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  • Jonah Heim C | ATH

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Receives breather

    Heim is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

    Sam Huff will get a turn behind the dish while Heim sits after starting each of the past five games as either a catcher or designated hitter. Heim continued to wield a hot bat in Monday's series opener, with his solo home run in the seventh inning -- his fourth of the season -- helping lead Texas to a 7-4 win.

  • Joey Bart C | CHW

    Giants' Joey Bart: On bench again Tuesday

    Bart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

    Bart has hits in his past three contests but finds himself on the bench for the second straight game. Curt Casali will receive another start behind the plate, forming a battery with Alex Cobb.

  • Omar Narvaez C | HOU

    Brewers' Omar Narvaez: Sits against southpaw

    Narvaez will hit the bench Tuesday against Atlanta.

    Narvaez sits against southpaw Tucker Davidson, as he has against all but one lefty the Brewers have faced this season. Victor Caratini will take over behind the plate.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Yankees' Jose Trevino: Out of lineup

    Trevino will sit Tuesday against Baltimore.

    Trevino may be moving ahead of Kyle Higashioka on the Yankees' catcher depth chart, though not by a wide margin. With Higashioka starting Tuesday, that means that Trevino has started six of the last 10 games behind the plate compared to four for his teammate.

  • Brian Serven C | ATH

    Rockies' Brian Serven: Gets first career call-up

    The Rockies selected Serven's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.

    The 27-year-old backstop earned his first promotion to the majors after turning in a .912 OPS and 16:15 BB:K across 96 plate appearances at Albuquerque this season. He'll step in as the No. 2 catcher behind Elias Diaz after Colorado demoted Dom Nunez to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

  • Royals' Salvador Perez: Sprains thumb Tuesday

    Perez was removed in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the White Sox due to a sprained left thumb. He went 1-for-3 with a base hit and two strikeouts before exiting the contest.

    Kansas City deployed Perez as its designated hitter for the front end of the twin bill, presumably with the intention of having him handle catching duties in the nightcap. In light of Perez's injury, however, MJ Melendez may have to pull double duty behind the plate unless the Royals call up another catcher from the minors prior to Game 2. The extent of Perez's sprained thumb may not be known until the conclusion of the doubleheader.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Not in Tuesday's lineup

    Jansen will sit Tuesday against the Mariners.

    Jansen has now started just twice in four games since returning from an oblique injury Saturday. It's unclear if his playing time will pick up once he's further removed from the injured list or if he and Alejandro Kirk, who starts Tuesday, will continue an even split behind the plate going forward.

  • Tigers' Tucker Barnhart: Not starting Tuesday

    Barnhart will sit Tuesday against Tampa Bay, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    Barnhart hits the bench after starting five of the last six games behind the plate. Eric Haase will take over and catch for Beau Brieske.

  • Red Sox's Christian Vazquez: Heads to bench

    Vazquez will sit Tuesday against the Astros, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Vazquez finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games and his third time in the last six contests. Kevin Plawecki will take over behind the plate.

  • Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Heads to bench

    D'Arnaud will sit Tuesday against Milwaukee.

    D'Arnaud hits the bench for the second time in three games. He's gone hitless in his last four contests. William Contreras will take over behind the plate.

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