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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Gets rest after big game

  Rotowire Apr 25, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians. Wong will get a breather for the day game after he powered the Red Sox to an 8-0 win Wednesday by going 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI while also reaching base on a hit by pitch. Reese McGuire will get the nod behind the plate Thursday, but the hot-hitting Wong appears to have clearly supplanted him as the Red Sox's preferred option at catcher.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Four hits, two homers in win

  Rotowire Apr 24, 2024

  Wong went 4-for-4 with a pair of homers and three total RBI in Wednesday's 8-0 victory over the Guardians. It's the second two-homer game of Wong's career while his four hits matched a personal best. The 27-year-old catcher has been on fire lately, going 13-for-31 with four home runs in his last eight games while taking over the primary catching job in Boston. Wong's now slashing a solid .320/.327/.520 with three home runs (six shy of a career high), eight RBI and five runs scored across 51 plate appearances to open the campaign.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Reclaims top catching job

  Rotowire Apr 24, 2024

  Wong will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. The Red Sox will include Wong in the starting nine for the seventh time in eight games, with both of his last two starts having come against right-handed pitching. The right-handed-hitting Wong appeared to have fallen into the short side of a catching platoon with the lefty-hitting Reese McGuire earlier in the season, but Wong since looks to have re-emerged as the clear No. 1 option. With Wong maintaining an excellent .320/.327/.520 slash line with three home runs and eight RBI and his playing time now on the rise, he might be worth a look in leagues where he's still on the waiver wire.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Pops solo homer in win

  Rotowire Apr 17, 2024

  Wong went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Guardians. Wong clubbed a home run for a second consecutive contest, bringing his season total to three -- all of which have come in the past five games. He's also notched multiple hits in three consecutive contests and is slugging .676 with a 1.048 OPS in 35 plate appearances.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Slugs second homer

  Rotowire Apr 17, 2024

  Wong went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 10-7 extra-innings loss to the Guardians. The 27-year-old has ceded more work than expected to Reese McGuire early in the season, but the arrangement seems to be working for both backstops. Through 10 games, Wong is batting a blistering .355 (11-for-31) with a double, two homers, three runs and seven RBI, and his share of the playing time could be creeping back up as he's started three of the last five games, with Tuesday's start coming against right-hander Tanner Bibee.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Swats pinch hit homer

  Rotowire Apr 12, 2024

  Wong entered as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Thursday's 9-4 extra-inning loss to the Orioles. Wong's home run tied the game in the eighth inning, setting up the extra frame. He remained in the game to play second base and was eventually moved behind the plate when starting backstop Reese McGuire was ejected for arguing a called strike. The catching split thus far has favored McGuire, who has eight starts and 33 plate appearances compared to Wong's five starts and 20 PAs.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out Wednesday

  Rotowire Apr 3, 2024

  Wong is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Athletics, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. He started two of the first three games at catcher but has now yielded to Reese McGuire in three of the last four contests. Wong is 4-for-12 with an RBI and a 5:0 K:BB in his first three games this season.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting against righty

  Rotowire Mar 29, 2024

  Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup Friday against the Mariners, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. Wong went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Opening Day, but he will retreat to the bench for Boston's second game of the season. The Sox will instead deploy the lefty-hitting Reese McGuire at catcher with right-hander George Kirby on the mound for Seattle.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Homers in two straight

  Rotowire Mar 19, 2024

  Wong started at catcher and went 2-for-3 with with a two-run home run in Monday's spring game against the Twins. Wong went deep for the second time in as many games, upping his spring line to .433/.469/.833 with eight extra-base hits and eight RBI over 30 Grapefruit League at-bats. The spring production is a sign that offseason adjustments have worked, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. "He's made adjustments," manager Alex Cora said. "It started towards the end of the [2023] season. And in the offseason, [hitting coach] Pete [Fatse] came down here to Fort Myers. They started cleaning up a few things with the leg kick and all that." Wong said he's shorter to the baseball and trying to eliminate the swing-and-miss and choose better pitches overall. In 2023, Wong struck out 134 times in 403 plate appearances (33.3 K%).

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: To return to catching Saturday

  Rotowire Feb 29, 2024

  Wong (elbow) will start at catcher in Saturday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Nationals, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. Wong has been limited to designated hitter duties so far while tending to a right elbow issue, but he appears to have put that behind him. The 27-year-old is in line to receive the bulk of the starts at catcher for Boston this season.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Delivers as DH

  Rotowire Feb 26, 2024

  Wong (elbow) went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI as the designated hitter in Sunday's spring game against Atlanta. Wong is being held back from catching chores for a few games, but the injury doesn't prevent him from swinging a bat. He did play catch Sunday and is expected to throw to bases by midweek. Once the arm strength is built up, Wong will resume duties behind the plate.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Ready to hit

  Rotowire Feb 25, 2024

  Wong (elbow) is batting eighth as the designated hitter for Sunday's spring game against Atlanta. The 27-year-old catcher is a bit behind schedule with his throwing program early in camp due to elbow soreness, but the injury won't prevent him from receiving his game reps at the plate. Wong's ability to hit through the injury is encouraging, though he shouldn't be considered fully healthy until cleared to work behind the plate.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Dealing with sore elbow

  Rotowire Feb 23, 2024

  Manager Alex Cora said Friday that Wong will be brought along slowly early in camp due to elbow soreness, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. Wong's availability for the start of the regular season isn't likely to be affected by the injury, but he'll be eased into spring training. The 27-year-old had a .673 OPS in 126 contests last season and is expected to open 2024 as Boston's primary backstop.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Top catcher heading into spring

  Rotowire Feb 8, 2024

  Wong is expected to be Boston's primary catcher to start the 2024 season, Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports. Wong appears set to lead what might be considered an assemblage of backup catchers, ahead of Reese McGuire, Tyler Heineman and Roberto Perez. Wong and McGuire handled catching chores in 2023 with the former taking over as the primary backstop when the latter went down with an oblique injury last summer. Over 121 games (105 as a starting catcher), Wong slashed .235/.288/.385 and was strikeout prone (33.3 K%). Much of his real-world value lay in his work gunning down base stealers. Per Baseball Savant, the 27-year-old ranked in the 92nd percentile in caught-stealing above average. It's been a quiet offseason for the Red Sox, who appear to be biding time behind the dish until 2023 first-round draft pick Kyle Teel -- he reached Double-A Portland last year -- is ready for the show.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Heads to bench

  Rotowire Sep 30, 2023

  Wong will be on the bench Saturday against Baltimore, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Wong hits the bench after starting three games in a row behind the plate. Near the end of his first season as a big-league regular, the 27-year-old owns a .237/.290/.390 slash line. Reese McGuire will get the nod behind the plate.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not starting Tuesday

  Rotowire Sep 26, 2023

  Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. Wong has just one hit over his past nine games and will take a seat for Tuesday's contest. Reese McGuire will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Tanner Houck.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: On bench Sunday

  Rotowire Sep 17, 2023

  Wong is out of the lineup Sunday versus the Blue Jays. Reese McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth against the Jays and left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu. Wong played all 13 innings behind the plate Saturday and went 0-for-5 with a strikeout in a 4-3 loss for the Red Sox.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Absent from lineup

  Rotowire Sep 15, 2023

  Wong is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Reese McGuire will do the catching for Brayan Bello in this one. Wong went 0-for-7 with four strikeouts during the Red Sox' last series versus the Yankees.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Out of Wednesday's lineup

  Rotowire Sep 13, 2023

  Wong is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. Wong has an .888 OPS through seven games in September, though he finds himself on the bench Wednesday for the third time in Boston's past four contests. Reese McGuire will receive another look behind the plate with Tanner Houck on the mound for the Red Sox.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out first game

  Rotowire Sep 12, 2023

  Wong is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Reese McGuire will do the catching for Nick Pivetta in the afternoon contest. Wong is very likely in line to catch the second game of the double dip.

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