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  • Danny Jansen C | MIL

    Rays' Danny Jansen: Absent from Tampa Bay lineup

    Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Boston.

    Jansen caught both of the first two games of the series, so he'll get a breather for the finale. Matt Thaiss will start behind the plate and bat seventh for the Rays.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Starting Wednesday

    Rogers is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    With Dillon Dingler getting a breather following two straight starts, Rogers will slide into Wednesday's lineup. The latter is struggling at the plate this season with a .139/.244/.194 slash line and no home runs, making him an unattractive fantasy option while Dingler continues to see the bulk of the starts at catcher.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Bounces back with two hits in loss

    Kelly went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Phillies.

    After getting a breather Tuesday, Kelly returned Wednesday and delivered his first multi-hit effort since May 24. In 10 games since that last two-hit performance, the catcher had gone just 2-for-30 with six strikeouts. Kelly still has a solid .255 batting average and .868 OPS, thanks to a scintillating start to the season, and he should remain Chicago's clear No. 1 backstop as long as Miguel Amaya (oblique) is sidelined.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Idle Wednesday

    Dingler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

    Dingler will get a routine day of rest after he had started behind the plate in the Tigers' previous two contests. Jake Rogers will handle the catching duties for Detroit.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Absent from lineup

    Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mets.

    He'll rest for the second game of the series after catching the opener Tuesday. Riley Adams is behind the dish and batting seventh for the Nationals on Wednesday.

  • Ryan Jeffers C | MIN

    Twins' Ryan Jeffers: Absent from lineup

    Jeffers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

    Jeffers and Christian Vazquez have been alternating starts at catcher throughout June thus far. Vazquez will get a turn behind the dish Wednesday, but Jeffers will most likely start at catcher in Thursday's series finale.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting for second time in series

    O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate Wednesday while O'Hoppe rests for the second time in the series after also sitting out Monday's 7-4 win. Since May 25, O'Hoppe has gone 3-for-38 with 13 strikeouts, so the Angels could end up turning the catcher position into more of a timeshare until O'Hoppe returns to form at the plate.

  • Athletics' Willie MacIver: Getting regular run behind plate

    MacIver will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Angels.

    MacIver will pick up his fifth start in seven games and looks poised to operate as the Athletics' primary backstop until Shea Langeliers (oblique) is cleared to return from the injured list. Since getting his first MLB call-up May 23, MacIver has gone 5-for-24 (.208 average) with a 1:7 BB:K, one double, one stolen base, two runs and two RBI through eight big-league games.

  • Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: Comes up big in Triple-A debut

    Del Castillo (shoulder) was reinstated from Triple-A Reno's 7-day injured list Tuesday and went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and an additional run in a 15-9 loss to Sugar Land.

    Del Castillo served as the designated hitter in his season debut for Reno, and he'll likely remain limited to a non-defensive role for at least a few more games while he looks to regain full strength in his throwing shoulder. The young backstop was diagnosed with a strained right shoulder late in spring training and made all 13 of his rehab appearances as a DH once he was cleared to begin an assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on May 20. Del Castillo posted an .893 OPS in 87 plate appearances in the majors a season ago, but he's unlikely to warrant serious consideration for a call-up to Arizona until he's catching again.

  • Jose Herrera C | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Jose Herrera: Filling in for resting Moreno

    Herrera will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

    Herrera will get his fourth start behind the plate in five games, but his playing time will likely trend down moving forward. Top backstop Gabriel Moreno missed three straight starts due to a hand injury before he returned to the lineup for Tuesday's 10-3 win, going 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in the victory. Moreno will give way to Herrera on Wednesday, but Moreno is merely getting some rest for the day game after a night game.

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