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Mejia will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth Saturday against the Yankees.

With lefty CC Sabathia pitching for New York, Yonder Alonso will head to the bench as Edwin Encarnacion moves to first base and Mejia -- just recalled from Triple-A Columbus -- slots in at DH. Mejia hit .324/.346/.527 against left-handed pitching with Columbus this season. It's uncertain how long the Indians plan to keep him at the major-league level.

Grandal is on the bench for Saturday's game against the Angels.

Grandal continues to sit against most lefties and will do so again with Andrew Heaney on the mound. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate in his place.

Diaz is out of the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

As expected, Diaz won't be tasked with catching two games on the same day. Jacob Stallings gets the nod in his place.

Mejia was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Saturday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Mejia has put together a .279/.329/.428 slash line with seven homers and 43 RBI over 77 games for the Clippers in 2018. He'll bat sixth and serve as the designated hitter for Saturday's matchup against the Yankees.

Stassi is out of Saturday's starting lineup against the Tigers.

Stassi will get the day off after going 2-for-6 with two strikeouts over his last two starts. Tim Federowicz is slated to bat ninth and take over the catching duties in his place.

Mesoraco is out of Saturday's lineup against Washington.

Mesoraco is batting .218 over 133 at-bats against right-handers this season, so he'll take a seat with Austin Voth toeing the rubber. Kevin Plawecki will handle the catching duties and bat sixth in Mesoraco's place.

Stallings was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.

Stallings will serve as the backup catcher after Francisco Cervelli (concussion) landed on the 7-day disabled list. Stallings is 1-for-6 with a walk in four games in the big leagues this season.

Barnhart is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Barnhart is slated for a day off after making six straight starts behind the dish. He's gone 4-for-24 with one double and two RBI over that span. Curt Castillo is set to handle the catching duties with Barnhart on the bench.

Wynns will be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Wynns was sent down to the minors June 27 after an uninspiring .192 batting average over 26 at-bats. He figures to get a fair amount of playing time in the big leagues after Chance Sisco was demoted to Triple-A.

Maldonado is out of Friday's starting lineup against the Dodgers, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Maldonado will get the day off after starting five straight games. Jose Briceno will bat eighth and handle the catching duties in his stead.