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Barnhart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Detroit is wrapping up its series with Chicago with a day game after a night game, so Barnhart will get a breather after catching each of the Tigers' last three contests. Eric Haase will spell Barnhart behind the dish.

Moreno went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Orioles.

Batting eighth, the rookie catcher displayed his plus hit tool and drove in the first two runs of his big-league career. While Jorge Mateo did steal two bases off Moreno, marring his defensive performance somewhat, the pilfers can mostly be blamed on the slow delivery of Trevor Richards. Moreno has started three of four games since his promotion, going 4-for-11 with a 1:1 BB:K, and the Blue Jays appear intent on giving the 22-year-old every opportunity to lock down the starting job behind the plate, at least until Danny Jansen (finger) gets healthy.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez is 2-for-19 over his past five contests and will take a seat for the second time in the last three games. Byron Buxton will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Gilberto Celestino starts in center field.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Tuesday that Jansen (finger) has resumed performing minimal baseball activities, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Jansen is scheduled to undergo follow-up imaging on his fractured left pinkie finger in the coming days before potentially being cleared to intensify his activities, but the 27-year-old backstop already sounds like he's making great progress since sustaining the injury July 7. Fortunately for Jansen, the injury is to his non-throwing hand, so he'll just need to prove that the fractured digit doesn't cause too much pain when he catches and swings the bat.

Maldonado will sit Tuesday against the Rangers.

Maldonado finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games. While he's handled a heavy workload behind the plate for most of this season, the Astros' tolerance of his poor bat in exchange for his strong defense may be waning. He's hitting .150/.221/.271 on the year. Jason Castro will take over behind the plate.

Heim will sit Tuesday against the Astros.

Heim has handled a heavy workload behind the plate in recent weeks. Prior to Tuesday's off day, he'd started 19 of the Rangers' last 25 games. He's earned those regular at-bats, slashing .250/.306/.451 on the year. Sam Huff will take over at catcher Tuesday.

Kirk is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles.

Gabriel Moreno will start behind the dish while George Springer gets the nod at designated hitter. Kirk is hitting .351 with two home runs in 10 games this month.

Trevino (back) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the Rays.

Trevino was on the bench Sunday in the Yankees' 18-4 win over the Cubs while managing back discomfort, but the backstop looks to be good to go coming out of Monday's team off day. The 29-year-old has done well to create separation in his battle with Kyle Higashioka for the Yankees' top catching job of late, as he enters Tuesday's contest with a 13-for-25 mark at the plate over his last 10 contests.

McGuire went 1-for-4 with a double and two runs scored Monday against the Tigers.

McGuire has the opportunity to serve as the top catcher for the White Sox after Yasmani Grandal (back) was placed on the injured list Monday. McGuire made a good first impression in the role, as he collected a leadoff double in the fifth inning and came around to score. He may be able to provide a decent batting average with the increased playing time, but McGuire has only six extra-base hits across 115 plate appearances on the season.

McGuire will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Tigers.

With Yasmani Grandal (back/hamstring) landing on the 10-day injured list Monday, McGuire appears set to temporarily take over as the White Sox's No. 1 backstop. McGuire had already seen extensive action behind Grandal this season, but he's a defensive-first catcher who offers little in the way of offensive upside. Through 110 plate appearances this season, McGuire is hitting .235/.280/.286 with zero home runs or stolen bases, 10 runs and eight RBI.