MLB Player News

Garver is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Garver is just getting a routine breather after starting behind the plate in the night game Wednesday, when he went 3-for-4 with his 24th home run of the season and two RBI in the Twins' 8-2 win. Jason Castro will spell him at catcher and work in a battery with Jose Berrios.

Perez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

With the series finale beginning at 1:10 p.m. EDT, Perez will take a seat after logging action behind the plate the last two days. He recorded only one hit -- his 21st home run of the season -- in his two starts in Detroit. Kevin Plawecki will spell him behind the dish for the matinee game.

Sanchez went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in a victory over Seattle on Wednesday.

Sanchez got the Yankees on the board with a 434-foot blast to left field in the first inning. The All-Star leads all catchers with 30 long balls this season and is tied with J.T. Realmuto for the lead among backstops with 69 RBI. He is slashing .234/.308/.518 in 399 plate appearances.

McCann is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Twins.

McCann has just three hits in his last six games but still has a surprisingly strong .282/.332/.469 slash line on the season. Welington Castillo will start behind the plate in his absence.

Rogers will not start Wednesday's game against Cleveland.

Rogers has just a single hit in his last 10 games, striking out 54.1 percent of the time over that stretch. John Hicks gets the call behind the plate.

D'Arnaud is not starting Wednesday against the Astros, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

D'Arnaud has hit just .189/.237/.226 over his last 15 games. Mike Zunino gets the call behind the plate in his absence.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a home run, walk and two RBI in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Tigers.

Perez's 21 home runs trail only Gary Sanchez (29) and Mitch Garver (23) among all catcher-eligible players, but the 30-year-old's slugging pace has slowed considerably in the second half. The veteran is slashing .165/.248/.322 with five home runs in 34 games since the All-Star break.

Narvaez is not starting Wednesday against the Yankees, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Narvaez has started the past six games -- two at DH and four behind the dish -- but he'll head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale with the Mariners playing in the afternoon following a night game. Over his past 10 games, Narvaez is slashing .243/.326/.459 with two home runs, six RBI and a 5:7 BB:K. Tom Murphy is starting behind the dish in his place against lefty James Paxton.

Murphy is a candidate to be called up as a third catcher when rosters expand Sunday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Despite multiple knee injuries this season, Murphy has enjoyed a strong campaign at Triple-A Las Vegas. The 24-year-old is slashing .324/.406/.676 with 17 extra-base hits (six doubles, one triple, 10 home runs) and 29 RBI across 128 plate appearances over 28 games with the Aviators. Murphy has yet to get his first taste of the majors outside of this year's spring training invite, a stint during which he made a strong impression on manager Bob Melvin. However, Murphy's callup is far from a sure thing, considering veteran Dustin Garneau remains an option for the same spot.

Vazquez went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a victory over Colorado on Tuesday.

Vazquez went deep in the fourth inning to notch his 19th home run. The 29-year-old has shown no signs of wearing down despite setting a career high in games played this season, hitting .291 with three long balls, eight doubles and 10 RBI in August. He has started Boston's last 10 games.