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Wong will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Orioles, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Wong will start for the third time in four games and appears to have temporarily emerged as the top option in Boston's three-headed timeshare at catcher that also includes Reese McGuire and Kevin Plawecki. Since getting a call-up to Boston on Sept. 1, Wong has gone 3-for-12 with a home run, a double and three walks in six contests.

Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Langeliers is sitting for only the fourth time since being promoted to the big leagues Aug. 16. Sean Murphy will handle catching duties while Stephen Vogt steps in as the Athletics' designated hitter with Langeliers on the bench.

Haase is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Haase will get a break in the series finale, with Tucker Barnhart picking up a start behind the plate. Haase has been much better offensively this season with a .750 OPS compared to a .539 OPS for Barnhart. The former will likely return to the lineup Monday.

Barnhart is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Royals.

Barnhart enters the lineup with Eric Haase getting a breather in the series finale. This will be Barnhart's first game action since Tuesday, as he's settled into a clear backup role behind Haase. Barnhart hasn't provided much offense when he has played, with a middling .213/.281/.258 slash line across 83 games this season.

Sanchez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Sanchez will get a breather with the Twins playing a day game following a night game. Sandy Leon will replace Sanchez behind the plate.

Rutschman is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, according to Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun.

The switch hitter owns just a .536 OPS against left-handed pitchers, so he will be held out Sunday with southpaw Rich Hill on the mound for Boston. Robinson Chirinos will take over behind the plate.

Jansen went 4-for-5 with one homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over Texas.

Jansen hit a two-run homer off righty starter Kohei Arihara with nobody out in the fourth to increase the Blue Jays' lead to eight. The catcher has been hot in his last seven games, slashing .421/.476/.579 over 21 plate appearances. In addition, this was the 27-year-old's third homer in his last 11 games.

Huff went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's loss to Toronto.

Huff homered off righty starter Kevin Gausman with one out in the sixth to cut the Rangers' deficit to six. Huff has now started three of Texas' last four games after sitting out initially following his Sept. 7 call-up. The 24-year-old's last extra-base hit prior to Saturday came June 1 when he hit a double and a home run against Tampa Bay.

Stassi (undisclosed) went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and three strikeouts in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Astros.

Stassi didn't miss any additional time after leaving Friday's game for precautionary reasons. He's now 1-for-13 with four walks, five strikeouts, one RBI and two runs scored through five games in September. With Kurt Suzuki (bereavement) available again and Matt Thaiss still on the roster, playing time behind the dish for the Angels is likely to remain as a three-way timeshare.

Wallach was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.

Wallach provided additional catching depth for the Halos over the last week but will return to the minors after Kurt Suzuki was reinstated from the bereavement list. Wallach has slashed .198/.287/.340 with eight home runs, 37 RBI and 32 runs over 81 Triple-A games this year.