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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Not starting Sunday
Miguel Amaya is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Reds.Christian Bethancourt will start behind home plate and bat seventh in the Chicago Cubs' regular-season finale. If he doesn't come off the bench Sunday, Amaya will end the 2024 regular season having slashed .232/.288/.357 with eight home runs and 47 RBI across 363 plate appearances.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Returns to lineup with solid effort
Miguel Amaya went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Phillies.After sitting out Monday's game, Amaya returned to the lineup and rattled off his second straight two-hit effort dating back to Sunday. The catcher has a .653 OPS so far this season, which is a step back from last year's .688 mark. Amaya has yet to really take off offensively at the MLB level, though he stands a decent chance of once again being Chicago's starting catcher in 2025, at least to start the season.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting out Monday
Miguel Amaya is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Philadelphia.Amaya slugged a home run in Sunday's win over the Nationals but will receive a day of rest for Monday's series opener against the Phillies. Christian Bethancourt will start at catcher and bat eighth for the Chicago Cubs.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Goes yard in win
Miguel Amaya went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Nationals.Amaya hit the Chicago Cubs' third homer off Washington starter Jake Irvin when he went deep in the fourth inning. That blast snapped a nearly month-long power drought for Amaya, who went 14-for-58 (.241) over 21 contests between homers. The catcher is up to a .229/.287/.360 slash line with eighth homers, 45 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and two triples across 347 plate appearances this season. He appears set to close out the year as the No. 1 catcher ahead of Christian Bethancourt.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Not in Friday's lineup
Miguel Amaya is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Nationals.Amaya caught each of the last two games but will get a breather during Friday's afternoon tilt. Christian Bethancourt will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Chicago Cubs.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Tallies three hits in win
Miguel Amaya went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Monday's 9-2 win over the Athletics.Amaya batted ninth and did his part to contribute to Chicago's 18-hit barrage. The catcher recorded just his second triple of the season and snapped an 0-for-7 slump that extended over his last five appearances. Amaya has struggled to find a ton of offensive consistency this year, though his playing time alone gives him a decent amount of fantasy value at a thin position.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting breather Saturday
Miguel Amaya isn't in the Chicago Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.Amaya has been in a bit of a slump at the plate lately, going just 1-for-21 over his last eight games. The Cubs will instead put Christian Bethancourt behind the plate Saturday in an effort to find some offensive production from their catcher.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting down Wednesday
Miguel Amaya isn't in the Chicago Cubs' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.Amaya will sit down for Wednesday's finale after going 1-for-7 with two RBI across the first two games of the series. Christian Bethancourt will catch instead for Jordan Wicks and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Resting Saturday
Miguel Amaya isn't in the Chicago Cubs' lineup Saturday against the Yankees.Amaya will get a day to regroup after going 0-for-9 across his last three games. Christian Bethancourt will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Not starting Tuesday
Miguel Amaya isn't in the Chicago Cubs' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.Amaya will take a seat Tuesday after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout during a loss in Monday's series opener. Christian Bethancourt will start behind the dish instead and bat ninth.