Victor Caratini - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Idle Saturday Caratini is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Yankees on Saturday.

Impact Caratini will get a breather while Alex Jackson starts behind home plate and bats ninth while forming a battery with right-hander Zebby Matthews. Caratini has a 1.021 OPS with five home runs, 15 RBI and four doubles over 85 plate appearances since June 1.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Ben Rice hits go-ahead 2-run homer as Yankees stop 7-game skid with 5-2 victory over Twins

Ben Rice hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning after a rain delay and the New York Yankees ended a seven-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Astros and Twins meet with series tied 1-1

Both the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Alvarez's grand slam highlights 6-run inning as the Astros beat the Twins 6-4

Yordan Alvarez’s grand slam highlighted a six-run fourth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Reaches three times, clubs homer Caratini went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks against Houston in a 5-4 victory Monday.

Impact Caratini went back-to-back with Royce Lewis in the fourth inning to give the Twins a 2-0 lead. After going deep just three times over his first 52 contests of the campaign, Caratini has swatted four home runs across his past 10 games. He's had a standout June, batting .355 with five homers, 13 RBI, 12 runs and a 9:11 BB:K over 19 contests. Ryan Jeffers (hand) could return to action at some point in July, but Caratini may have done enough in Jeffers' absence to retain more than a typical backup's workload.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

Twins hit 3 homers to back Matthews, then hold off Astros rally in 9th for 5-4 victory

Royce Lewis and Victor Caratini hit back-to-back homers, Zebby Matthews pitched seven stingy innings and the Minnesota Twins held off a late rally by the Houston Astros for a 5-4 v...

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Receiving breather Sunday Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Impact The Twins will go with Alex Jackson behind the dish for the series finale. Caratini had started at catcher in each of Minnesota's last five games, going 4-for-19 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs during that time.

JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Goodman hits 3 home runs for Rockies in 8-5 win over Twins

Hunter Goodman hit three homers and drove in five runs, powering the Colorado Rockies to an 8-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Twins play the Rockies with 1-0 series lead

The Minnesota Twins lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Dodgers try to sweep series against the Twins

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins play in the final game of a three-game series

JUNE 24 • Associated Press

Handed day off Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Caratini will get a breather for the series finale after he drew starts behind the dish in each of the previous three games. Alex Jackson will handle the catching duties for Minnesota on Sunday.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

On base four times Saturday Caratini went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, three RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 16-8 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Caratini has gone 8-for-14 with four walks, two homers and six RBI over his last four games. The catcher is making the most of his playing time in the absence of Ryan Jeffers (hand), who is unlikely to be back before the end of the month. Caratini is batting .241 on the season, adding a .700 OPS, five homers, 29 RBI, 17 runs scored and six doubles over 56 contests.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

Buxton hits grand slam in 10-run inning, Twins rout Diamondbacks 16-8

Byron Buxton hit a grand slam in a 10-run fifth inning and the Minnesota Twins clobbered the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-8 on Saturday night

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Buxton hits grand slam in Twins' 10-run 5th inning against Diamondbacks

Byron Buxton hit a grand slam for his 24th home run of the season in the Minnesota Twins’ 10-run fifth inning against Arizona on Saturday night in a 16-8 victory

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Mechanical adjustments leading to quality results for Caratini PHOENIX – A small tweak has made a big impact in Victor Caratini’s game. The Twins catcher, who signed a two-year deal with the club in Janu...

JUNE 20 • MLB.COM

Pops homer in Friday's loss Caratini went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Caratini has homered three times over 12 games in June. He's batting .389 (14-for-36) this month, including six extra-base hits, seven RBI and a 5:5 BB:K. The veteran catcher is now hitting .231 with a .677 OPS, five homers, 26 RBI, 14 runs scored, five doubles and no stolen bases through 204 plate appearances this season.

JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE

Carroll has a 3-run triple in the 8th to help the Diamondbacks beat the Twins 9-5

Corbin Carroll had a three-run triple in the eighth inning to tie Arizona’s career triples mark and fell a homer shy of the cycle in the Diamondbacks’ 9-5 victory over the Minnesot...

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Out of Twins' lineup Caratini is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Rangers.

Impact The switch-hitting Caratini had drawn five straight starts at catcher against right-handed pitching, but he will begin Tuesday's festivities on the bench. Alex Jackson is drawing a second consecutive start behind the dish for the Twins.

JUNE 16 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup Monday Caratini is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Rangers.

Impact It's a simple day off for Caratini, who clubbed his fourth home run of the season in Sunday's win over the Cardinals. Alex Jackson is doing the catching and batting ninth for the Twins on Monday.

JUNE 15 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs homer in win Caratini went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Caratini got the Twins on the board with a fourth-inning homer off Michael McGreevy. This was Caratini's second long ball in June, surpassing the number he had in all of May. The catcher is now hitting .215 with a .630 OPS, four homers, 25 RBI, 11 runs scored and five doubles over 53 contests this season. He'll continue to see a decent share of playing time at catcher while Ryan Jeffers (hand) is out.

JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Kreidler comes through late to lead Twins to 5-4 win against Cardinals

Ryan Kreidler’s RBI double off the center-field wall in the eighth inning scored Luke Keaschall and completed the Minnesota Twins’ comeback in a 5-4 win against the St. Louis Cardi...

JUNE 14 • Associated Press

Hitting bench Wednesday Caratini is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Minnesota will go with Alex Jackson behind the plate for the second game of the series while Caratini rests up. Caratini saw an eight-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-5 showing in Tuesday's 10-4 loss.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Royals hold off Twins 6-5 after star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. exits with sore knee

Starling Marte hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Noah Cameron, and the Kansas City Royals held off the Minnesota Twins 6-5 to take three of four games in the se...

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Idle Sunday Caratini is not in Minnesota's starting lineup against Kansas City on Sunday.

Impact Caratini will get a breather after going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Royals. Alex Jackson will serve behind home plate and bat ninth while catching pitches from southpaw Connor Prielipp in Sunday's series finale.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

Witt's RBI single caps ninth-inning comeback as Royals beat Twins 3-2

Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

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