split time behind the dish with Sandy Leon. The 26-year-old Vazquez remains the better fantasy option of the two, as he owns a .318/.345/.421 line for the season, albeit without a homer.

Mejia notched his fifth straight multi-hit game for Double-A Akron on Sunday, going 4-for-5 with a home run.

The top prospect is hitting .369/.412/.631 through 38 games, leading the Eastern League in batting average and OPS. Cleveland hasn't expressed interest in bringing up the catcher in 2017, but his performance in the minors shows he's not far from being ready.

Ice (wrist) was activated from the minor-league disabled list Monday.

Ice was sidelined 11 days due to the wrist injury, but it seems like everything is back in working order at this point. Prior to the injury, the second-year catcher was batting .212 with a 21:29 BB:K in 132 at-bats with Low-A Lake County.

Perez (ribs) was removed from Sunday's game for precautionary reasons, and he's expected to be in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

The catcher experienced some tightness in his right side, but by all indications, there's nothing for fantasy owners to fret. "[Perez] took a swing and felt a little tightness in here," manager Ned Yost said, pointing to his left side. "He didn't say nothing, and we kept prying, and he said: 'Yeah, it's a little tight.' I'm not taking any chances." After the game, Perez downplayed the issue and said he'd be ready for the three-game set in San Francisco this week.

Perez exited Sunday's game against the Padres with tightness in his rib cage, Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star reports.

Fortunately, the club does not believe that Perez's ailment to be serious, so there's a chance he'll be back in the lineup when the Royals return to action Tuesday against the Giants. However, if manager Ned Yost opts to give Perez an extra day off, Drew Butera would draw in behind the plate for the Royals.

Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's win over the Orioles.

Following a somewhat disappointing start to the season, Sanchez got demoted from second to sixth in the lineup before Wednesday's tilt in Boston, and it looks to have been just the jolt the catcher needed. In the four games since then, Sanchez is 8-for-16 with a pair of walks, hitting two doubles and three home runs while driving in nine runs and scoring eight times himself. He obviously won't be able to sustain that pace over the long run, but it bodes well for those expecting numbers more in line with the way he played last season.

Gomes is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

It's little more than a routine off day for Gomes, who was behind the plate for the first two games of the series, going 1-for-5 with two walks and two RBI. With Gomes sitting out, Roberto Perez will handle catching duties.