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
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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 Saturday
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Wong is not in the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
Reese McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth Saturday. Wong is 1-for-his-last-12 and the 27-year-old has also not reached base in the last three games.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: On bench Sunday
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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
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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: Sitting nightcap
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Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Wong will sit out the nightcap after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts during the first game of Thursday's twin bill. Reese McGuire will start behind the dish instead and bat eighth.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Out of Wednesday's lineup
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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
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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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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting Saturday
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Wong is not in Saturday's lineup against the Royals.
Wong is hitting .333 with one home run, seven runs, four RBI and one steal in 30 at-bats over his last 10 games. Reese McGuire will start behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out Tuesday
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Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.
Wong will get a breather after starting behind the dish in six of the past seven games. Reese McGuire will handle the catching duties for the Red Sox on Tuesday.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Taking seat Friday
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Wong is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Dodgers, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Wong had started each of the last three contests behind the plate but will yield to Reese McGuire for this one. Expect Wong to be back in there for one or both of the next two games of the weekend series.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Hits bench in second straight
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Wong is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
On the bench for the third time in four games, Wong's status as the Red Sox's No. 1 catcher could be on shaky ground. Wong's downturn in playing time comes while he's turned in a .189/.231/.378 slash line through 15 games in August. Meanwhile, Reese McGuire owns a .739 OPS so far this month, and the Red Sox could be inclined to ride the hot bat of the two backstops if Wong's performance continues to lag behind.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Receives Sunday off
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Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Wong went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored during Saturday's victory, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale in New York. Reese McGuire will work behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Wong is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Wong has a .649 OPS and 33.8 percent strikeout rate in 71 at-bats since the All-Star break and will hit the bench Tuesday for the fourth time in Boston's past six games. Reese McGuire will receive another look behind the plate with Nick Pivetta on the mound.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Back on bench
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Wong will sit for the third time in four games Saturday against the Tigers.
Wong has started 77 of Boston's 117 games behind the plate this season, the eight-highest total in the league among catchers. His .244/.298/.389 slash line isn't particularly impressive, though Saturday's starter Reese McGuire owns a similar .267/.305/.367 line, which doesn't signal that the depth chart is about to flip.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Gets Wednesday off
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Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
He'll take a seat Wednesday while Reese McGuire gets the nod behind the plate, catching for starting pitcher Nick Pivetta. Wong started in both of the first two games of the series, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Heads to bench Tuesday
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Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.
Wong will get a breather for the second game of the series after he caught all eight innings of Monday's 6-2 loss while going 1-for-4 with a double and a run. Reese McGuire (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday and will fill in for Wong behind the plate.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Resting Sunday
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Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Wong will get a well-deserved breather after he started at catcher in each of Boston's previous five games. Jorge Alfaro will form a battery with starting pitcher Brennan Bernardino in Sunday's series finale.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Logs steal in win
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Wong went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and run scored in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Mets.
Wong stole his second base in the last three games, and the catcher is up to four steals on the season. In the minors, Wong showed some base-stealing ability, posting 11 in 2019, seven in 2021 and seven more in 2022.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Drives in three in win
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Wong went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-0 win over the Athletics.
Wong has a pair of three-hit efforts in July, matching his total from the first three months of the season. He's hitting .343 (12-for-35) this month, though he also has a 1:14 BB:K over his last 12 contests. The catcher has a .242/.298/.411 slash line, six home runs, 23 RBI, 33 runs scored, two stolen bases and 19 doubles through 239 plate appearances overall. Wong should remain the Red Sox's primary catcher until Reese McGuire (oblique) returns.
