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Designated for assignment Lavarnway was designated for assignment Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Lavarnway had been serving as catching depth since early September. With Roberto Perez returning from a shoulder injury, he's no longer needed, so he'll be available for the rest of the league to claim off waivers. A 34-year-old with a career .217/.272/.345 slash line is unlikely to be of much interest to many teams, however.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cain, Escobar move Brewers close to title with 10-3 win

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Contract selected by Cleveland Lavarnway had his contract selected by Cleveland on Thursday and is starting at catcher at Kansas City.

Impact Lavarnway has been at Triple-A Columbus since being designated for assignment in late June, and he'll rejoin the big-league club Thursday. The 34-year-old has seen major-league action in each of the past five years, though he hasn't played double-digit games since 2015.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bautista's hit, and bat flip, helps Dominicans oust Israel

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AUGUST 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan rallies against bullpen to beat US 7-6 in 10 innings

Yuki Yanagita tied it with an RBI grounder off Scott McGough in the ninth inning, Takuya Kai hit a winning single against Edwin Jackson in the 10th and Japan beat the United States...

AUGUST 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hit batters lift South Korea over Israel in Olympic baseball

Jeremy Bleich forced in the game-ending run by hitting batters with consecutive pitches in the 10th inning, and defending champion South Korea beat Israel 6-5 to win its Olympic ba...

JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stays in organization Cleveland outrighted Lavarnway to Triple-A Columbus on Monday.

Impact The 33-year-old catcher remains in the organization after he went unclaimed off waivers over the weekend. Lavarnway was up with Cleveland for about a week while top backstop Austin Hedges recovered from a concussion.

JULY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Better baseball players have less chance for Olympic gold

While most Olympic events are a competition among the best, the better you are in baseball, the less of a chance you have of playing for gold

JUNE 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gets DFA'd Cleveland designated Lavarnway for assignment Thursday.

Impact Lavarnway was with Cleveland for a week while No. 1 catcher Austin Hedges was on the injured list with a concussion. During his time with the big club, Lavarnway appeared in four games, going 3-for-11 with a double and a walk. As a 33-year-old journeyman backstop, Lavarnway isn't expected to attract much interest from other organizations, so he'll most likely report to Cleveland's Triple-A affiliate in Columbus once he clears waivers in the coming days.

JUNE 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cleveland Indians activate Austin Hedges from concussion list, DFA Ryan Lavarnway, add Justin Garza Hedges returns after taking a pitch to the helmet against Seattle; Garza making debut in majors.

JUNE 24, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM

Indians send Orioles to 19th straight road loss, 10-3

The Cleveland Indians extended Baltimore's road losing streak to 19 games with a 10-3 win over the Orioles

JUNE 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Contract selected Thursday Lavarnway's contract was selected by Cleveland on Thursday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com

Impact Lavarnway began the year with Triple-A Columbus and slashed .258/.313/.551 with seven home runs and 20 RBI in 25 games. He'll join the major-league club after Austin Hedges (concussion) was placed on the 7-day injured list Thursday, and he could split time with Rene Rivera at catcher in the near future.

JUNE 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Miami Lavarnaway was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Friday.

Impact The 33-year-old joined the Marlins in early August following the team's COVID-19 outbreak, but he's no longer needed with Jorge Alfaro (illness) activated. Lavarnaway appeared in five games and went 4-for-11 during his time with the team.

AUGUST 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Lavarnway after 2-HR, 6-RBI night: 'I feel like I'm a cat with nine lives right now'

Ryan Lavarnway after 2-HR, 6-RBI night: 'I feel like I'm a cat with nine lives right now'

JULY 20, 2019 • Fox Sports