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  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Rangers' Jose Trevino: Takes seat Monday

    Trevino isn't starting Monday's game against Colorado.

    Trevino doubled in four of his last five games and went 6-for-20 with four doubles, three runs and three RBI during that time. Yohel Pozo will take his place behind the dish and bat eighth.

  • Reds' Tucker Barnhart: Sitting against lefty

    Barnhart is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

    The lefty-hitting Barnhart will remain on the bench for the second game in a row while the Cardinals bring a southpaw (Jon Lester) to the hill. Barnhart's platoon mate, Tyler Stephenson, will start at catcher and bat second in the series opener.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Call-up official

    The Nationals confirmed that Ruiz was recalled from Triple-A Rochester ahead of Monday's game against the Phillies.

    Washington has yet to release its lineup for the series opener, but it's expected to include Ruiz, who should take over as the team's everyday catcher moving forward. Between stops at Rochester and at the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City this season, the 23-year-old Ruiz hit .310 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI in 72 games.

  • Jake Rogers C | CHW

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Likely done for 2021

    Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Monday that Rogers (forearm) may not have time to return from the 60-day injured list before the end of the season, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

    Rogers has been out since mid-July with a strained right forearm. Reports from mid-August indicated that he was approximately a month away from returning, but he evidently hasn't progressed quite as quickly as the Tigers had hoped. The team is now less optimistic that he'll play again this season, though he's yet to be officially shut down.

  • Tres Barrera C | WAS

    Nationals' Tres Barrera: Heads back to minors

    The Nationals optioned Barrera to Triple-A Rochester on Monday, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.

    Barrera's demotion sets the stage for top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz to join the Nationals' 26-man roster ahead of Monday's series opener with the Phillies. Ruiz's arrival will leave fewer opportunities to go around for Riley Adams, who had been handling the larger portion of a timeshare behind the plate with Barrera. Over 107 plate appearances with the big club this season, Barrera has hit .264 with two home runs, 10 RBI and eight runs.

  • White Sox's Yasmani Grandal: Homers again in blowout win

    Grandal went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 13-1 win over the Cubs.

    Grandal hit one of five homers for the White Sox on Sunday, his being a two-run homer off Adam Morgan in the fifth inning. Grandal finished the series 6-for-12 with three home runs, 10 RBI, three runs scored and 1:2 BB:K. He was activated off the injured list Friday after being out for nearly two months and figures to resume his role as the team's everyday catcher as the White Sox compete for playoff positioning down the final stretch of the season.

  • Royals' Salvador Perez: Blasts homer in fifth straight game

    Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.

    Perez extended his homer streak to five straight games with a solo blast off Marco Gonzales in the sixth inning. In addition, he singled in the eighth inning, driving in Nicky Lopez to total 13 RBI in his last five games. The catcher is slashing .277/.315/.544 with a team-leading 38 long balls, 94 RBI and 63 runs scored in 498 plate appearances.

  • Indians' Austin Hedges: Hits game-tying homer

    Hedges hit a solo home run in his only at-bat during Sunday's 7-5 win over Boston.

    The catcher was given a partial day off as Wilson Ramos started behind the plate. Hedges delivered when called upon, tying the game at 5-5 with his solo shot in the eighth inning, part of a three-run frame that put Cleveland ahead for good. The 29-year-old is up to seven homers, 24 RBI, 24 runs scored and a stolen base while slashing .185/.228/.301 through 239 plate appearances. He remains Cleveland's top healthy option at catcher.

  • Sean Murphy C | ATL

    Athletics' Sean Murphy: Resting Sunday

    Murphy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

    Murphy will get a breather after each of the Athletics' last five games at either designated hitter or catcher while going a collective 2-for-17 with a home run and eight strikeouts in those contests. Yan Gomes will spell Murphy behind the plate, while Jed Lowrie serves as the team's DH.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Injures ankle Sunday

    Realmuto exited in the top of the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks with a sore left ankle, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. He went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run before departing.

    With Rhys Hoskins (abdomen) shut down for the season, Realmuto picked up his first start of the season at first base Sunday and is expected to see more work at the position down the stretch. However, Realmuto's availability moving forward is now in question, after he fouled a ball off his ankle in an at-bat earlier in the series finale before eventually leaving the game. The Phillies will presumably send Realmuto for further evaluation before providing an update on his status heading into Monday's game in Washington.

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