Brewers' William Contreras: Heads to bench Saturday
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Contreras is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.
Contreras just had a day off Thursday, so it's a little surprising to see him sit again in favor of Victor Caratini. He's been in a bad way at the plate in recent weeks (.140/.260/.302 over his last 12 games), so perhaps manager Craig Counsell is simply trying to get his young catcher going again with some extra rest.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Not starting Thursday
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Contreras isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.
With lefty Scott Alexander opening ahead of the right-handed Jakob Junis for San Francisco, the Brewers will sit Contreras on Thursday in favor of the switch-hitting Victor Caratini.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Sitting out Tuesday
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Contreras is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros.
Victor Caratini will catch and bat eighth versus the Astros and right-hander J.P. France. Contreras has an .873 OPS this year against lefties compared to a .675 OPS against righties.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Homers, strikes out twice
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Contreras went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over the Rays.
Contreras clubbed a monster 427-foot two-run home run in the fifth frame off Cooper Criswell as part of a four-run inning for the Brewers. However, the 25-year-old struck out twice Sunday, reaching that mark for the third time in his last four appearances. After slashing .278/.354/.506 with 20 homers with Atlanta last season, Contreras has touted a quieter .252/.342/.405 slash line with four long balls across 36 games in 2023.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Heads to bench
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Contreras will sit Saturday against the Rays.
Contreras will get a rest after starting seven of the last eight games. His numbers have taken a hit from his .278/.354/.506 line last season, but his .246/.340/.381 triple-slash in his first year as a Brewer is still perfectly acceptable for a catcher. Victor Caratini starts behind the plate in his absence.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Receives breather Sunday
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Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Royals.
Contreras is mired in a 1-for-12 mini-slump and will take a seat Sunday after starting the previous three games. Victor Caratini will step in behind the plate to catch Colin Rea.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Slugs third homer
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Contreras went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Dodgers.
He was the only Milwaukee batter to solve Clayton Kershaw on the afternoon, connecting for his third homer of the year in the fourth inning before the game got out of hand. Contreras has hit a bit of a lull at the plate, batting .216 (8-for-37) over his last 10 games, but five of those hits have gone for extra bases (three doubles and two home runs.)
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Brewers' William Contreras: Gets breather Tuesday
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Contreras is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Victor Caratini will start at catcher and bat sixth versus the Dodgers and right-hander Noah Syndergaard. Contreras is slashing .321/.424/.536 this year off lefties but just .260/.333/.356 against righties.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Homers in three-hit game
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Contreras went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Giants.
Contreras opened the scoring in the second inning with his blast off Ross Stripling. This was Contreras' first multi-hit effort since April 24 -- he'd gone 4-for-27 over eight games prior to Sunday's breakout. The catcher is up to two homers, 10 RBI, 12 runs scored and seven doubles while slashing .289/.373/.423 through 110 plate appearances this season.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Gets day off Thursday
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Contreras is not in the lineup Thursday at Colorado.
Victor Caratini will start behind the plate and bat sixth in Thursday afternoon's series finale at Coors Field. Contreras has connected for only one home run through 24 games (97 plate appearances) this year with the Brewers, but he's sitting on a solid .282 batting average and .371 on-base percentage.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Gets Wednesday off
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Contreras is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Contreras will get Wednesday off after going 2-for-7 with a home run over the first two games of the series with the Tigers. Victor Caratini is starting behind the plate and hitting sixth while Contreras rests.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Receiving Sunday off
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Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Contreras started the past three games and will receive a day off after he went 4-for-12 with two doubles and three runs during that stretch. Victor Caratini will take over behind the plate Sunday and bat sixth.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Not starting Tuesday
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Contreras isn't in the Brewers' lineup Tuesday against Seattle.
After a 1-for-4 performance with a walk and an RBI in Monday's win, Contreras will take a seat Tuesday against Logan Gilbert and the Mariners. Victor Caratini will start at catcher in his place and bat seventh.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Sitting out Tuesday
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Contreras isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Arizona.
Contreras has gotten off to a very impressive start to the season, recording a base hit in each of the eight games he's played in so far. He'll get the day off against Merrill Kelly, allowing Victor Caratini to pick up a start behind the dish and bat sixth.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Out of lineup Tuesday
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Contreras isn't in the Brewers' lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Mets.
Contreras is currently 3-for-13 at the plate this season with three RBI in three games, and he will rest for the second time in three days. While he sits, Victor Caratini will take his spot behind the dish and bat seventh.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Mashes two homers Monday
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Contreras went 2-for-3 with two home runs and six RBI in Monday's exhibition contest.
Contreras did not go yard over his first 15 appearances of the spring, but he made up for lost time by socking a pair of three-run shots Monday. Expect him to be behind the plate when the Brewers kick off the regular season Thursday against the Cubs.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Reaches four times Friday
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Contreras went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two walks in Friday's exhibition contest.
Contreras owns just a .542 OPS through 23 PA this spring, but he did record two multi-hit efforts over his last four appearances. Contreras posted a .670 OPS last spring and still wound up an All-Star, so his slow start should not be any reason for concern.
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Brewers' William Contreras: Joining Brewers
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The Brewers acquired Contreras on Monday in a three-team deal with Atlanta and Oakland, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
The exact details of the trade are still unclear, but Atlanta acquired Sean Murphy and Oakland landed Manny Pina. With Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud in Atlanta, Contreras wasn't going to have much of a role besides as a designated hitter. Instead, he heads to Milwaukee and figures to be an everyday staple in the Brewers' lineup. Last season was a breakout year for Contreras, who slashed .278/.354/.506 with 20 home runs in 97 games. His defense lags well behind his offense, but the Brewers have a track record of improving catcher defense, and there isn't anyone on the roster who would steal playing time if Contreras is hitting as expected.
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Braves' William Contreras: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Contreras has a .782 OPS over his past 10 games and will take a seat Sunday for the second straight game. Marcell Ozuna will again serve as the designated hitter for Atlanta.
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Braves' William Contreras: Out of lineup Saturday
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Contreras isn't starting Saturday against the Mets.
Contreras went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Friday and will be excluded from the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Marcell Ozuna is serving as the designated hitter and batting seventh.
