MLB Player News

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Vazquez is 2-for-14 with six strikeouts over his past four appearances and will take a seat Sunday for the third time in Minnesota's last four games. Ryan Jeffers will start at catcher with southpaw Patrick Corbin pitching for Washington.

Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.

With Eric Haase getting the series finale off, Rogers will enter the lineup. Rogers started the season off with two home runs in his first four games but hasn't gone deep in seven contests since then, though he has managed a .294 batting average during the most recent stretch.

Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.

Grandal went 4-for-17 with two doubles, a solo homer and two additional runs while starting the past five games, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale in Tampa Bay. Seby Zavala will receive the start behind the plate against Rays righty Zach Eflin.

Haase is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Haase has produced a lowly .542 OPS through 49 plate appearances on the season, and because the Tigers value him mostly for his production with the bat rather than his work behind the plate, his ongoing offensive slump is beginning to cost him playing time. The defensive-minded Jake Rogers will get another turn behind the dish as the two backstops have now made four starts apiece at catcher over the last eight games.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Trevino will sit for the second time in the series, but he's started in three of the Yankees' last five games overall and still appears to be viewed as the team's No. 1 catcher, despite slashing an ugly .205/.239/.318 through his 46 plate appearances on the season. Kyle Higashioka will spell Trevino behind the dish in the series finale.

McGuire underwent X-rays on his right hand Saturday, which came back negative. "It's a little swollen right now, a little bruised," McGuire said.

McGuire took a foul tip off the hand in the eighth inning of Saturday's loss to Milwaukee but stayed in the game. He entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning for Connor Wong, and Boston did not have another catcher available. McGuire added that he'd ice the hand and be ready for Sunday's game.

Thaiss went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in a loss to the Royals on Saturday.

Thaiss enjoyed a positive night at the plate, scoring the Angels' first run in the third inning and belting a two-run homer to right field in the eighth. The hits were his first of the campaign -- he entered Saturday having gone 0-for-12 through his first six contests. Thaiss is likely to see more time behind the plate with Logan O'Hoppe (shoulder) on the injured list and Max Stassi (hip) still not ready to return from his IL stint.

Grandal went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run Saturday against the Rays.

Grandal took Shane McClanahan yard in the fifth inning to tally his second homer of the season. It was Grandal's first long ball since Opening Day, though he has nine total extra-base hits across 72 plate appearances to begin 2023. That stands in contrast to last season, when he managed only 12 total extra-base knocks in 376 plate appearances.

McCann went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's victory over the Tigers.

McCann piled on with a solo shot in the fourth inning off Joey Wentz. McCann got the start behind the plate as Adley Rutschman slotted in as the designated hitter. McCann had a miserable .195 batting average last season and hasn't gotten off to a good start in 2023 either, as he's hitting .167 over 18 at-bats in his first season with the Orioles.

McGuire is undergoing X-rays on his hand after Saturday's game to the Brewers, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. He went 0-for-2 in the loss.

McGuire came in as a pinch-hitter for Connor Wong and it's unclear when he picked up the injury during Saturday's contest. The backstop should be considered day-to-day at this point.