McGuire went 0-for-3 in Saturday's spring game against the Orioles.
With Connor Wong (hamstring) unlikely to be ready by Opening Day, McGuire and Jorge Alfaro are expected to open the regular season as Boston's catchers. McGuire, who is 6-for-26 (.231) over 11 Grapefruit League games, should be the primary backstop.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Settles with Boston
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McGuire agreed to a one-year, $1.225 million contract with the Red Sox in January of 2023 to avoid arbitration, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire played in a career-high 89 games between the White Sox and Red Sox last season and had a .269/.307/.369 slash line. The 27-year-old hit especially well in 36 contests for Boston with an .877 OPS, and he currently projects to split catching duties with Connor Wong in 2023.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Heads to bench Saturday
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McGuire isn't starting Saturday against Toronto, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
McGuire has alternated starts behind the plate recently and will get a breather for Saturday's matchup. Connor Wong is starting at catcher and batting ninth.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Playing time on upswing
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McGuire will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire will be behind the plate for the third time in four games after going 8-for-21 with three home runs and a double across his seven appearances (five starts). He appears to have at least temporarily supplanted the slumping Connor Wong as the Red Sox's preferred option at catcher.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Three-run bomb in loss
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McGuire went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Thursday's loss against the Yankees.
McGuire blasted a go-ahead homer off righty reliever Clarke Schmidt with nobody out in the seventh inning. In his last five games, the catcher has recorded seven hits with two homers and a double over 14 at-bats. Since 2020, the 27-year-old has posted a poor .423 OPS over 102 plate appearances against left-handed pitching compared to a .683 OPS over 409 plate appearances facing righties.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Launches first home run
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McGuire went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Yankees.
The backup catcher had a big day at the plate Tuesday, launching his first home run of the season, a shot to right against Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. McGuire also singled in the seventh inning, earning him his first multi-hit game since Aug. 25. He is slashing .269/.306/.347 through 246 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Still not starting
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McGuire isn't in the lineup Saturday against Baltimore.
McGuire has lost out on playing time recently and will head to the bench for the fifth time in the last six games. Kevin Plawecki is starting behind the plate and batting ninth.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Sitting Friday
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McGuire is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire will take a seat for a second straight game Friday. Connor Wong will take over behind the plate and bat ninth versus Baltimore.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Not starting Wednesday
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McGuire isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire went 1-for-2 with a run and a walk Tuesday against Tampa Bay but will head to the bench for the third time in the last four games. Connor Wong is starting at catcher and batting ninth.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Sitting again Monday
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McGuire will sit Monday versus the Rays.
McGuire will take a seat for a second game in a row Monday as the Red Sox start their three-game series with the Rays. Kevin Plawecki will step in behind the dish Monday and is part of what's become a three-way timeshare at catcher with Boston bringing up Connor Wong from Triple-A Worcester as one of its September call-ups.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Out of Sunday's lineup
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McGuire is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two strikeouts Saturday and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in the past three games. Connor Wong will work behind the plate in the series finale and bat ninth.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Not in Thursday's lineup
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McGuire isn't starting Thursday against the Rangers, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
McGuire has recorded hits in each of his last five games but will head to the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Kevin Plawecki is starting behind the plate and batting ninth.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Sits out Wednesday
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McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
McGuire will give way to Kevin Plawecki behind the plate after catching in each of Boston's last three games. Though the playing time has tilted in McGuire's favor of late, manager Alex Cora has yet to commit to the 27-year-old as the Red Sox's clear No. 1 catcher.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Draws third straight start
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McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Twins, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire has been on the bench for stretches of two and three straight contests over the past couple weeks, but he'll be picking up his third consecutive turn behind the dish Tuesday. The playing-time situation at catcher remains a difficult one to predict, but McGuire looks to have the edge over Kevin Plawecki at the moment.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Sitting in third straight
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McGuire is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
McGuire looks to have moved back into the No. 2 catcher role, as he'll be on the bench for the third straight game while Kevin Plawecki picks up another turn behind the plate. Though he's gotten off to a hot start offensively since being acquired from the White Sox on Aug. 2 -- McGuire is hitting .375 with four runs and three RBI in 11 games -- his track record at the big-league level suggests he's unlikely to be much of a fantasy asset if he eventually supplants Plawecki as the No. 1 option.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Resting again Sunday
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McGuire is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
After a string of four consecutive starts behind the plate, McGuire now finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row. He still looks to be part of a timeshare behind the dish with Kevin Plawecki, who is being rewarded with another start after going 2-for-4 with a run in Saturday's 4-3 win.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Sitting Saturday
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McGuire is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles.
He has seemingly passed Kevin Plawecki as Boston's top catcher, but Plawecki is behind the dish and hitting ninth in this one. McGuire is hitting .375 with zero home runs in 10 games this month.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Eclipses Plawecki on depth chart
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McGuire will start at catcher and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Pirates.
McGuire is drawing his third consecutive start and appears to have leapfrogged Kevin Plawecki on the depth chart at catcher. Regarded as a solid defender and pitch framer, McGuire has added to his value by producing an .847 OPS in his first eight games with Boston since coming over in a deadline deal with the White Sox. Once his bat predictably cools down, McGuire could fall back into more of a timeshare with Plawecki.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Part of timeshare at catcher
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McGuire will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
McGuire will check in behind the plate for the second day in a row and appears to have at least worked his way into a timeshare at catcher with Kevin Plawecki. Since arriving at the Aug. 2 trade deadline in a deal with the White Sox, McGuire has been a pleasant surprise as a hitter with a .409 average through his first 22 at-bats with Boston, but he'll bring most of his value on the defensive end moving forward.
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Red Sox's Reese McGuire: Sent to Red Sox
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McGuire was traded to the Red Sox from the White Sox on Monday in exchange for pitcher Jake Diekman, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
The Red Sox need catching depth after trading long-time backstop Christian Vazquez, and they decided to bring McGuire into the fold. As things stand, expect McGuire and Kevin Plawecki to share the work behind the plate for Boston.
