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Perez went 1-for-4 with a homer in Tuesday's game against the Rays.

Perez's two-run blast in the seventh inning completed the 3-2 comeback victory and gave the catcher 16 homers on the year. Playing in his sixth MLB season, Perez is on now pace to break his career-high mark in home runs (21) while challenging his best years in RBI and total hits.

Sanchez was promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Shane Hennigan of the Scranton Times-Tribune reports.

One of the Yankees' premiere prospects, Sanchez has been hitting .285/.340/.473 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre thus far in 2016 and could be in the lineup for Wednesday's contest with the Mets. Sanchez could see time between the DH spot, behind the plate and even some first base with the major league club. The 23-year-old spent one day with the Yankees earlier this season and is 0-for-6 with two strikeouts in his career at the highest level.

Sanchez could be called up as early as Wednesday, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.

Sanchez has been hitting well at Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre, where he owns a .285/.340/.473 line with 10 home runs, 21 doubles and seven stolen bases. The Yankees treated this like a lost season at the trading deadline, and a call-up for Sanchez would be yet another indication the Yankees are playing for the future in 2016.

McGuire was traded to the Blue Jays on Monday, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

McGuire was acquired in a deal that sent Drew Hutchison to Pittsburgh. The 21-year-old McGuire has spent the season at Double-A Altoona, where he's posted a .259/.337/.346 line. He'll likely join Toronto's Double-A affiliate in New Hampshire.

Heim has been traded to Tampa Bay for Steve Pearce, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports.

Despite a .344 slugging percentage at High-A Fredrick, Heim has swatted seven homers in 329 plate appearances this season. The switch-hitting catcher is just 21 years old, so it's possible that he'll repeat High-A to begin 2017 if he doesn't show improvement at the plate during the final month-plus of the minor league season.

McCann went 1-for-3 with a walk and a grand slam in Sunday's win over the Astros.

His first-inning blast set the tone for what ended up being an 11-0 rout. McCann now has eight home runs on the season, a new career high, but his lackluster .204/.254/.345 slash line leaves him stuck in a time share behind the plate with Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Leon is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Leon will sit out for the second time in the four-game series, giving way to Ryan Hanigan behind the plate. The backstop doesn't appear to be conceding ground as the Red Sox's primary catching option, as he's built off his June success with a .297/.333/.541 batting line across 40 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

Perez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers, MLB.com reports.

Perez just got over an illness, so manager Ned Yost is likely just extending the veteran a rest during Sunday's series finale as a means of aiding his recovery. Drew Butera will serve as the Royals' catcher for the afternoon.

Maile will start at catcher and bat ninth in the order Sunday against the Yankees, MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports.

The last-place Rays have used the second half of the season to give Maile his first extended chance at regular at-bats in the majors, as he'll be making his fifth start behind the plate in six games. The early returns haven't been overly promising -- Maile is slashing just .194/.242/.258 across 34 plate appearances since his July 15 promotion to the big leagues -- but because former No. 1 catcher Curt Casali hadn't failed much better in a much larger sample of at-bats earlier this season, Maile will now get an opportunity to showcase his skills. He should remain off the radar outside of AL-only leagues until he begins to experience more success at the plate.

Casali is out of the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports.

With only three starts under his belt since the All-Star break, it appears Casali has officially been passed up by Luke Maile on the catching depth chart. Maile is only sitting on a .194/.242/.258 batting line over 34 plate appearances, but the Rays appear inclined to give him an extended trial at the starting role after Casali failed to provide noticeably better production in a much larger sample of at-bats earlier this season.