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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Raleigh, who popped his third home run of the season in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Toronto, will retreat to the bench as the Mariners kick off a four-game series in Boston. The Mariners called Raleigh up from Triple-A Tacoma when Tom Murphy (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day injured list May 7, but Raleigh could find himself back in the minors by the weekend. Murphy appears on track to return from the IL at some point during the series in Boston, and with Luis Torrens also on hand, the Mariners may not have the luxury of keeping Raleigh around as a third catcher.

Moreno was removed in the top of the third inning of Triple-A Buffalo's game against Syracuse on Thursday due to an apparent left elbow injury, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Moreno was struck in his non-throwing elbow by a pitch during his first plate appearance of the day in the bottom of the first inning, but he stayed in the game and was back behind the plate for the second inning. However, he may not have felt quite right, as he was pulled from the contest just one frame later. The Blue Jays' top position prospect, Moreno entered Thursday with a .323/.376/.398 batting line over 101 plate appearances with Buffalo this season.

Grandal isn't starting Thursday against the Royals.

Grandal started in the last four games and went 4-for-16 with a homer, two RBI, a walk and two strikeouts. Reese McGuire will start behind the dish and bat eighth during Thursday's series finale.

Stubbs will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Padres, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

With top backstop J.T. Realmuto serving as Philadelphia's designated hitter in the series finale, Stubbs will pick up his seventh start of the season. The No. 2 backstop turned in his best game of the year in his last start during Sunday's loss to the Dodgers, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run.

Trevino is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Baltimore, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

He'll hit the bench after starting behind the plate in three of the Yankees' last four games. Kyle Higashioka replaces Trevino as the Yankees' starting catcher in the series finale.

Ruiz went 3-for-3 with two walks, two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Marlins.

The switch-hitting backstop capped his impressive performance with a game-winning RBI double in the top of the 10th inning. Ruiz is now slashing .349/.462/.512 through 12 games in May with a homer, a steal, seven RBI and eight runs as he continues to establish himself as Washington's catcher of both the present and future.

Perez isn't starting Wednesday against the Cubs.

Perez started in the last three games and went 1-for-7 with two walks and a strikeout. Tyler Heineman will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Nido isn't starting Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Nido went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's nightcap, and he'll be on the bench for the third time in the last five games. Patrick Mazeika will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

Nola isn't starting Wednesday against the Phillies, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Nola started in the last two games and went 1-for-6 with two RBI. Jorge Alfaro will start behind the dish and bat eighth Wednesday.

The Pirates announced Wednesday that Perez will undergo season-ending surgery on his left hamstring in the near future, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Perez, who signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Pittsburgh in November, appeared in just 21 games before hitting the shelf earlier this month with what ultimately proved to be a season-ending injury. The Pirates will likely lean on a platoon of Michael Perez and Tyler Heineman at catcher the rest of the way, barring any further additions to the position group.