MLB Player News

Maldonado is not starting Tuesday against the Royals, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado will rest his legs after going 0-for-2 with a pair of walks during the series opener. Jason Castro will bat eighth and catch for starter Luis Garcia.

McGuire will be on the bench for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

McGuire and Alejandro Kirk have alternated starts behind plate over the last six games. Kirk starts there Tuesday, but McGuire should return to the lineup Wednesday if the pattern holds.

Zavala is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Zavala has hit .214 with two home runs, five RBI and 12 strikeouts in 28 at-bats over his last 10 games. Zack Collins is catching and batting ninth Tuesday.

Heim (undisclosed) was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

Heim was scratched from the lineup Monday due to health and safety protocols, and now he has been moved off the active roster. It's still not known if the backstop has tested positive for the virus, but he'll be away from the team for at least the next few games in any scenario.

Hedges is not starting Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Hedges went 1-for-2 with a double and a run Sunday, boosting his average to .206 with three doubles and six runs in the last 10 games. Wilson Ramos is catching and batting fifth Tuesday.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

He'll be on the bench for the series opener while Mitch Garver checks in behind the dish, but Jeffers may have turned the Twins' catching situation into more of a timeshare. Jeffers caught in three of the Twins' previous four games and has posted an .816 OPS over 22 contests since the All-Star break.

Raleigh will sit Tuesday against Oakland.

Raleigh is a fairly highly rated prospect, and he's been given the chance to earn everyday at-bats recently, but he hasn't made the most of the opportunity. Through his first 91 MLB plate appearances, he's homered just once while slashing .179/.231/.286. Tom Murphy starts behind the plate in his absence.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI as Oakland fell 5-3 to Seattle on Monday.

Gomes opened the game's scoring with his first-inning RBI groundout and slugged a 398-foot blast to left off Mariners starter Marco Gonzales in the fourth. The backstop has been splitting time fairly evenly with Sean Murphy since joining Oakland and is slashing .250/.250/.479 in 14 games with his new team.

Perez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks as Kansas City defeated Houston, 7-1 on Monday.

Perez singled in the first inning, launched his 33rd home run off Zack Greinke in the third, and walked in the fifth and ninth to record his fourth game reaching base four times this season. In addition, Perez's two bases on balls marks the second time he's drawn multiple walks all season -- both occurrences coming in August. The backstop's 81 RBI rank 14th in MLB and sets a new career mark for the seven-time All-Star.

Murphy is out of the lineup Monday against the Athletics, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

The 26-year-old finds himself on the bench for the second consecutive contest, as Yan Gomes receives another start behind the plate. Murphy has a .939 OPS so far in August, but he and Gomes are now splitting time at catcher, as they each have 10 starts in the past 20 games. Additionally, the Associated Press reports Murphy was dealing with a tender wrist Sunday that limited him to just a cameo as a defensive replacement for the final game of the weekend series against the Giants.