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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Taking seat Tuesday

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Heim is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Cincinnati. Heim and Kyle Higashioka have now drawn three starts apiece in the Rangers' first six games of the season. It will likely continue to be a fairly even playing time split between the two catchers.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Giving way to Higashioka on Sunday

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox. Heim and Kyle Higashioka ended up splitting time behind the plate during the season-opening series with the Red Sox, with the two backstops picking up a pair of starts apiece. While it's unclear if the timeshare arrangement will continue all season long, Heim's hold on the No. 1 catching job in Texas at least appears to be more tenuous coming off a dismal 2024 campaign in which he mustered a .603 OPS over 491 plate appearances. Heim has gotten off to a nice start through his first two games of 2025, popping a pair of solo home runs in six plate appearances.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Rounds bases twice

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Heim went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Texas' 4-1 win over the Red Sox on Friday. Swatting a pair of home runs is not a bad way to collect your first two hits of the season, and with that, Heim now has two multi-HR games across his five seasons in the majors. His first home run in the third inning Friday barely cleared the right-field wall, but his fifth-inning shot was a bit more convincing at 417 feet. Although Heim didn't start the season opener, he's expected to remain the Rangers' 1A this season and is showing early signs of a bounce-back campaign after finishing 2024 with a .603 OPS.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: On bench for opener

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  Heim is out of the lineup for Thursday's season opener versus the Red Sox. Heim has served as Texas' primary backstop for the past three seasons, but he'll give way to Kyle Higashioka behind the plate as the Rangers open the 2025 campaign. After he saw his OPS drop 152 points from .755 in 2023 to .603 in 2024, Heim could be at risk of moving into more a timeshare at catcher with Higashioka in the fold. Higashioka is coming off a 2024 season in San Diego in which he posted a .739 OPS over 263 plate appearances during the regular season.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Logs two hits Saturday

  03/02/2025 • By RotoWire

  Heim went 2-for-2 with a run scored, threw out a runner attempting to steal and picked off a runner at third base in Saturday's spring game against the Brewers. Heim had a strong game after fellow catcher Kyle Higashioka belted two home runs and drove in six a day earlier. The two backstops are expected to have a relatively even share behind the plate, which could help the switch-hitting Heim maintain a strong bat all season and avoid a second-half fade.

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