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Huff (knee) hit a home run that measured 511 feet and was struck at 115 mph for the ACL Rangers on Friday, Nick Trujillo of MLB.com reports.

Huff, who is at the Arizona Complex League, launched the homer during the fourth game of a rehab assignment. The long ball has been Huff's calling card -- he hit 28 homers over two minor-league stops in 2019, then muscled out three over 10 games for the Rangers in 2020. It's uncertain how long his stay in the ACL will be -- he's appeared in five games thus far -- or what the organization plans for his next step. Prior to Huff's MLB introduction in 2020, the highest level he reached was High-A for a 97-game stint.

Haase went 3-for-4 with two three-run home runs in Saturday's win over the White Sox.

Haase started in left field and made his presence felt with two three-run jacks -- an inside-the-parker in the fourth inning off Dallas Keuchel and another one in the seventh off reliever Jace Fry. Haase has now homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season and is hitting .412 with three long balls and seven RBI over his last five games.

Grandal (calf) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The 32-year-old's encouraging comments Saturday suggested that he'd be back in the lineup Sunday, but the team is likely resting its star catcher, who exited Friday's game with calf tightness, as a continued precaution. Zack Collins is catching Sunday, and will continue to start behind the plate until Grandal is ready to return.

McGuire is not starting Sunday's series finale against the Rays.

Even after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Saturday, McGuire is still hitting .400 in his last 15 games. Danny Jansen returned from the injured list Saturday and is starting at catcher Sunday, but manager Charlie Montoyo has stated that McGuire and his hot bat will remain the primary backstop for now.

Murphy went 3-for-5 with a walk and scored three times in Saturday's 12-inning victory over Boston.

The backstop played all 12 frames in the contest and scored three of Oakland's seven runs. The three-hit effort was only his second such performance this season, and he reached base a season-high four times overall. Murphy's big game came on the heels of a five-game stretch during which he went 1-for-18. He is slashing .221/.321/.420 on the campaign.

Heim isn't starting Saturday's game against the Mariners.

Heim has had increased playing time recently with Jose Trevino (forearm) sidelined, but he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. John Hicks will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Plawecki (hamstring) has resumed running and going through baseball activities, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Manager Alex Cora said that he expects Plawecki to travel with the team on Sunday when the Red Sox travel to Anaheim, and the catcher could be back in action during the series against the Angels, which begins Monday. The 30-year-old has been on the injured list since June 22 due to a left hamstring strain.

Perez isn't starting Saturday's game against the Astros.

Perez was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Saturday after he missed two months with a finger injury, but he won't be in the lineup for his first game after rejoining the 26-man roster. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Maldonado (bereavement) might not return until Tuesday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Maldonado has been on the bereavement list since Wednesday, and it appears as though he could miss the remainder of the team's road trip in Cleveland. Garrett Stubbs is starting at catcher while Jason Castro serves as the designated hitter Saturday.

Cleveland is likely to activate Perez (finger) from the 60-day injured list before Saturday's game against the Astros, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.

Perez, who suffered the finger injury May 3, has been rehabbing with Triple-A Columbus since June 23, going 2-for-15 with four walks in those games. Though he hit just .131 before the injury, the 32-year-old will likely return to the top of Cleveland's offensively-inept catching depth chart.