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  • Danny Jansen C | TOR

    Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Out of Thursday's lineup

    Jansen isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup Thursday against the Yankees.

    Jansen broke an 0-for-12 skid with a double during Wednesday's victory, and he'll now get a breather for Thursday's series opener. Alejandro Kirk will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

  • Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Resting Thursday

    Barnhart is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.

    Barnhart had started behind the plate in three of the past four games but will get a breather for the day game after the night game. Jose Herrera will handle the catching duties Thursday, but Barnhart looks poised to serve as the Diamondbacks' top backstop until Gabriel Moreno (thumb) is back from the injured list.

  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting breather Thursday

    Amaya is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in San Francisco.

    Amaya started four of the first six games after Tomas Nido was added to the roster, but he'll yield to Nido for this one. The Cubs will be trying to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Giants.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Receiving afternoon off

    Bailey is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Bailey will get a breather for Thursday's day game after he started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series. Curt Casali will spell him at catcher, forming a battery with starting pitcher Jordan Hicks.

  • White Sox's Martin Maldonado: Filling in for resting Lee

    Maldonado will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against Atlanta.

    Top backstop Korey Lee is getting a breather for the day game after he started at catcher in each of the previous days, so Maldonado will get a turn behind the plate. Maldonado is valued for his defense, but with an .088/.140/.132 slash line and a minus-24 wRC+, he's been the league's least-productive hitter among all players with at least 100 plate appearances this season.

  • Korey Lee C | CHW

    White Sox's Korey Lee: Getting rest day

    Lee is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

    Lee will get a breather for Thursday's day game after he caught all three of the White Sox's games versus the Dodgers earlier this week. Martin Maldonado checks in for Lee behind the plate.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Returns from paternity list

    The Red Sox reinstated Wong (personal) from the paternity list Thursday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    Wong missed the maximum three games while on paternity leave and will rejoin the Red Sox ahead of Friday's series opener versus the Padres. Tyler Heineman was optioned to Triple-A Worcester to clear room on the active roster for Wong, who should settle back in as Boston's No. 1 catcher while Reese McGuire serves as his backup.

  • Kyle McCann C | OAK

    Athletics' Kyle McCann: On base three times Wednesday

    McCann went 1-for-2 with two walks in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.

    McCann made one of his relatively infrequent appearances in the starting nine and once again contributed, qualifying as the only Athletics batter to reach safely on three occasions. However, he was part of an unfortunate sequence in the second inning, when he stumbled and failed to touch home plate when attempting to score and was subsequently called out due to Armando Alvarez making contact with him in an attempt to steer McCann back to the plate. That gaffe notwithstanding, the rookie backstop has now reached safely in four consecutive games dating back to June 16, and he sports a formidable .278 average and .804 OPS across 91 plate appearances (30 games) this season.

  • Elias Diaz C | COL

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Not close to return

    Manager Bud Black said that Diaz (calf) will be out for at least another week Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

    Diaz has resumed baseball activities but is not sprinting at full speed and is still experiencing soreness. The Rockies have stressed the importance of Diaz returning at full strength, so his absence could extend into the middle of July. Jacob Stallings should remain the team's primary catcher in the meantime.

  • Astros' Cesar Salazar: Productive in backup duties

    Salazar went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Wednesday against the Rockies.

    Salazar was recalled June 11 to serve as depth behind the plate as Houston dealt with injuries to their top two catchers. With Victor Caratini (hip) likely sidelined through the All-Star break, Salazar should get a few starts per week for the foreseeable future. He's gone 5-for-11 with three runs scored and four RBI since being promoted.

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