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Diaz has been reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

During the final 10 games of his rehab assignment, Diaz hit .324 with only four strikeouts in 34 at-bats. He hasn't exactly provided stellar production across the board in his eight years in the minors, but the Pirates may call on Diaz at some point in the second half to spell Francisco Cervelli occasionally behind the plate.

Gomes (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, Ohio.com reports. He's expected to miss 4-to-8 weeks.

As anticipated, Gomes will hit the DL with a separated AC joint in his right shoulder, which he sustained during Sunday's game against Minnesota. The catcher will avoid surgery, but is still expected to miss at least a month and potentially as much as eight weeks. He's hitting just .165 with 32 RBI on the year, but remained a valuable contributor for his work with the Indians' pitching staff. To replace Gomes, Cleveland activated Roberto Perez from the disabled list Monday, and he'll team with Chris Gimenez to handle backstop duties over the next several weeks.

Perez (thumb) was officially activated from the DL and is in the lineup Monday against Kansas City, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio reports.

In a move that was announced Sunday night, Perez will come off the DL to replace the injured Yan Gomes, who dislocated his shoulder during Sunday's game against the Twins. Perez will immediately factor into Monday's lineup, starting behind the plate and batting ninth in the order against the Royals' Edinson Volquez.

Mesoraco underwent surgery to repair a labrum in his right hip Monday.

The Reds expect that Mesoraco will begin catching drills sometime in mid-to-late January. The 28-year-old will end the season with a career low .140/.218/.160 line; since hitting .273/.359/.534 with 25 home runs and 80 RBI in 2014, Mesoraco has only played in 39 games over two seasons, failing to hit a home run while recording just three RBI over that stretch. This is now consecutive season-ending surgeries for Mesoraco, but at least this time he'll get an early start on bouncing back and getting healthy for next year.

Navarez went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored against the Angels on Sunday in his first career start.

Navarez's run broke a team streak of not crossing the plate for more than 30 innings, and it capped a semi-successful MLB debut. However, Navarez may not be with the Sox for long, as regular catcher Alex Avila should return from the disabled list later in the week.

Perez (thumb) will be activated from the disabled list on Monday to replace the injured Yan Gomes, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

Perez will replace Gomes, who dislocated his shoulder during Sunday's game against the Twins, on the 25-man roster on Monday. Perez injured his thumb in April and has spent time on the disabled list ever since. Over his career, he's slashed .235/.340/.379 over 277 total at-bats.

Bethancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Sunday's win over the Giants.

Bethancourt got the start as Derek Norris took a seat, and he desposited a Johnny Cueto fastball into the seats in left to give the Padres a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning. Bethancourt quietly sports a .457 slugging percentage and five homers in just 105 at-bats this season, and he could carve out some fantasy value for himself is Norris is traded before the approaching deadline.

Speaking on his Sunday radio show, GM Neal Huntington gave no timetable for a return by Stewart (knee).

Huntington only said that Stewart was in the process of testing his knee. It might be premature to suggest that Stewart's season is over, but the Pirates seem to be hurrying Francisco Cervelli (hand) and Elias Diaz (elbow) back into the fold.

Diaz will move up from Double-A to Triple-A to continue his rehab assignment, Pirates Prospects reports.

GM Neal Huntington said Sunday that Diaz would head to Triple-A as soon as fellow rehabbing catcher, Francisco Cervellli, was ready to return in Pittsburgh. Unless Cervelli suffers an injury Sunday then he'll likely be back Tuesday with the Pirates following Monday's day off. Huntington said he's gotten good reports on Diaz, who's gone 11-for-30 in Altoona.

Perez (thumb) seems the likely candidate to join the Indians, via activation off the disabled list, following Yan Gomes' shoulder injury Sunday, Zack Meisel of The Plain Dealer reports.

Perez's potential role with the club was unclear when he was sent on the rehab assignment, but he could see a decent amount of time behind the dish with Gomes sidelined for an extended period of time. Assuming his activation is the corresponding move Monday, he and Chris Gimenez could be in line to share the duties until Gomes returns, at which point the Indians would need to make a decision.