MLB Player News

Gomes (shoulder) will continue his rehab at Double-A Akron on Monday before possibly joining Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday and hopes to begin catching soon, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

The Indians will likely want Gomes to see some game action behind the plate during his rehab program but that will be dictated by how long Triple-A Columbus can advance in the playoffs. He's eligible to return from the DL on September 16.

Stassi was recalled from Triple-A Fresno on Monday, MLB.com reports.

Stassi will rejoin the Astros to provide depth at the catching position, but his playing time will likely be limited behind Evan Gattis and Jason Castro.

Leon is out of the lineup Monday against the Padres, Evan Drellich of the Boston Herald reports.

Leon will take a seat for a regular maintenance day after starting four straight contests for the Red Sox. Bryan Holaday will get the call behind the plate in his stead.

Vazquez was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday.

Pawtucket is out of contention for the International League playoffs, and with the team's season ending Monday, Vazquez will join the Red Sox to provide some extra catching depth. While Vazquez is a difference maker behind the plate in controlling the run game, his porous bat coupled with Sandy Leon's ongoing success means that he likely won't see many starts in September.

Perez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.

It's a standard off day for Perez in the series finale, with Chris Gimenez assuming duties behind the plate. Look for Perez to return to the lineup Monday against the Astros.

Maile is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Maile and Bobby Wilson have been in a fairly even timeshare over the last few weeks, which has mostly limited the utility of both backstops to AL-only formats. After initially struggling to provide much offense when he was called up to the big leagues in July, Maile has heated up of late. In his last 41 plate appearances, Maile has produced a .368/.385/.684 slash line to go with three homers, nine RBI and eight runs.

Vazquez will be called up to Boston prior to Sunday's series finale against the Athletics, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports.

Adding Vazquez to the roster will give Boston four catchers for the final month of the season as they fight with Toronto and Baltimore for supremacy in the AL East.

Maile blasted his second homer over the last three games in Friday's 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays, a solo shot off Francisco Liriano in the seventh inning.

The 25-year-old continues to generate some encouraging production out of the bottom of the order and has now hit safely in the last five games in which he's registered an at-bat. He's also blasted a pair of doubles and driven in four runs over that span, bringing his season line to .256./.291/.427. Maile second-half audition this season could lead to an expanded role in 2017 if he keeps up his current pace.

The Rangers recalled Nicholas from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.

Nicholas appeared in 10 games for the Rangers earlier this season and provided some pop, hitting two home runs and four doubles. He will provide the Rangers a left-handed hitting catcher to complement right-handers Jonathan Lucroy and Robinson Chirinos.

Moore was added to the Indians' active roster Thursday.

Moore spent his entire year with Columbus, posting an uninspiring .247/.316/.365 line over 86 games. The 32-year-old has some MLB experience, but hasn't performed well thus far. In his major league career, Moore has hit .201/.241/.309 with a 31 percent K-rate.