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The Pirates selected Bethancourt's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

The veteran backstop was acquired from the Yankees for cash in mid-August and will now get his first look in the majors with Pittsburgh. Bethancourt last appeared in the majors in 2024 and had a .209/.241/.367 slash line in 62 regular-season games with the Marlins and Cubs. He isn't likely to see much playing time as the club's No. 3 catcher behind Rafael Flores and Henry Davis.

The Pirates transferred Rodriguez (hip) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

The transaction clears space on the 40-man roster for the addition of Christian Bethancourt. Rodriguez underwent season-ending surgery last week to repair the labrum in his left hip.

Knizner went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 7-3 win over Atlanta.

Knizner hit a double in the second inning and added a single in the sixth before coming around to score. The veteran catcher signed with San Francisco on Aug. 11 and has appeared in 11 games, slashing .222/.300/.407 with a home run and two additional runs scored across 30 plate appearances.

The Padres selected Salas' contract from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

The Friars' top prospect, Salas is joining the big-league club for his first look in the majors. The 20-year-old was promoted to the Triple-A level in late July and carried a hot bat in his 24 games at the highest level of the minors with a .326/.410/.539 slash line in 105 plate appearances. Salas should see plenty of reps behind the plate for the Padres down the stretch, with Freddy Fermin -- who is starting Tuesday in Cincinnati -- and Luis Campusano likely to mix in occasionally.

The Cardinals recalled Bernal from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.

Bernal earned the call-up after slashing .278/.363/.468 with 16 home runs across 101 contests for Memphis. He will join fellow catchers Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages on the roster, but Bernal could receive the lion's share of reps behind the plate in September as the Cardinals look to see where he might fit into their plans for 2027.

Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-8 loss to the Red Sox.

Raleigh extended Seattle's lead to 8-5 in the seventh inning with his 20th homer of the year, a 355-foot shot off Erik Miller. Raleigh's now gone deep seven times in his last 10 games while going 11-for-34 (.324) with a 1.396 OPS in that span. Despite the hot stretch, Raleigh is still slashing just .171/.287/.359 with 54 RBI and 35 runs scored across 432 plate appearances this season.

Jeffers went 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and a walk in Monday's 11-1 win over the Tigers.

It was Jeffers' first multi-homer game of the season and the fourth of his career. The backstop snapped a monthlong power outage; his last homer came on the final day of July in Seattle. He's been a strong fantasy option at catcher for the most part when healthy, slashing .275/.380/.490 with 12 big flies, 46 RBI, one stolen base and 45 runs scored over 296 plate appearances.

Kelly went 3-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and two total RBI in Monday's 17-3 win over the Brewers

Kelly hit one of nine Chicago home runs in the rout, launching his 10th long ball of the season in the seventh inning. The veteran Chicago catcher has now recorded double figures in homers in consecutive seasons for the first time in his MLB career. Kelly has largely held off Miguel Amaya for the starting role with the Cubs, and he's been a fairly solid offensive backstop for fantasy managers the last two years.

Anderson (ankle) has gone 4-for-17 with one home run, one walk, four RBI and three runs in five games for Double-A Chesapeake since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.

After completing a six-game rehab assignment at High-A Frederick, Anderson received the green light to rejoin the Chesapeake lineup. The young backstop was on the shelf for just under two months due to a left ankle injury.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

The Astros will hand Diaz a day off after he had started behind the plate in three of the previous four contests. Christian Vazquez will handle catching duties for Houston in its series opener versus Chicago.