MLB Player News

Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Austin Hedges will pick up a start behind the plate after Perez caught both of Cleveland's first two games of the season. The typically light-hitting backstop made an impact at the dish between the contests, going 2-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and two walks.

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's win over Toronto.

Sanchez gave his team a 2-1 lead with a fourth-inning shot off Ross Stripling. He's now homered in each of the first two games of the season. He's also yet to strike out, an encouraging sign after he posted a 36.0 percent strikeout rate last season.

Stassi will sit Saturday against the White Sox.

Stassi started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the season, going 2-for-6 with a homer. Kurt Suzuki will make his season debut Saturday.

Grandal will sit Saturday against the Angels.

Grandal has started the third-most games behind the plate over the last three seasons, trailing only Yadier Molina and J.T. Realmuto, but it's possible he could start needing a bit more rest going forward in his age-32 season. He started the first two games of the year but will cede his spot to Zack Collins on Saturday.

Murphy will sit Saturday against San Francisco.

Murphy started behind the plate on Opening Day but has since gone on to sit twice in a row. Luis Torrens will make his second straight start in his absence.

Garver is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.

Garver started behind the plate on Opening Day, going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. Ryan Jeffers gets the nod Saturday. The expected playing-time split between the two catchers may take a few more games to figure out, but the fact that Jeffers is already starting the second game of the year despite the Twins getting Friday off may hint toward something close to a 50-50 split.

Murphy (wrist) will sit again Saturday against the Astros, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Murphy was hit by a pitch in his wrist in Thursday's season opener and was scratched from Friday's lineup. He'll miss a second straight game Saturday, with Aramis Garcia getting another start behind the plate. Per Martin Gallegos of MLB.com, Murphy is feeling better and could pinch hit Saturday.

Mejia went 1-for-2 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a walk in a win over the Marlins on Friday.

The backup backstop didn't have to wait long to draw his first start of the season, and his ninth-inning sac fly gave the Rays some valuable breathing room by extending their lead to two runs. The switch-hitting Mejia should see his fair share of starts against right-handed pitching this season and could potentially carve out a solid swath of playing time if he proves productive at the plate.

Vazquez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Kevin Plawecki will start behind the dish and bat ninth. Vazquez went 0-for-2 with a walk in Boston's opener Friday.

Murphy was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Astros with a right wrist contusion.

He was hit on the wrist by a pitch in Thursday's game. Aramis Garcia will enter the lineup at catcher and will bat ninth.