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Orioles' Rene Pinto: Claimed by Baltimore
The Baltimore Orioles claimed Rene Pinto off waivers from the Rays on Monday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.Pinto began the 2024 season as the Rays' starting catcher but was sent down in early May after a slow start and was never recalled. The 28-year-old has hit .231/.263/.404 with 10 home runs over 82 games at the big-league level. Baltimore has an opening at backup catcher and Pinto will be a candidate to fill it.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: Sent down to Durham
Rene Pinto was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.Pinto will get an opportunity to re-find his swing at Triple-A after going 2-for-16 (.125) in his last eight games. Alex Jackson was called up in a corresponding move to act as the Tampa Bay Rays' secondary catcher.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: Belts two homers
Rene Pinto went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's win over San Francisco.Pinto drilled a three-run shot in the fourth inning and later tacked on a solo blast. They were his first two home runs of 2024, as well as his first multi-hit performance. The 27-year-old catcher boosted his OPS to .863 with four extra-base hits through 28 plate appearances.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: Draws back into lineup
Rene Pinto will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.Pinto is back in the starting nine for the series finale, but he had been excluded from the lineup in each of the previous three contests while Ben Rortvedt handled catching duties for the Tampa Bay Rays. At this stage, Pinto appears to have moved into a timeshare at catcher, if he's not already being viewed as the No. 2 option behind Rortvedt.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: In timeshare at catcher
Rene Pinto is absent from the lineup Friday against the Giants.It's been an even timeshare at catcher this season for the Tampa Bay Rays, as Pinto and Ben Rortvedt -- who is in Friday's lineup -- have both received seven starts. Pinto has put up a .579 OPS with a 1:11 BB:K in 23 plate appearances and is still looking for his first RBI this season.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: Resting Wednesday
Rene Pinto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.Pinto will take a seat for the series finale after he was behind the dish for the first two games in Anaheim, going 2-for-7 with three strikeouts. Ben Rortvedt will start at catcher Wednesday.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: On bench again Sunday
Rene Pinto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.Pinto will take a seat for the third time in four games as Ben Rortvedt gets another turn behind the plate. Though Pinto is still seemingly viewed as the Tampa Bay Rays' top backstop, he appears set to play less frequently than most No. 1 catchers around the league.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: Sitting out Saturday
Rene Pinto isn't in the Tampa Bay Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.Pinto has struck out in each of his last five at-bats since Tuesday, so he'll get a day to regroup Saturday. Ben Rortvedt will fill in behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: Taking seat Wednesday
Rene Pinto is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.The Tampa Bay Rays and Rangers are playing a day game after a night game, so Pinto will get a breather while Ben Rortvedt handles the catching duties. Pinto is 3-for-13 with a couple of doubles in the early going this season.
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Rays' Rene Pinto: Takes seat Friday
Rene Pinto is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Blue Jays.The 27-year-old started behind the plate Opening Day and went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and a strikeout. Pinto is expected to serve as Tampa Bay's primary backstop this season, but the newly acquired Ben Rortvedt will receive the nod Friday.