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Gallagher was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring after exiting Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Gallagher went 1-for-1 with an RBI single before departing the game in the bottom of the fourth inning following his second plate appearance, when he appeared to tweak his hamstring while running out a sacrifice hit. Though the Royals are labeling Gallagher as day-to-day, there's a good chance that he lands on the 10-day injured list.

Gallagher was removed in the bottom of the fourth of Sunday's game against the Yankees with an apparent hamstring injury, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports. He went 1-for-1 with an RBI single before departing.

Making a start at catcher while No. 1 backstop Salvador Perez serves as the designated hitter, Gallagher could't make it through half of the game before he was forced to exit. He looked to be grabbing at his hamstring while he ran out a sacrifice bunt in the fourth inning, with Gallagher checking out of the contest for a pinch runner upon reaching base. The Royals will re-evaluate Gallagher after Sunday's contest, but if he's in any danger of landing on the injured list, expect Kansas City to call up another catcher from the minors.

Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

After three straight turns behind the plate, Hedges will get a breather for the series finale in Oakland. Luke Maile will handle the Guardians pitching staff Sunday.

The Rangers activated Heim (personal) from the paternity list Sunday.

The Rangers will temporarily keep three catchers on the active roster with Heim's return, as Texas opted to send reliever Kolby Allard to Triple-A Round Rock rather than demoting No. 3 backstop Sam Huff. Even with Huff in the mix, he's still expected to see most of his usage as a designated hitter or bench bat, so Heim should remain the primary backup to No. 1 catcher Mitch Garver, who starts Sunday's series finale with Atlanta.

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

Trevino will sit for the third time in four games and may have slipped to the No. 2 spot behind Kyle Higashioka on the depth chart at catcher during his ongoing slump at the dish. Dating back to April 16, Trevino has gone hitless in 14 at-bats.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

With Gary Sanchez returning from an abdominal injury over the weekend, Jeffers looks as though he'll fade into more of a part-time role after starting 11 times in 13-game stretch from April 15 to April 28. He'll now sit for the second time in the series while Sanchez draws the start behind the plate.

Collins is not in the lineup Sunday against the Astros.

Collins hasn't been an everyday starter at designated hitter this season, but he still leads Toronto in starts with seven. Lourdes Gurriel will bat cleanup as the DH on Sunday, while Vinny Capra starts in left field.

Mejia (illness) rejoined the Rays on Sunday after completing a quarantine and clearing all virus-related protocols, but he remains on the COVID-19 injured list, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Because he's been away from the team for just over a week, Mejia may need a few days to regain conditioning before the Rays are comfortable adding him back to the active roster. Whenever Mejia is ready to go, he'll replace Rene Pinto as the top backup behind No. 1 catcher Mike Zunino.

Huff went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-1 win over Atlanta.

Huff, who was called up Thursday when Jonah Heim was added to the paternity list, made his first start. Heim's leave was scheduled to end Saturday, so Huff may return to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

Barnhart will sit Saturday against the Dodgers.

Barnhart had just two hits in his first seven games of the year but has since gone 8-for-20 in his last six games. He'll get a rest Saturday as Dustin Garneau takes over behind the plate.