CONNOR WONG NEWS

Sitting against righty Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup Friday against the Mariners, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Impact Wong went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Opening Day, but he will retreat to the bench for Boston's second game of the season. The Sox will instead deploy the lefty-hitting Reese McGuire at catcher with right-hander George Kirby on the mound for Seattle.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong's RBI single | 03/28/2024 Connor Wong pokes a single to right field to drive in Ceddanne Rafaela as the Red Sox take a 5-2 lead in the top of the 6th

MARCH 29 • MLB.COM

Homers in two straight Wong started at catcher and went 2-for-3 with with a two-run home run in Monday's spring game against the Twins.

Impact Wong went deep for the second time in as many games, upping his spring line to .433/.469/.833 with eight extra-base hits and eight RBI over 30 Grapefruit League at-bats. The spring production is a sign that offseason adjustments have worked, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. "He's made adjustments," manager Alex Cora said. "It started towards the end of the [2023] season. And in the offseason, [hitting coach] Pete [Fatse] came down here to Fort Myers. They started cleaning up a few things with the leg kick and all that." Wong said he's shorter to the baseball and trying to eliminate too much swing-and-miss. In 2023, Wong struck out 134 times in 403 plate appearances (33.3 K%).

MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong's two-run home run | 03/18/2024 Connor Wong smacks a two-run home run down the left-field line, giving the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the top of the 3rd

MARCH 18 • MLB.COM

Connor Wong drills a two-run home run to left field | 03/17/2024 Connor Wong drills a two-run home run to left field, his first of the spring, pushing the Red Sox's lead to 7-0 in the 1st inning

MARCH 17 • MLB.COM

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FEBRUARY 21 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Heads to bench Wong will be on the bench Saturday against Baltimore, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong nabs Junior Caminero | 09/27/2023 Connor Wong retires Junior Caminero at first base for the second out of the top of the 1st inning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • MLB.COM

Not starting Tuesday Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Saturday Wong is not in the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.

Impact Reese McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth Saturday. Wong is 1-for-12 since his last game on the bench Sept. 17. The 27-year-old has also not reached base in the last three games.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Wednesday Wong is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rangers.

Impact Wong is hitting .205 with one home run, five runs and three RBI in 11 September games. Reese McGuire is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Sunday Wong is out of the lineup Sunday versus the Blue Jays.

Impact 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 what was a 4-3 loss for the Red Sox.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from lineup Wong is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting nightcap 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.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Wednesday's lineup Wong is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out first game Wong is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Impact Reese McGuire will do the catching for Nick Pivetta for the afternoon contest. Wong is surely in line to catch the second game of the double dip.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sits again Monday Wong is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Impact After going 5-for-13 at the plate over a stretch of four consecutive starts behind the plate, Wong will find himself on the bench Monday for the second day in a row. Reese McGuire will be rewarded with another start at catcher after going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Orioles, but Wong still looks to be the Red Sox's preferred backstop.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

The distance behind Connor Wong's home run | 09/08/2023 The data behind Connor Wong's home run

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 • MLB.COM

Connor Wong's solo homer (9) | 09/08/2023 Connor Wong belts a solo home run to left field, cutting the Red Sox's deficit to 5-1 in the bottom of the 6th inning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 • MLB.COM

Catcher of the future? Maybe. But Connor Wong is cemented as Red Sox catcher right now Wong has established himself as the Red Sox's starter this season, having made significant leaps since arriving in the Mookie Betts trade.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Connor Wong's RBI triple | 09/06/2023 Connor Wong knocks an RBI triple to right field, giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead in the top of the 3rd inning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • MLB.COM

Sitting Saturday Wong is not in Saturday's lineup against the Royals.

Impact 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.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong drives in Luis Urías | 08/30/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

AUGUST 31, 2023 • MLB.COM

Sitting out Tuesday Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Impact 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.l

AUGUST 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Wong's RBI single | 08/28/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

AUGUST 29, 2023 • MLB.COM