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Haase is starting at catcher and batting fourth in Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Haase will be starting behind the plate for the second straight day, and it looks like he's overtaken Tucker Barnhart as the Tigers' primary catcher. Haase certainly offers more power potential, as he has seven home runs and a .433 slugging percentage across 57 games, while Barnhart has no home runs and a .243 slugging percentage across 59 games.

Trevino is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale versus the Red Sox.

Trevino will get a day off after he went 1-for-5 in Saturday's victory over the Red Sox. Kyle Higashioka will take over behind the plate and bat ninth in the Yankees' final contest before the All-Star break.

Maldonado went 1-for-3 with the third grand slam of his career Saturday in the Astros' 5-0 win over the Athletics.

The veteran catcher's second-inning long ball with the bases loaded proved to be the decisive play Saturday, as right-hander Justin Verlander (six shutout innings) and the Houston bullpen kept the Oakland bats quiet throughout the night. Maldonaodo is now up to nine home runs of the season, putting him within striking distance of the career-high 14 he slugged in 2017 with the Angels.

Rutschman went 1-for-1 with a solo homer run and a sacrifice fly in an extra-innings victory versus Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Rutschman didn't start the contest, but he was called upon to pinch hit with Baltimore down one run in the eighth inning. The backstop came through with a solo shot to right field to tie the score, and he put Baltimore on top with a sacrifice fly in the 10th. This was one of Rutschman's best performances in a mostly quiet rookie campaign during which he's slashed .215/.298/.411 with five homers, 15 RBI and one stolen base over 178 plate appearances.

Wong was recalled by the Red Sox on Saturday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

It's been a busy week for Wong, who was recalled Monday, sent down Wednesday and now recalled again Saturday. His latest stint on the big-league roster comes as Trevor Story hits the injured list with a bruised right hand. As a catcher, however, Wong isn't a direct replacement for Story, and he could have a tough time finding much playing time with both Christian Vazquez and Kevin Plawecki on the roster.

Jeffers has a small fracture in his right thumb and will be sidelined for at least 6-to-8 weeks, Megan Ryan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Jeffers was initially diagnosed with a right thumb contusion when he landed on the 10-day injured list Friday, but he underwent further testing that revealed a fracture. The 25-year-old is unlikely to be available to return to game action until at least September, and he'll presumably require a rehab assignment prior to rejoining the Twins. Gary Sanchez is in line to serve as Minnesota's primary catcher in Jeffers' absence, while Caleb Hamilton will serve as the No. 2 option behind the dish.

Rutschman isn't starting Saturday against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman went 2-for-15 with a double, four runs, an RBI, five walks and five strikeouts over the last five games and will get a breather Saturday. Robinson Chirinos is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

Barnhart isn't starting Saturday against the Guardians.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games after he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts over his last two matchups. Eric Haase is starting behind the plate and batting fifth.

Mejia isn't starting Saturday against the Orioles, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Mejia went 3-for-9 with a double, two runs, two RBI and three strikeouts over his last four games but will take a seat for the third time in the last five matchups. Christian Bethancourt is starting behind the plate and batting ninth.

Hedges isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Hedges started the last three games and went 4-for-10 with an RBI and a strikeout. Luke Maile is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.