REESE MCGUIRE NEWS

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

Enters lineup Tuesday McGuire is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Tuesday's game against the Phillies.

Impact With regular starter Carson Kelly mired in a 2-for-30 slump, McGuire will get a chance to start behind the plate Tuesday and face Philadelphia righty Mick Abel. McGuire is unlikely to unseat the struggling Kelly entirely, though manager Craig Counsell may look to lighten Kelly's load a bit more in an effort to get his bat hot again. Miguel Amaya (oblique) is also eyeing an early July return from the injured list and could jump into the No. 1 catcher role when he's healthy.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Happ homers, has 4 RBIs on 3 hits as Cubs down Nats 7-1

Ian Happ homered and drove in four runs on three hits, Pete Crow-Armstrong added his team-leading 16th home run and Chicago Cubs beat Washington Nationals 7-1 to earn their seventh...

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

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

Impact McGuire will pick up his first start since Sunday as Carson Kelly gets a breather. McGuire launched two home runs in his first game of the year back on May 25, but he's gone 0-for-9 with three strikeouts across three games since then. The veteran catcher doesn't have a ton of fantasy value as long as Kelly is healthy, and McGuire will likely be moved off the MLB roster entirely whenever Miguel Amaya (oblique) is able to return from the injured list.

JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE

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

Impact McGuire will pick up his first start since Sunday as Carson Kelly gets a breather. McGuire launched two home runs in his first game of the year back on May 25, but he's gone 0-for-9 with three strikeouts across three games since then. The veteran catcher doesn't have a ton of fantasy value as long as Kelly is healthy, and McGuire will likely be moved off the MLB roster entirely whenever Miguel Amaya (oblique) is able to return from the injured list.

JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs post 8 unanswered runs to complete comeback over Reds Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning and Reese McGuire homered twice in his Chicago debut as the visiting Cu...

MAY 26 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Goes deep twice in 2025 debut McGuire went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 11-8 win over the Reds.

Impact McGuire had his contract selected from Triple-A Iowa earlier in the day to replace Miguel Amaya (oblique) on the roster, and the former wasted no time making a splash with his new team. Carson Kelly, who was scratched Sunday due to an illness, will see the bulk of the playing time behind the plate with Amaya out, but McGuire will mix in here and there. The 30-year-old blasted three home runs and posted a .575 OPS in 53 games for the Red Sox last year, and he has a limited fantasy ceiling in 2025.

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Chicago Cubs catcher Reese McGuire slugs 2 home runs to fuel comeback win: 3 series takeaways Reese McGuire was not supposed to be in the Chicago Cubs’ lineup Sunday, but he was forced to make his team debut and a career game followed...

MAY 26 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM

Seiya Suzuki and Reese McGuire homer in the 8th inning to rally Cubs to an 11-8 victory over Reds

Seiya Suzuki and Reese McGuire homered in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied for an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday

MAY 25 • Associated Press

Reese McGuire has first 2-homer game after being called up by Cubs

Reese McGuire added another milestone to what has been a hectic 10 days

MAY 25 • Associated Press

Called up as Amaya replacement The Cubs selected McGuire's contract from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.

Impact McGuire signed a minor-league deal with the Cubs in January and has spent the entire season at Iowa after falling short in his bid for a backup catcher spot on the Opening Day roster. Over 21 games at Iowa, McGuire slashed .282/.366/.465 with three home runs and two stolen bases. He'll be joining the Cubs as a replacement on the active roster for Miguel Amaya (oblique), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Carson Kelly will likely see the bulk of the playing time behind the dish for Chicago in Amaya's absence, though McGuire could be in store for a start or two per week.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Called up as Amaya replacement The Cubs selected McGuire's contract from Triple-A Iowa, and he'll start behind the plate against the Reds on Sunday.

Impact McGuire signed a minor-league deal with the Cubs in January and has spent the entire season at Iowa, slashing .282/.366/.465 with three home runs and two stolen bases in 21 games. He'll be joining the Cubs as a replacement for Miguel Amaya (oblique), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Carson Kelly will likely see the bulk of the playing time behind the dish for Chicago in Amaya's absence, though McGuire could be in store for a start or two per week.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya will be placed on injured list due to left oblique strain

Miguel Amaya will be placed on the injured list after the Chicago Cubs catcher suffered a left oblique strain during Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds

MAY 24 • Associated Press

MiLB deal from Northsiders The Cubs signed McGuire to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Aram Leighton of Just Baseball reports.

Impact McGuire, who will turn 30 in March, sports a career .252/.300/.364 batting line over parts of seven major-league seasons. The veteran backstop will likely begin the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Iowa as catching depth.

JANUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Elects free agency McGuire elected free agency Monday.

Impact McGuire initially remained in the Boston organization after being outrighted to Triple-A Worcester back in August, but with the minor-league season over he's now on the free-agent market. The veteran catcher is a career .252/.300/.364 hitter over parts of seven big-league seasons.

OCTOBER 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Worcester The Red Sox outrighted McGuire to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Impact McGuire was DFA'd by Boston to make room on the roster for the acquisition of catcher Danny Jansen, but the former will stay within the organization. Before being jettisoned from the 40-man roster, McGuire was slashing .209/.280/.295 with three home runs and 18 RBI across 158 major-league plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 2, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Boston The Red Sox designated McGuire for assignment Sunday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.comreports.

Impact The 29-year-old will be bumped off the 26-man and 40-man rosters to make room for trade-acquisition Danny Jansen. McGuire posted a .209/.280/.295 slash line with three home runs in 52 games for the Red Sox this season.

JULY 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Getting second straight start McGuire will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact McGuire will be rewarded with a second straight start to close out of the Red Sox's pre-All-Star-break schedule after he went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 5-0 win. Though he's delivered two-hit performances in both of his last two starts, McGuire is still the clear No. 2 option at catcher behind Connor Wong, who holds a 204-point edge in OPS (.812 to .608) on the season.

JULY 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Reese McGuire's RBI double | 07/13/2024 Reese McGuire drives in the game's first run with an RBI double in the bottom of the 2nd inning

JULY 13, 2024 • MLB.COM

Reese McGuire's RBI single | 07/06/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

JULY 6, 2024 • MLB.COM

Reese McGuire's RBI double | 06/13/2024 Reese McGuire lines an RBI double into right field, scoring Enmanuel Valdez and giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead in the 2nd

JUNE 14, 2024 • MLB.COM

Reese McGuire's sacrifice fly | 06/01/2024 Reese McGuire extends the Red Sox's lead to 3-1 as he hits a sacrifice fly to left field in the 4th inning

JUNE 1, 2024 • MLB.COM

Breaks home-run drought McGuire went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Rays.

Impact McGuire went yard in the ninth inning off Erasmo Ramirez, marking the catchers' third homer of the season and his first since April 7. McGuire has been operating as the backup to Connor Wong in May, and he hasn't shown enough at the plate to warrant more playing time since, batting .214 with Tuesday's long ball being his only extra-base hit during the month.

MAY 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Analyzing Reese McGuire's home run through bat tracking | 05/21/2024 The data behind Reese McGuire's swing

MAY 22, 2024 • MLB.COM