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Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

After catching in each of Arizona's last three games and going 4-for-12 with two doubles and two RBI, Moreno will get a breather for the series finale. Jose Herrera will handle catching duties in Moreno's stead.

Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Smith gets Sunday off with Austin Barnes getting the nod behind the plate. The fomer has been excellent in his first seven games of the year with three homers and a 1.269 OPS over 27 at-bats.

Kirk is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Kirk will get a day of rest Sunday while Danny Jansen gets the start behind the plate. The 24-year-old has gotten off to a slow start with the bat to begin 2023 with a .182/.308/.182 slash line over 22 at-bats in six games.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Rangers.

Gomes hit his first home run of the season in the eighth inning. It's been a struggle so far for the veteran catcher, as he's batting just .118 across five games. He's splitting time with Tucker Barnhart, who's seen action in three games so far. Neither backstop has a ton of fantasy appeal outside of deeper two-catcher formats.

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Vazquez looks to be getting some routine maintenance for Sunday's matinee after he caught the first two contests of the series with Houston, going 2-for-6 with two walks, two RBI and two runs between those games. Ryan Jeffers will form a battery with starting pitcher Tyler Mahle in the series finale.

Stallings (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Stallings was scratched from the lineup Saturday with back tightness, and he won't return for the series finale against the Mets. Nick Fortes gets the start behind the plate in his absence.

Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Rogers had started behind the plate in three of the Tigers' last four games, going 2-for-11 with a home run and three RBI. Though he still appears to be the Tigers' nominal No. 2 backstop behind Eric Haase -- who will catch Sunday's game -- Rogers should have the chance to play more often than most backup catchers around the league thanks to Haase's ability to fill in at designated hitter or in the corner outfield.

Mejia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia will take a seat after he turned in his most productive game of the season in Saturday's 11-0 win. While making his fourth start in the Rays' first eight contests, Mejia went 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs. He looks like he'll continue to split time behind the dish with Christian Bethancourt -- who gets the start Sunday -- in relatively equitable fashion.

Atlanta recalled Tromp from Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.

Tromp replaces Travis d'Arnaud on the roster after d'Arnaud was placed on the 7-day injured list with a concussion. Tromp will operate as Sean Murphy's backup while he's with Atlanta.

Atlanta placed d'Arnaud (concussion) on the 7-day injured list Sunday.

Chadwick Tromp was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to replace d'Arnaud as the No. 2 catcher behind Sean Murphy. Despite entering the season in a projected backup role, d'Arnaud had played on a near-everyday basis while moving between catcher and designated hitter, slashing .333/.333/.424 while starting in all but one of Atlanta's first nine games. While d'Arnaud is sidelined for the next week, Murphy will see an even larger share of the reps behind the dish, and Marcell Ozuna should occupy the DH spot on a near-everyday basis.