After the Cleveland In dians had selected Steven Dun ning of San Diego, a right handed pitcher, the Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brew ers also designated catchers in the first round.
The Angels tinkered with their sputtering offense on Monday, calling up catcher Carlos Perez from triple-A Salt Lake and designating catcher Drew Butera for assignment.
Whitman made the claim twice in the interview, and had to be corrected by the designated flak catcher of the campaign, press secretary Sarah Pompei.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have activated third baseman Jake Lamb from the 15-day disabled list and designated backup catcher Jordan Pacheco for assignment.
Wakefield wound up with one wild pitch, and his designated victim-catcher, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, wound up with one passed ball and one error, although it seemed much worse.
The Tigers' Gerald Laird, a designated hitter and catcher, said the team had addressed the matter.
In other roster moves, outfielder GERALD WILLIAMS was designated for assignment, catcher TOM WILSON was called up from Class AAA Norfolk and ORBER MORENO was activated from the disabled list.
The Yankees traded Jesus Montero, 22, the impressive young designated hitter and catcher who captivated fans with four home runs in his first 18 games this September, along with pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Pineda, a strapping 22-year-old right-hander, and Jose Campos, a 19-year-old minor league right-handed pitcher.
Zoe King, who alternated between designated player and catcher, also had three hits and two RBIs for the Vikings.
