Rangers' Jonah Heim: Will share time with Higashioka
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Rangers general manager Ross Fenstermaker said Tuesday that Heim and Kyle Higashioka will receive equal playing time at catcher next season, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
It's not a surprise to hear that Higashioka will play extensively after the Rangers announced a two-year, $13.5 million contract with the veteran catcher. Heim made the All-Star team and won a Gold Glove in 2023, but fell off to just a .602 OPS and also saw his defensive metrics dip significantly in 2024.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Not starting Saturday
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Heim is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Angels.
Heim will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in Friday's 5-2 win over the Halos. Carson Kelly will start behind home plate and bat seventh.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Texas lineup
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Heim is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Oakland.
Heim reached base three times and homered in the first two games of the series, but he'll get a breather for the finale. Carson Kelly will do the catching and bat eighth for the Rangers.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes deep in Tuesday's loss
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Heim went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.
Heim tied the game up in the top of the eighth with a solo home run off Scott Alexander for his first long ball since Aug. 31. Heim does have seven hits over his last six games but is hitting just .173 since the All-Star break. It's been a down year offensively for the 29-year-old, who's now slashing .218/.265/.333 with 13 homers, 57 RBI, 43 runs, a steal and a 25:85 BB:K in 475 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting breather Saturday
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Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Mariners.
After collecting four hits across his last four games, Heim will take a seat on the bench Saturday while Carson Kelly catches for right-hander Dane Dunning.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Plates two in win
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Heim went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over Toronto.
Heim's two-run single in the sixth inning was the go-ahead hit in a wild back-and-forth game. Similar to years past, the second half of the season hasn't been kind to Heim (career .570 OPS post All-Star break). He entered the game 1-for-32 during September, and the lack of second-half production has cost him at-bats, as Carson Kelly has cut into Heim's playing time since being acquired at the trade deadline. Heim has 101 plate appearances since the beginning of August compared to Kelly's 88.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting Saturday off
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Heim is absent from Saturday's lineup against Seattle.
Heim went 0-for-4 with one strikeout in the Rangers' 5-4 loss to the Mariners on Friday. Since the beginning of September, he's gone just 1-for-29 with six strikeouts. Carson Kelly will start behind home plate Saturday while batting eighth.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting afternoon off
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Heim is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Heim will take a seat for Wednesday's matinee after he logged eight innings behind the plate in the Rangers' 6-0 loss Tuesday night. Carson Kelly will start at catcher in the series finale in Arizona.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Receiving Sunday off
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Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Heim is mired in an 0-for-18 slump and will sit Sunday for the second time in Texas' past three games. Carson Kelly will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Andrew Heaney.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Taking seat Tuesday
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Heim is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
Heim and Carson Kelly have alternated starts behind the plate over the past seven games, and that trend will continue Tuesday after Heim went 0-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts in Monday's contest.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Heim is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Heim has a .550 OPS in his past 10 games and will sit Sunday for the second time in the series versus Oakland. Carson Kelly is working behind the plate and batting seventh.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Homers in win
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Heim went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Heim poked his 12th homer of the season in the second inning, giving the the Rangers an early lead. He's lost playing time over the second half to Carson Kelly, largely due to a .186 average. Second-half fades are not new for Heim, who has a career line of .188/.254/.336 following the break.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Resting Friday
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Heim is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
Heim had started each of the Rangers last five games against a left-handed pitcher, but he'll yield to Carson Kelly against JP Sears on Friday. Heim had caught three of the Rangers last four games, going 2-for-14 during that span.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting down for nightcap
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Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
Heim went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two strikeouts during the early game Wednesday, and he'll get a breather for Game 2 while Carson Kelly catches for Jack Leiter and bats eighth.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting rest Saturday
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Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland.
Heim went 0-for-4 with a strikeout to begin the series Friday, and he'll now take a seat while Carson Kelly catches for right-hander Jon Gray and bats eighth.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Heim has a .684 OPS in August and will sit Sunday for the third time in Texas' past five games. Carson Kelly is starting behind the plate Sunday as he continues to carve out a larger share of the playing time.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Taking seat Tuesday
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Heim is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
Heim will give way to Carson Kelly behind the plate for the third time in four games. Heim is working through a minor skid at the plate, going 8-for-47 (.170) in his last 14 games.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting afternoon off
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Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Though he started in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader before bowing out of the lineup for the nightcap, Heim will get another breather Sunday as the Rangers wrap up their series in New York. Carson Kelly will handle the catching duties, forming a battery with starting pitcher Andrew Heaney.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting for nightcap
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Heim isn't in the Rangers' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
Heim will take a seat for the second half of Saturday's festivities after going 0-for-3 with a walk during Game 1. Carson Kelly will do the catching for Cody Bradford and bat ninth.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Idle Monday
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Heim is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
After starting behind the plate Saturday and Sunday against the Red Sox, Heim will take a seat for Monday's series opener. In Heim's place, Carson Kelly will bat ninth and handle catching duties.
