Roberto Perez activated off IL, Lavarnway DFA’d

The Cleveland Baseball Club made some moves at the catcher position Tuesday prior to their doubleheader with the Minnesota Twins.

A familiar face is returning behind the plate for the Cleveland Baseball Club. The team has activated catcher Roberto Perez off the injured list and designated Ryan Lavarnway for assignment in a corresponding move.

The Indians have activated Roberto Pérez off the 10-day IL. Ryan Lavarnway was designated for assignment and J.C Mejia was recalled from Triple-A as the extra man for the double header.

— Mandy Bell (@MandyBell02) September 14, 2021

Lavarnway has been used a fill-in twice this season, for four games in June and five in September.

Roberto Perez has only appeared in 34 games this season due to injuries. Even when Perez has been available he has not been effective with a bat in his hands. Perez has a career low batting average of .136 and on-base percentage of .246 this season. While Perez is not in the Cleveland lineup because of his bat, this is not necessarily acceptable production, even though the catcher position is mostly barren across the sport. The rest of the season should just be about seeing if Perez can help develop the young pitching staff and hoping he does anything at the plate.