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Hedges (elbow) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on Monday.

Hedges has been sidelined for all of May with right elbow tendinitis. After appearing in games at extended spring training for the past week, the backstop has been cleared to embark on a rehab stint, marking the last step in his recovery before he rejoins the Padres. It's unclear how many minor-league games Hedges will need to appear in before his activation. Raffy Lopez and A.J. Ellis will continue to share catching duties until Hedges is healthy.

Grandal went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Nationals.

Grandal blasted his eighth home run of the season in the second inning, this one coming off right-hander Stephen Strasburg. He has cooled down since a fast start to the season in April but has three home runs in his past six games. Overall, he has a .511 slugging percentage in 137 at-bats this season, an impressive mark relative to most other catchers.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

Sanchez will be given a well-earned day off following his four-hit, two-homer explosion in Saturday's contest against the Royals. Austin Romine will take over behind the plate and bat seventh in his stead. Sanchez should be back in the starting lineup Monday when the Yankees travel to take on the Rangers.

Mesoraco went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Mesoraco continued to make quite the impression on his new club, as he has now hit three home runs in his first six games as a Met. Saturday's was a game-tying two run-run shot off Archie Bradley. This hot stretch will likely be the best we see of Mesoraco this season, but he has taken advantage of the opportunity to start on a regular basis.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Saturday's win against the Astros.

Saturday marked Gomes' sixth home run of the season, bringing him nearly halfway to his total from a season ago. The strikeouts remain an issue for Gomes at 33.9 percent entering Saturday, but he's making good contact and getting on base at a solid clip. Gomes has reestablished himself as a viable option at catcher even in 12-team leagues.

Sanchez went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored Saturday against the Royals.

This performance was Sanchez's third multi-homer effort of the season and brought his home-run total to 12. The four-hit effort brought his average up to .225 -- his highest mark of the season -- and it could continue to rise if his .215 BABIP improves. A bump in average would boost his value even more, as he is already providing exceptional counting stats -- especially as a catcher.

Barnhart is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Barnhart started and was 1-for-5 with a strikeout in the Game 1 victory, but it's not surprising to see him headed to the bench after the 11-inning game. Tony Cruz will take over catching duties and bat eighth for Cincinnati.

McCann is not in the lineup Saturday against Seattle.

McCann is hitting a solid .265/.327/.394 with three homers in 147 plate appearances so far this season. He'll get the day off in favor of Grayson Greiner on Saturday.

Garver is not in the lineup Saturday against the Brewers.

Since Jason Castro went down with a season-ending knee injury May 5, Garver has started six times, with Saturday's starter Bobby Wilson getting the nod in seven games. The playing time breakdown between the pair is not yet clear, though Garver's .254/.309/.413 line would seem to give him an edge over Wilson's .158/.182/.368.

Realmuto is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Realmuto was out of the lineup Thursday as well, but the Marlins don't have an off day until next Thursday. Bryan Holaday will take over behind the plate and bat eighth for Miami.