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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

Reese McGuire's solo homer to right (3) | 05/21/2024 Reese McGuire extends the Red Sox lead to 5-2 with a solo home run in the top of the 9th inning

MAY 22, 2024 • MLB.COM

Two reasons why Red Sox catcher Reese McGuire is back to being one of MLB's best at throwing out runners - The Boston Globe McGuire is once again making runners think before attempting to steal, registering a 30 percent caught-steal percentage.

MAY 18, 2024 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Reese McGuire's RBI walk | 05/07/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

MAY 8, 2024 • MLB.COM

After review, Reese McGuire is safe at third base | 05/05/2024 Reese McGuire attempts to steal third and is originally ruled out, but after a Red Sox challenge, the call is overturned and he is ruled saf...

MAY 5, 2024 • MLB.COM

Should Red Sox' Reese McGuire have thrown to second? Alex Cora answers t all unraveled for the Red Sox during the seventh inning Friday when catcher Reese McGuire made a throwing error and reliever Naoyuki Uwasa...

MAY 4, 2024 • MASSLIVE.COM

Reese McGuire's two-run single | 04/21/2024 Reese McGuire knocks a two-run single to left field, extending the Red Sox's lead to 4-1 in the top of the 5th inning

APRIL 21, 2024 • MLB.COM

Sitting Wednesday McGuire isn't in Boston's lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact McGuire is just 2-for-13 across his last five games, so he'll sit out Wednesday while Connor Wong starts behind the plate and bats sixth.

APRIL 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sits against lefty McGuire is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Impact The lefty-hitting McGuire will give way to the righty-hitting Connor Wong behind the plate while southpaw Cole Irvin takes the hill for Baltimore. McGuire still appears to have a stranglehold on the primary catching gig when the Red Sox face right-handed pitching; he's slashing .350/.435/.550 over 23 plate appearances versus righties so far this season.

APRIL 10, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Reese McGuire's five-RBI game | 04/07/2024 Reese McGuire racks up five RBIs in a stellar day at the plate vs. the L.A. Angels

APRIL 8, 2024 • MLB.COM

Homers, swipes bag McGuire went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Angels.

Impact McGuire filled the stat sheet Sunday, highlighted by his three-run blast in the sixth inning. He's gone deep twice in the last three games and posted his second multi-hit game of the season. The 29-year-old catcher is slashing .333/.385/.625 with three extra-base hits and eight RBI through nine games.

APRIL 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Breaking down Reese McGuire's home run | 04/07/2024 The data behind Reese McGuire's home run

APRIL 7, 2024 • MLB.COM

Reese McGuire's three-run home run (2) | 04/07/2024 Reese McGuire drills a fly ball to the right field corner for a three-run home run, extending Boston's lead over the Angels to 7-0

APRIL 7, 2024 • MLB.COM

McGuire drives in 5, O'Neill hits fifth homer as Red Sox defeat Angels 12-2 to cap trip

Reese McGuire drove in five runs, Tyler O’Neill hit his third home run of the series and the Boston Red Sox finished off 10-game road trip with a 12-2 victory over the Los Angeles...

APRIL 7, 2024 • Associated Press

Challenged by the Red Sox, Reese McGuire's grinding is paying dividends all around the plate - The Boston Globe McGuire was told at the end of last season that if he wanted to play more, he had to get stronger and become more of a consistent threat at...

APRIL 6, 2024 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Reese McGuire emerges from behind the plate to fight for more playing time with Red Sox - The Boston Globe McGuire was challenged by manager Alex Cora and the coaching staff to step up his game in the offseason. The early-season numbers show the c...

APRIL 6, 2024 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Reese McGuire's RBI groundout | 03/31/2024 Reese McGuire drives in a run with a groundout to the pitcher, extending the Red Sox lead to 5-1 in the 6th inning

APRIL 1, 2024 • MLB.COM

Reese McGuire's RBI double | 03/25/2024 Reese McGuire slugs an RBI double to right-center field in the top of the 3rd inning to even the game at 1

MARCH 26, 2024 • MLB.COM

Reese McGuire's grand slam | 03/23/2024 Reese McGuire clobbers a grand slam to right field to give the Red Sox an 8-5 lead in the bottom of the 8th

MARCH 24, 2024 • MLB.COM

Avoids arbitration with Boston McGuire signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Red Sox on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

Impact McGuire was the Red Sox's backup catcher for the 2023 season. He posted a modest .668 OPS across 202 plate appearances and figures to serve in the same role while complementing Connor Wong in 2024.

JANUARY 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Was available Wednesday McGuire (thumb) was available to play Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

Impact McGuire injured his thumb while taking warmup pitches prior to the start of the third inning of Tuesday's loss to the Rays. Connor Wong replaced him Tuesday and started Wednesday. Boston manager Alex Cora said McGuire was available off the bench if needed.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Battling bruised thumb McGuire was pulled from Tuesday's game against Tampa Bay due to a left thumb contusion, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact McGuire injured his thumb while catching warmup throws from Tanner Houck ahead of the third inning and was replaced by Connor Wong. There's no word on how long McGuire will be held out, but Wong figures to see more consistent starts behind the plate while McGuire recovers.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Exits with thumb injury McGuire was removed from Tuesday's game against the Rays with a thumb injury, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Impact No word yet on the severity of McGuire's injury, but the Red Sox should provide more specifics in the near future. Connor Wong entered the game to replace McGuire behind the plate.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Monday McGuire is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

Impact He'll give way to Connor Wong behind the dish as Boston opens a three-game set in Texas. McGuire and Wong have been splitting work at catcher in relatively equitable fashion thus far in September, with the former getting seven starts to the latter's 10. With a .154/.241/.231 slash line so far this month, McGuire hasn't made a compelling case to push for a larger share of the playing time.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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McGuire drives in 5, O'Neill hits fifth homer as Red Sox defeat Angels 12-2 to cap trip