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Connects for home run in loss McGuire went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Reds.

Impact Picking up a start for the resting Carson Kelly, McGuire connected for his ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning. With Miguel Amaya (ankle) missing significant time this year, McGuire has largely served as Kelly's top backup behind the plate. However, Amaya recently began a rehab assignment and could return to the Cubs before the regular season ends. His health will factor into McGuire's potential role on Chicago's playoff roster.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Connects for home run in loss McGuire went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Reds.

Impact Picking up a start for the resting Carson Kelly, McGuire belted his ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning. With Miguel Amaya (ankle) missing significant time this year, McGuire has served as Kelly's top backup behind the plate. However, Amaya recently began a rehab assignment and could return to the Cubs before the regular season ends. His health will factor into McGuire's potential role on Chicago's playoff roster.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Steer's 4th homer in 4 games powers Reds past Cubs 6-3 and within 1 game of final NL wild-card spot

Spencer Steer hit his fourth home run in four games as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3

SEPTEMBER 21 • Associated Press

Albies, Olson homers, Elder's strong outing lead the Braves to a 4-1 win over the Cubs

Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered and Bryce Elder had his fourth straight strong outing as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Monday night

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

Goes deep in win McGuire went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

Impact McGuire was making his second straight start for a resting Carson Kelly, and the former delivered his eighth home run of the season Friday. The veteran backstop has been thrust into a more prominent role this year with Miguel Amaya being limited to only 28 games so far due to a sprained ankle and an oblique injury before that. McGuire has limited fantasy upside in his backup role, and Kelly should be back in the lineup soon.

SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Tucker, Reese McGuire combine for 10 RBIs as Cubs rout Angels Kyle Tucker went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs, and Reese McGuire hit a grand slam and also drove in five runs as the C...

AUGUST 24 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

MLB roundup: Cubs get 10 RBIs from Kyle Tucker, Reese McGuire, beat Angels Kyle Tucker went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs, and Reese McGuire hit a grand slam and also drove in five runs as the C...

AUGUST 24 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Drives in five in win McGuire went 1-for-2 with a grand slam, a walk, five total RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Angels.

Impact McGuire stretched the Cubs' lead to 6-0 with his grand slam in the fourth inning, and he added another RBI on a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The catcher entered Saturday just 1-for-14 with one RBI over seven games in August. Overall, he's at a .223/.250/.457 slash line with seven homers, 21 RBI, 15 runs scored and one double across 101 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Drawing start for day game McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Brewers.

Impact Carson Kelly caught all nine innings of the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he'll get a breather for Thursday's matinee and give way to McGuire behind the plate. McGuire looked to be at risk at losing out on the top backup catcher role when Miguel Amaya was activated from the 60-day injured list Aug. 12 after a lengthy absence due to an oblique injury, but Amaya sustained a sprained left ankle in his first game back in action and went back on the IL two days later.

AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs reinstate catcher Miguel Amaya and right-hander Javier Assad from the 60-day IL

The Chicago Cubs have reinstated catcher Miguel Amaya and right-hander Javier Assad from the 60-day injured list

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Andrew Vaughn hits grand slam, drives in 6 runs as NL Central-leading Brewers defeat Cubs 9-3

Andrew Vaughn hit a grand slam and had a career-high six RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-3

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Racks up season-high four RBI McGuire went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 12-5 loss to the White Sox.

Impact McGuire blasted homer No. 6 on the season, racking up a season-high three hits and four RBI in the process. The 30-year-old backstop has played rather sparingly as Carson Kelly's backup behind the plate, but the former has been quite useful when the latter has needed a day off amid Miguel Amaya's (oblique) absence. Through 23 outings, McGuire is hitting .243 with six homers, one double and 15 RBI covering 74 at-bats.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Drives in two Sunday McGuire went 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Cardinals

Impact McGuire picked up a start in place of Carson Kelly in the series finale, and the former delivered his first multi-hit performance since June 10. While McGuire is batting just .237 with a .262 on-base percentage, he has provided some degree of fantasy utility by tallying five home runs, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored in only 18 games so far this season, though his ceiling is certainly limited due to his backup role. The veteran catcher is best viewed as a DFS dart throw on days when he's in the lineup.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Drives in two Sunday McGuire went 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Cardinals

Impact McGuire picked up a start in place of Carson Kelly in the series finale, and the former delivered his first multi-hit performance since June 10. While McGuire is batting just .237 with a .262 on-base percentage, he has provided some degree of fantasy utility by tallying five home runs, 10 RBI and 10 runs scored in only 18 games so far this season, though his ceiling is certainly limited due to his backup role. The veteran catcher is best viewed as a DFS dart throw on days when he's in the lineup.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs catcher Reese McGuire used his chest protector to make one of best catching plays in MLB history | Sporting News This was astounding.

JULY 4 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Shaw sac fly in 10th lifts Cubs over Guardians 1-0, deals Cleveland 7th straight loss

Matt Shaw’s deep sacrifice fly to center scored Nico Hoerner from third in the 10th inning, giving the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians

JULY 4 • Associated Press

Goes deep again in easy win McGuire went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

Impact McGuire is making the most out of his playing time as Chicago's backup catcher, as he now has five home runs in only 14 games this season. For comparison, he hit just three long balls last year in 53 games for Boston and only one home run the year before that across 72 games. McGuire will likely be squeezed off the roster when Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the coming weeks, but for now, the former remains an intriguing DFS bargain option on days that he's in the lineup.

JUNE 26 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep again in easy win McGuire went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

Impact McGuire is making the most out of his playing time as Chicago's backup catcher, as he now has five home runs in only 14 games this season. For comparison, he hit just three long balls last year in 53 games for Boston and only one home run the year before that across 72 games. McGuire will likely be squeezed off the roster when Miguel Amaya (oblique) returns in the coming weeks, but for now, the former remains an intriguing DFS bargain option on days that he's in the lineup.

JUNE 26 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs swat three homers and shut out Cards Ian Happ hit a homer and drove in three runs as the visiting Chicago Cubs rolled past the St.Louis Cardinals 8-0 Wednesday night.Reese McGui...

JUNE 26 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Goes deep in loss McGuire went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 14-6 loss to the Mariners.

Impact Starting for a resting Carson Kelly, McGuire continued to serve as a very capable backup catcher. The veteran has gone deep four times already in only 12 games, helping push his OPS to .883. McGuire's career high in home runs is five, which he recorded across 30 games for the Blue Jays back in 2019.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Donovan Solano hits 2 homers as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago Cubs 14-6

Donovan Solano homered twice and drove in five runs, helping the Seattle Mariners outslug the Chicago Cubs for a 14-6 victory

JUNE 22 • Associated Press

Filling in for resting Carson Kelly McGuire will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Impact McGuire will crack the lineup for the second time in Chicago's last five contests while Carson Kelly gets a breather for the series finale. Since getting called up from Triple-A Iowa on May 25, McGuire has slugged three home runs and owns an .840 OPS over 11 games. Despite his success, McGuire is expected to head back to Triple-A once Miguel Amaya (oblique) is able to return from the injured list.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Starting Sunday McGuire is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Impact McGuire is starting for the second time in Chicago's last five contests, with Carson Kelly getting a breather Sunday. The former has held his own as the backup catcher with three home runs and an .840 OPS across 11 games. However, McGuire may return to Triple-A Iowa whenever Miguel Amaya (oblique) is able to return.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Raleigh homers twice, breaks Bench's record in the Mariners' 9-4 victory over the Cubs

Cal Raleigh broke Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 victory ov...

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Starting Friday McGuire is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Friday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Carson Kelly, who is mired in a 4-for-37 slump, is getting the Friday afternoon contest off, which opens up a lineup spot for McGuire. The latter has been hot lately, going 5-for-12 with a double and two RBI across his last three games, though it's a tricky matchup against Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes.

JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE