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  • Pirates' Austin Hedges: Day off Sunday

    Hedges is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Milwaukee.

    Hedges started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale after going 0-for-5 with a strikeout. Jason Delay will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Luis Ortiz.

  • Matt Thaiss C | BOS

    Angels' Matt Thaiss: Sitting Sunday

    Thaiss is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Thaiss went 0-for-7 with a walk and an RBI in the first two games of the series in Kansas City and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Chad Wallach will step in behind the plate to catch for Tyler Anderson.

  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Picks up start Sunday

    Amaya is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.

    Amaya takes over behind the plate with Yan Gomes getting a day off. The 24-year-old has seemingly supplanted veteran Tucker Barnhart as the backup catcher, and he's supplied a solid .815 OPS and two home runs across his first 14 games at the MLB level.

  • Eric Haase C | SF

    Tigers' Eric Haase: Starting Sunday

    Haase is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

    After Jake Rogers got the start behind the plate Saturday, Haase will take over Sunday. Haase did appear as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning in the last contest. He's batting just .221 this season and only .188 in the month, making him a fairly uninspiring fantasy asset at the moment.

  • Danny Jansen C | TEX

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Gets rest day Sunday

    Jansen is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game versus Texas.

    Jansen earns a day of rest for the series finale Sunday after homering in the loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Alejandro Kirk will get the start behind the plate and hit fifth while Spencer Horwitz hits seventh and lines up as the designated hitter.

  • James McCann C | ARI

    Orioles' James McCann: Placed on IL due to ankle sprain

    Baltimore placed McCann on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left ankle sprain.

    McCann was considered day-to-day with the ankle injury he suffered while sliding into first base, but the Orioles will have the backstop out for at least 10 days instead of playing shorthanded. Jose Godoy had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk in the corresponding move.

  • Jose Godoy C | TEX

    Orioles' Jose Godoy: Contract selected from Triple-A

    Baltimore selected Godoy's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

    Godoy takes the roster spot of James McCann, as McCann was placed on the injured list prior to Sunday's game versus the Cubs with a left ankle sprain. Acquired from the Yankees in a trade at the beginning of June, Godoy will be the backup backstop to Adley Rutschman while he's on the major-league roster.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Rogers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Minnesota.

    Rogers has a .961 OPS across 25 at-bats in June and will take a seat Sunday after starting three of the previous four games. Eric Haase will work behind the plate in the series finale versus the Twins.

  • Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Receives breather Sunday

    Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

    Contreras started the first two games in New York but will take a seat for the finale after going 2-for-7 with a solo home run. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate and bat eighth.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATH

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Delivers winning run

    Heim went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over Toronto.

    Heim hit the second of back-to-back home runs in the second inning, and his run was the game-winning score. The young catcher burnished his All-Star resume with his eighth home run and 48th RBI. MLB.com released the All-Star Ballot standings last week, and Heim was second among catchers behind the Orioles' Adley Rutschman.

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