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Jonah Heim: Let go by Rangers
Jonah 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
Jonah 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
Jonah 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 Texas Rangers' catcher depth chart.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Resting up Wednesday
Jonah 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 Texas 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
Jonah 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 Texas 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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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Set to lose work to Higashioka
Jonah Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.Heim had started six of the previous seven contests, but with Kyle Higashioka returning to the lineup Wednesday after recovering from a hamstring injury, the duo will move back into a timeshare. With a .788 OPS since the All-Star break, Higashioka has handily outproduced Heim, who has posted a .638 OPS over that same stretch.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Nabbing sixth straight start
Jonah Heim will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Royals.Heim will be included in the lineup for a sixth straight game, but he's likely to see his playing time tail off after Kyle Higashioka returned to the starting nine behind the plate in Wednesday's 6-3 win. Before playing Wednesday, Higashioka had missed out on three consecutive starts due to a hamstring injury, and though he's out of the lineup Thursday, his absence appears to be mostly for maintenance purposes as the Texas Rangers wrap up their series in Kansas City with a day game. Heim will head into the series finale with a four-game hitting streak, but Higashioka has been the far more productive hitter of the two catchers since the All-Star break, posting a .902 OPS to Heim's .654 mark over that same stretch.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Smashes ninth homer in win
Jonah Heim went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and walk in Friday's 8-3 win over Atlanta.Heim smashed his ninth homer of the campaign and his first since June 25 in Baltimore. The switch-hitting backstop had begun to fall behind Kyle Higashioka (hamstring) for playing time behind the dish, but the former should serve as Texas' top option at catcher at least until the latter is healthy. That said, Heim owns a .681 OPS over 17 games in July, whereas Higashioka has a .963 OPS across his 13 outings this month.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting in favor of Higashioka
Jonah Heim is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.Texas has been opening playing time for both Heim and Kyle Higashioka of late by frequently using one at catcher and one at designated hitter, but the former will be left out of the starting nine Monday while Cody Freeman gets a look at DH. Though Heim should continue to see a fair share of starts moving forward, the Texas Rangers seem to be prioritizing Higashioka a little bit more. Higashioka is in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak and will stick in the lineup for a seventh straight game, while Heim is on the bench for the third time during that stretch.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Sunday's lineup
Jonah Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.Heim had started the previous 16 games and wasn't productive at the plate during that stretch with a .203/.261/.313 slash line. Kyle Higashioka will replace Heim behind the dish Sunday.
Jonah Heim
#28 C / Texas Rangers / EXP: 6YRS Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 lb Age: 30 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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- 18%
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