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Davis studied the biomechanics of his swing this offseason and has made adjustments to both his stance and swing, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Davis has reversed his scouting report as a prospect early in his big-league career, as he is now struggling as a hitter but becoming a solid defensive option at catcher. He acknowledged that he lost his rhythm at the plate and was not close to reaching an answer by solely watching film and working in the batting cage, so he worked with hitting coach Matt Hague to change his stance this offseason. Davis is reportedly more upright and no longer rests the bat on his shoulder, with the goal being to improve against high-spin and high-velocity pitches. While the Pirates remain optimistic about Davis' ability to develop as a hitter, the reality remains that he has hit just .181/.262/.294 across 660 plate appearances in the majors.
Davis went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against Atlanta.
Davis got the scoring going for the Pirates in the third inning with his seventh home run of the season. While he has improved considerably behind the plate, he's managed only a 41 wRC+ and .230 wOBA across 283 plate appearances. Davis is splitting time with Joey Bart to end the season, though he'll likely face additional competition for playing time from Rafael Flores to begin 2026.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Exiting starting nine
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Davis is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Cincinnati.
Rafael Flores is getting his first big-league start at catcher while Davis rests. Fellow catcher Joey Bart is also in Tuesday's lineup, serving as the Pirates' designated hitter.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Resting Sunday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Davis will retreat to the bench after starting behind the plate in the first two contests of the series while going 2-for-7 at the dish. Joey Bart will handle catching duties in the series finale.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Out of Wednesday's lineup
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Davis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Cubs.
Davis started behind the plate in Tuesday's 4-1 loss, but Wednesday will mark the third time he's been out of the lineup over the last four contests. Prior to that, he had started four times over a five-game stretch. Joey Bart will step in behind the dish and bat fifth Wednesday.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting out Monday
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Davis is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the Cubs.
Davis will yield to Joey Bart at catcher for the second day in a row. The two have split playing time behind the dish the month, with Davis receiving seven starts to Bart's six.
Davis is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Baltimore.
Davis started at catcher in each of the first two games of the series, so he'll get a breather during Thursday's matinee. Joey Bart is behind the dish and batting sixth for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Taking seat Sunday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
The 25-year-old backstop had started behind the plate in four of the previous six games, but he'll cede catching duties to Joey Bart in the series finale. Davis hasn't provided much to get excited about for fantasy purposes lately, slashing .145/.203/.274 since Aug. 1 with two home runs, one stolen base, seven RBI and six runs in 21 games.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Absent from lineup
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Davis is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Brewers.
It will be Joey Bart doing the catching for Friday's series opener. Davis is 1-for-17 with 10 strikeouts over his last five games.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Exiting starting nine
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Davis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Davis will be getting a routine day off after he started at catcher in each of the previous two contests. Joey Bart will be behind the dish and bat eighth for the Pirates in Wednesday's series finale.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting down Saturday
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Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.
Davis will grab a seat in the dugout after going 0-for-3 with an RBI and three strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Joey Bart will catch for Johan Oviedo and bat eighth.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Taking seat Thursday
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Davis is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in St. Louis.
Davis started at catcher in each of the previous two games, so he'll get some rest during Thursday's matinee. Joey Bart is behind the dish and batting sixth for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Leaves yard Tuesday
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Davis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.
The Pirates jumped on Andre Pallante early with seven runs through two innings and Davis would add on another in the third with a solo blast to left. Three of his last four hits have gone for extra bases and the big blast brought Davis up to six for the year. He's now one shy of tying his career best from 2023 and is up to 18 RBI for the year.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Hitting bench Monday
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Davis is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
Davis had started behind the plate in four of the Pirates' last six games, going 3-for-12 with two doubles, one walk, one stolen base, one RBI and two runs during that stretch. He'll give way to Joey Bart on Monday, but Davis could be Option 1A at catcher for the Pirates for the time being.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Getting fourth start in six games
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Davis will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Davis has posted a .720 OPS dating back to Aug. 7 and appears to have poached more playing time from Joey Bart at catcher as a result. He'll be included in the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games.
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Pirates' Henry Davis: Tallies two hits
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Davis went 2-for-4 with a double against the Rockies on Friday.
Davis continues to split playing time evenly with Joey Bart, though Davis drew a second consecutive start Friday. He has contributed very little with his bat this season, and he hit just .093 with two RBI and two runs scored across 16 games in July. Davis has seen a very modest uptick in August, going 7-for-38 in 13 games, with all seven of his hits coming in his last eight starts.
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