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Hedges is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Hedges sits for the second time in three games, though he still has a clear edge over Francisco Mejia in starts behind the plate this season, getting the call for eight out of 13 games. He's hitting just .200 in those eight games.

Realmuto went 3-for-5 at the plate in Tuesday's loss to the Nationals.

Realmuto had started the season slowly, grabbing just four hits in his first seven games, but he's since had five hits in his last three. He appears to be in line for one of the heavier workloads in the league among all catchers, as he's sat just once in the team's first 10 games.

Grandal went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday's 11-8 loss to the Angels.

The catcher is on fire at the plate, putting together a six-game hitting streak during which he's 12-for-22 (.545) with all three of his homers on the year. Grandal has been sitting every third game or so in the early going, but given his current form at the plate he could see a bigger workload in the short term until he cools down.

Garver went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two solo home runs in Tuesday's 14-8 win over the Mets.

Garver hit a pair of long home runs off Jacob deGrom during the second and third innings as the Twins roughed up the reigning NL Cy Young winner for six runs. The 28-year-old had only seven home runs in 335 plate appearances last season, making Tuesday's power surge all the more unexpected. Garver is likely to continue splitting time behind the plate with Jason Castro and Willians Astudillo. The Twins have yet to start the same catcher in consecutive games.

Gomes went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's extra-inning win over the Nationals.

Gomes found himself on the bench for the previous two games but made his presence known in his return to the lineup Tuesday. Gomes has started six games to Kurt Suzuki's four, so it's been a pretty even timeshare behind the plate thus far for the Nationals.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in the fifth inning of the Indians' 8-2 win over the Tigers on Tuesday.

Perez hit his first home run off Jordan Zimmermann to increase the Cleveland lead to 4-1. The 30-year-old is batting just .095 in 2019, and this was his first home run since Sept. 8 of last year. He is splitting the catching duties with Kevin Plawecki this season.

Barnes is back in the lineup, catching and hitting eighth for the Dodgers' tilt with the Cardinals on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Barnes sat out Monday but is back in action Tuesday as Russell Martin will retreat to the bench. Barnes has been swinging a hot bat to start the season, with a .421/.538/.789 slash line over 19 at-bats, but with Martin also hitting well, manager Dave Roberts has been splitting the workload pretty evenly between the two in the early going.

Diaz's (illness) rehab assignment was transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

A viral infection wrecked Diaz's spring training, but he's working his way toward a return. When he's ready to go, he should take the Pirates' backup catcher job from Jacob Stallings.

Maile isn't available to start Tuesday against the Red Sox while he battles neck tightness, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Manager Charlie Montoyo had planned to use Maile as part of a battery with pitcher Matt Shoemaker, but the former's injury will result in Danny Jansen stepping in behind the plate. Montoyo expressed optimism that Maile would still be available off the bench if the backstop's neck loosens up over the next few hours.

Hedges is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Hedges will give way to Francisco Mejia behind the dish Monday after starting the previous two games. Through seven appearances this season, Hedges is 5-for-22 (.227) with a homer and three RBI.