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• Jonah Heim: Let go by Rangers

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Heim was non-tendered by the Rangers on Friday. Heim's tenure with the Rangers has seemingly come to an end after spending the last five seasons with the organization. He spent most of the 2025 regular season as the starting catcher, though he did split time behind home plate with Kyle Higashioka at times. Heim ended the season with a .213/.271/.332 slash line with three steals, 38 runs scored, 11 home runs and 43 RBI over 433 plate appearances. The 30-year-old pro will look to catch on with a team in need of depth at catcher by the start of spring training.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting down Saturday

  09/27/2025 • By RotoWire

  Heim isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians. Heim will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after collecting a base hit in each of his last two games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate instead and bat fifth.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Re-emerging as top catcher

  09/17/2025 • By RotoWire

  Heim will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game versus the Astros. Heim has now started eight of the last 11 contests (10 at catcher, one at designated hitter), including five of the last eight versus right-handers. The switch hitter is slashing .333/.455/.556 over his last eight games and looks to have inched past Kyle Higashioka on the Rangers' catcher depth chart.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Resting up Wednesday

  09/10/2025 • By RotoWire

  Heim is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers. Heim will rest after he had been included in the lineup in each of the last four games, making three starts at catcher and one as a designated hitter during that stretch. Though the Rangers will likely continue to make regular room for both Heim and Kyle Higashioka in the lineup when the team faces left-handed starters, Higashioka will likely rank as the preferred option behind the plate against right-handed pitching.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes yard in win

  08/30/2025 • By RotoWire

  Heim went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a second RBI and a walk in Friday's 5-2 win over the Athletics. Heim opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and added his solo shot in the fifth to put the Rangers ahead for good. The homer was his first since July 25. Heim has been a little steadier at the plate lately, going 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI over his last nine games. Kyle Higashioka has done enough to maintain the starting role behind the dish, and Heim's other path to playing time at designated hitter is only open as a short-side platoon spot, as Joc Pederson has also swung a hot bat lately. For the season, Heim is batting .222 with a .620 OPS, 10 homers, 40 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and three stolen bases over 372 plate appearances.

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