MLB Player News

Kirk will sit Tuesday against Tampa Bay.

Kirk has been very impressive at the plate recently, going 9-for-27 with four homers and just three strikeouts over his last seven games, but he'll continue to receive frequent days off like most catchers. Reese McGuire takes over behind the plate Tuesday, catching Jose Berrios.

Heim is not starting Tuesday against the Astros.

He'll yield the catching duties to Jose Trevino for the second night in a row despite going 3-for-6 with a double, home run and two RBI over the weekend in Oakland.

Sanchez went 1-for-2 with an RBI single in an extra-inning victory over Minnesota on Monday.

Sanchez pinch hit for Kyle Higashioka in the eighth inning and flied out to left field. His second at-bat was much more impactful, as the backstop produced a walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th. The RBI was only his second in his past six games, a stretch during which he has gone 2-for-19 with four strikeouts.

Perez (shoulder) was activated off the injured list Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Perez has been out since early August while battling shoulder inflammation, but he's ready to go after appearing in eight rehab contests. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate in the first half of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Twins, but Perez will likely return to the lineup for the nightcap. Ryan Lavarnway is no longer needed with Perez back in action, so he was designated for assignment to clear space on the roster.

Zavala was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

Zavala had been in the majors since early July, first sharing the catcher spot with Zack Collins while Yasmani Grandal was out with a knee injury and then serving as Grandal's backup with Collins heading to the minors. He hasn't done much in 104 plate appearances, hitting just .183/.240/.376, so the White Sox elected to recall Collins to fill the backup spot and send Zavala back to the minors.

Heim will sit Monday against Houston.

Heim and Jose Trevino continue to split time fairly evenly behind the plate. Heim's .202/.240/.366 season slash line doesn't make a great case for a larger share of the available starts, though neither does Trevino's .232/.262/.325 performance.

Maldonado will sit Monday against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado continues to handle a very heavy workload behind the plate despite his .171/.272/.296 season slash line. He started 15 of the Astros' last 16 games heading into Monday but will rest here with Garrett Stubbs set to catch Jake Odorizzi.

Mejia will start at catcher and bat ninth Monday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Despite going 0-for-9 over his last three games, Mejia will stick behind the plate for the third time in four contests. Mejia appears to have moved into a timeshare at catcher with Mike Zunino, and the two could continue to split starts in relatively even fashion for the remainder of the campaign.

Lee (oblique) went 2-for-6 in his first two games with Double-A Corpus Christi since being reinstated from the team's 7-day injured list Thursday.

Lee was sidelined for just under a month with an oblique strain. Since his June 14 promotion from High-A Asheville, Houston's top catching prospect is hitting .263 with eight home runs and 25 RBI in 47 games for the Double-A affiliate.

Gomes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Gomes took Taylor Hearn deep in the fifth inning to put the Athletics on the board. It was his first home run since Aug. 23. He has scored in each of his last three games. The catcher is slashing .260/.302/.441 with 13 long balls, 50 RBI and 42 runs scored in 324 plate appearances.