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Bemboom cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Bemboom could have elected free agency, but he's accepted the outright assignment and will remain in the Orioles organization. The 33-year-old has a career .496 OPS over parts of five major-league seasons.

Rodriguez is slashing .326/.400/.465 with one home run, three doubles and more walks (six) than strikeouts (five) in his last 10 games with Triple-A Indianapolis.

Henry Davis beat Rodriguez to the big leagues this season, although 17 of Davis' 20 appearances have come in right field, so Rodriguez still projects as Pittsburgh's catcher of the future. The switch-hitting Rodriguez hasn't hit for much power (.133 ISO) this year at Triple-A and his .290 BABIP is by far his lowest mark in full-season ball. His strike-zone awareness has been great all season, and this recent hot streak could be a sign that things are starting to click at the plate.

Campusano (thumb) moved his rehab assignment to Triple-A El Paso on Saturday and went 3-for-6 with a double and two runs in his first two games with the affiliate.

Campusano, who is working his way back from left thumb surgery, appeared in three games in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League earlier this month before shifting his rehab assignment to Triple-A. He'll likely remain with El Paso for at least a few more games to get his timing back at the plate following a two-month-plus-long layoff from action, but once activated, Campusano could get a look with the Padres as the top understudy to Gary Sanchez. The Padres' current No. 2 catcher, Austin Nola, owns a .143/.260/.190 slash line (37 wRC+) over 150 plate appearances this season and still has two minor-league options remaining.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

The veteran catcher made franchise history when he took Zach Eflin deep in the fourth inning, as it marked the 26th straight game in which Atlanta batters had hit at least one homer -- a new record. D'Arnaud heads into the All-Star break with eight homers on the season, including four in his last seven starts, but his playing time remains erratic behind Sean Murphy at catcher and Marcell Ozuna at DH.

Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's extra innings win over the Tigers.

Jansen was able to extend the game with a two out, two-run blast off of Alex Lange in the ninth to send the game to extras. It was his first long ball since June 24, and he's now posted eight hits over his last eight games and has four RBI in his last two. For the year, the 28-year-old is slashing just .227/.282/.464 with 11 homers, 37 RBI, 24 runs and a 13:44 BB:K over 195 plate appearances. He's picked things up as of late, however, and will look to keep it rolling when the team returns following the All-Star break.

Higashioka went 3-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored in Sunday's loss against the Cubs.

Higashioka paired up with Anthony Volpe in the sixth inning for back-to-back home runs, a stretch that resulted in opposing starter Kyle Hendricks getting pulled from the game. Though the long ball was Higashioka's fifth of the season, it was his second in his last four games, a stretch in which he's hitting 6-for-11 (.545).

Contreras went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

Contreras missed two games while recovering from a tooth procedure and made a big impact in his return. After a tumultuous first three months in his Cardinals tenure, he went 11-for-17 (.647) over his last five contests heading into the All-Star break. The surge has him up to a respectable .240/.334/.419 slash line with 10 homers, 36 RBI, 35 runs scored, five stolen bases and 20 doubles through 79 contests overall.

Rutschman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 15-2 win over the Twins.

Rutschman has hit safely in seven of nine games in July, going 11-for-35 (.314) to begin the month. The All-Star catcher is up to 12 homers in 86 contests overall, one long ball shy of matching his total from 113 games a year ago. He's added 39 RBI, 44 runs scored, 13 doubles and a .273/.376/.423 slash line this season while maintaining a 14.4 percent walk rate and 15.4 percent strikeout rate.

Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Moreno will receive a breather in Arizona's final contest before the All-Star break after he caught each of the team's last three games. Carson Kelly will replace Moreno behind the dish.

Barnhart is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Barnhart will start the final game before the All-Star break with Yan Gomes getting a breather. The former is struggling in a reserve role with a .189 batting average and .508 OPS across 36 games, and he's not really on the fantasy radar at this point, particularly with Miguel Amaya also on the roster as another option behind Gomes.