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McCann will start at catcher and bat seventh in Saturday's game against the Guardians.

McCann won the No. 2 catcher job behind Shea Langeliers after the Athletics optioned Tyler Soderstrom to Triple-A Las Vegas. While McCann struggled in spring training, he finished the 2023 season slashing .270/.351/.474 with 17 home runs and 57 RBI over 388 plate appearances in Triple-A. He'll get his first taste of major-league action against Guardians right-hander Tanner Bibee.

Rogers is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

Rogers was the Opening Day catcher for Detroit on Thursday, when he went 0-for-4 with one strikeout. Carson Kelly will draw the start behind the plate and bat seventh against White Sox right-hander Michael Soroka.

Rortvedt went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Blue Jays.

The Rays acquired Rortvedt on Wednesday, and he quickly drew his first start behind the dish while batting eighth. Rene Pinto is expected to serve as the team's primary catcher, but it's not yet clear what the workload split between them will be.

Hedges is not in the Guardians' lineup for Friday's contest against the Athletics.

Hedges drew the start at catcher for Opening Day, and he finished 1-for-4 with one run, one RBI and one strikeout. Lefty Bo Naylor will be behind home plate Friday and bat seventh with the Athletics starting right-hander Ross Stripling.

Fry is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.

Fry was the Opening Day designated hitter and finished 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI. It was a great start to 2024 for the 28-year-old, but with Ross Stripling on the mound Friday for the A's, Estevan Florial will start at DH and bat eighth for the Guardians.

Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup Friday against the Mariners, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Wong went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Opening Day, but he will retreat to the bench for Boston's second game of the season. The Sox will instead deploy the lefty-hitting Reese McGuire at catcher with right-hander George Kirby on the mound for Seattle.

Trevino isn't in the Yankees' lineup Friday against the Astros.

Trevino got the start as New York's Opening Day catcher with Framber Valdez on the mound for Houston, but he will sit down Friday as Austin Wells starts behind the dish. Trevino and Wells figure to split time behind the plate all season, with the former likely to see most of his action against left-handed starters.

Jansen (wrist) resumed swinging a bat Friday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

In addition to taking swings, Jansen also participated in long toss. The next steps for the catcher are to take batting practice and face high velocity, though there isn't a timeline for those activities yet. Jansen was placed on the 10-day IL on Thursday after sustaining a small fracture in his right wrist March 15.

Pinto is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Blue Jays.

The 27-year-old started behind the plate Opening Day and went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and a strikeout. Pinto is expected to serve as Tampa Bay's primary backstop this season, but the newly acquired Ben Rortvedt will receive the nod Friday.

Rutschman went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's 11-3 win over the Angels.

Rutschman's Opening Day effort was highlighted by a two-run single in the second inning, and the catcher scored each time he got aboard. He hit a reasonable .257 in spring training, but Rutschman has the upside to be the No. 1 catcher in fantasy. At the very least, he should see ample playing time this season after slashing .277/.374/.435 over 154 games (687 plate appearances) in 2023.