MLB Player News

Perez will be called up by the Rays prior to Thursday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 25-year-old had yet to reach the big leagues with his former organization, the Diamondbacks, but he'll head straight there after being shipped to Tampa Bay on Thursday as part of the package for Matt Andriese. He'll replace Adam Moore as the backup to Jesus Sucre, but will likely be sent down to the minors soon, with Wilson Ramos nearing a return from his hamstring injury. He could earn more playing time if Ramos is traded at the deadline or if he ends up beating out Sucre, who is hitting just .218/.261/.245 on the season.

Hedges went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Mets.

It was only his fifth homer of the year, but three of them have come in July. Hedges isn't going to come close to last year's 18 homers without a monster second half, and with Francisco Mejia now in the organization behind him, Hedges could see his playing time take a hit down the stretch if the Padres decide to give the former Cleveland prospect a long look.

Maldonado is not in the lineup Wednesday against the White Sox.

Maldonado is hitless in his last six games and is batting just .128 with a .366 OPS in the month of July. Jose Briceno gets the nod behind the plate in his place.

Perez was shipped to Tampa Bay alongside Brian Shaffer in exchange for Matt Andriese on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.

Perez will provide extra catching depth for the Rays after spending the entirety of the 2018 season with Arizona's Triple-A affiliate. Across 58 games with Reno, he slashed .284/.342/.417 with six home runs and 29 RBI. At this point in his career, the 25-year-old has yet to play in a major-league game.

Sanchez (groin) is expected to remain on the 10-day disabled list at least until late August, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with a right groin strain. General manager Brian Cashman stated the Yankees are hopeful Sanchez could return near the end of August, although it could be longer. Until then, they'll ride with Austin Romine and Kyle Higashioka behind the dish.

McCann is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

McCann will get the day off after making three straight starts behind the dish. John Hicks is slated to bat cleanup and handle the catching duties in his stead.

Diaz is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Indians.

The Pirates will hold Diaz out for the day game after the night game after the backstop made his sixth consecutive start in Tuesday's 9-4 win. Jacob Stallings will catch for Jameson Taillon in the series finale.

Grandal is not in the lineup against the Phillies on Wednesday.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Grandal will get a little rest after going 3-for-7 with two home runs during Tuesday's 16-inning defeat. Austin Barnes will handle the catching duties for the series finale while batting eighth in the order.

Mesoraco is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Padres, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Mesoraco is just getting a routine day off after he was behind the plate for the first two games of the series. Kevin Plawecki checks in as the Mets' catcher, working as the batterymate for starting pitcher Corey Oswalt.

Gomes is not in Wednesday's starting lineup against the Pirates, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Gomes is set for a day off as Jameson Taillon is set to toe the rubber for the opposition. Roberto Perez will handle the catching duties and bat eighth with Gomes riding the bench.