MLB Player News

Huff (knee) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

The 23-year-old was ruled out for eight weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a loose body from his knee in late April, so the move to the 60-day IL is unlikely to affect his return timeline. Huff could be back in late June or early July if all goes well in his recovery.

Maldonado was removed from Tuesday's game against the Yankees after a collision at home plate, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

The 34-year-old appeared to take a shot to the head during a collision with Rougned Odor, and the catcher remained down on the field for a few minutes before leaving the game. Maldonado is likely being evaluated for a head injury and should be considered day-to-day for the time being.

Perez is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals.

He got back into the mix Monday after dealing with a finger injury. Austin Hedges is starting behind the dish and hitting ninth.

Mejia is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He's hit .286/.324/.514 with one home run over his last 10 games and has started three of the last seven. While Mejia is the superior offensive catcher to Mike Zunino, who is starting behind the dish Tuesday, they'll maintain a close playing time split due to Zunino's superior defense.

Trevino is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Twins.

He's batted .121 with one home run over his last 10 games. Jonah Heim will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Mejia went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in a win over the Angels on Monday.

Mejia continues to deliver at the plate relatively consistently, with Monday marking the fourth time in his last five starts that he's hit safely. After a forgettable 2020 in San Diego, Mejia seems on track for production that much more closely resembles the encouraging .265/.316/.438 slash he generated over 244 plate appearances with the Padres in 2019.

Heim (neck) was available to play Monday, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Heim had been removed from Sunday's game after taking a foul ball to the neck area. Manager Chris Woodward said the catcher was fine and available to play.

Murphy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk as Seattle lost 5-3 to Baltimore on Monday.

Murphy opened the scoring with his one-out home run in the fifth, but Baltimore would storm back with five runs in the eighth. He's slashing a disappointing .148/.207/.559.

Gallagher was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list Monday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Gallagher will miss at least the next seven days after taking two foul tips off his mask during Sunday's contest. Sebastian Rivero was recalled to take Gallagher's spot.

Stassi will sit Monday against the Rays.

Stassi started three of the Angels' last four games after returning from a thumb injury Wednesday. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the plate Monday.