MLB Player News

Collins was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Monday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Collins was sent to the minors in early August and will lose his spot not he 40-man roster just over a month later. It's possible that he'll remain in the organization if he clears waivers.

Huff was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.

Huff appeared in 30 major-league games earlier in the year and hit .260 with a homer, five runs, five RBI and a stolen base. He was sent down in mid-July but will provide depth behind the dish for the Rangers after Meibrys Viloria was optioned to Round Rock on Monday.

Maldonado (illness) will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

As anticipated, Maldonado is ready to resume catching duties Monday after he was scratched in advance of Sunday's 9-1 win over the Angels due to a minor cold. In his return, Maldonado will form a battery with right-hander Hunter Brown, who is making his MLB debut.

Narvaez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.

The Brewers are opening their series in Colorado with a day game, so Narvaez will get a chance to rest after he caught eight innings in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. Victor Caratini replaces Narvaez behind the plate Monday.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.

The Rockies face a quick turnaround for the series opener with the Brewers, as the Labor Day contest begins at 4:10 p.m. ET following a doubleheader Sunday. Since Diaz caught in the second contest of the twin bill, he'll be getting a breather for the afternoon game after a night game. Brian Serven will replace him behind the plate.

McGuire will sit Monday versus the Rays.

McGuire will take a seat for a second game in a row Monday as the Red Sox start their three-game series with the Rays. Kevin Plawecki will step in behind the dish Monday and is part of what's become a three-way timeshare at catcher with Boston bringing up Connor Wong from Triple-A Worcester as one of its September call-ups.

Mejia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mejia will sit for the third time in four games while Christian Bethancourt gets another turn behind the dish. The Rays haven't yet indicated that Bethancourt is their preferred option behind the plate, but expect a roughly even timeshare between the two backstops to remain in place for the time being. Mejia hasn't bolstered his case for earning a larger share of the playing time by slashing .254/.302/.339 in 18 games since he returned from the injured list Aug. 5.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run and two walks in a 9-4 win against the Padres on Sunday.

Smith ignited a five-run fourth inning with a solo shot to center off San Diego starter Mike Clevinger and added walks in the fifth and seventh, scoring following the latter. He's batted 3-for-8 with two homers, a double and two walks across his last two contests after going hitless during his previous four. Smith is slashing .264/.353/.475 with 21 home runs, 58 runs and a career-high 80 RBI through 114 games.

Jansen is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

Jansen will get a breather in Monday's day game after he went 1-for-7 with a run scored while starting the final two games of the series versus the Pirates. The 27-year-old will be replaced behind the plate by Alejandro Kirk, who will bat fourth in the series opener.

Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in a win over the Orioles on Sunday.

Langeliers' third-inning single plated both Vimael Machin and Stephen Vogt, staking the Athletics to a 3-0 lead at the time. The rookie now has a trio of multi-RBI efforts in his last nine games thanks to a .375 average across eight plate appearances with runners in scoring position during that span.