MLB Player News

Trevino will start at catcher and bat ninth Wednesday against the Rockies.

Trevino will be back in the lineup after sitting in both of the Rangers' last two games, but his time as the team's No. 1 catcher appears to be over. Jonah Heim returned from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday and will likely see the majority of the starts behind the plate in September.

Heim isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Heim returned from the COVID-19 IL on Tuesday and went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Jose Trevino will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Angels.

Sanchez hit a solo home run off Jaime Barria in the fifth inning, cutting the Angels' lead in half. It was the catcher's first long ball since July 20. He batted just .208 in 14 games in the month of August. On the season, he is slashing .213/.320/.433 with 18 homers, 43 RBI and 47 runs scored in 363 plate appearances.

Jansen went 1-for-1 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles.

In his first at-bat since being activated from the IL, Jansen got the Jays on the board by taking Keegan Akin deep in the third inning. The homer was his sixth of the season in 50 games, but the 26-year-old's .183/.270/.365 slash line doesn't make a strong case for consistent playing time behind the plate in September.

Grandal went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's win versus the Pirates.

The catcher has been red hot since he returned from the injured list Friday, crushing four home runs and driving in 11 runs over four games. He has now launched 18 long balls this season, but Grandal has struggled to a .210 batting average, which would represent a career low for the 32-year-old.

Jansen (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday. He is set to start Tuesday's game against Baltimore behind the plate and bat ninth.

Jansen landed on the injured list July 23 with a right hamstring strain. He began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Aug. 24 and wound up going 4-for-15 with a homer, four RBI and three runs scored across five games. He's set to start Tuesday against left-hander Keegan Akin, but Jansen may have a hard time carving out a large role with catchers Alejandro Kirk and Reese McGuire also on the active roster.

Heim was reinstated from the COVID-19 list prior to Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

Heim's stay on the COVID IL ends after exactly a week. The backstop had established himself as Texas' primary catcher prior to being sidelined, and he figures to continue getting the majority of the starts behind the plate during the season's final month. He's set to catch for Jordan Lyles and bat seventh Tuesday.

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

Jeffers is likely just receiving some routine maintenance after he caught each of the Twins' last six games. No. 2 backstop Ben Rortvedt will get a turn behind the dish while Jeffers rests.

Cleveland sent Perez (shoulder) to Double-A Akron on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.

Perez has been on the injured list since Aug. 6 with an inflamed right shoulder, so he'll likely need at least a couple games in the minors to get his conditioning in order and his timing back at the plate. Once reinstated from the IL, Perez will likely work in a timeshare at catcher with Austin Hedges.

Raleigh isn't in the lineup Monday against the Astros.

Raleigh went 1-for-6 with an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts across the last two games and will get a day off Monday. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat ninth.