Impact Matt Thaiss will start behind the dish in O'Hoppe's place, batting sixth.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
LOGAN O'HOPPE #14 - CATCHER - LOS ANGELES ANGELS
20 HR •
56 RBI •
.244 AVG
20 HR
56 RBI
.244 AVG
Sitting Sunday O'Hoppe is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.
Sitting Sunday O'Hoppe is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.
Impact Matt Thaiss will start behind the dish in O'Hoppe's place, batting sixth. O'Hoppe ended the season on a high note, batting .478 (11-for-23) with three doubles and a homer over his last six games.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Friday O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup for Friday's game against Texas, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Impact O'Hoppe will get a day to rest Friday after going 2-for-11 with two walks and three strikeouts during the Angels' last series against the White Sox. Matt Thaiss will catch instead for Reid Detmers and bat fifth.
SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE
Swats 20th long ball O'Hoppe went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, two doubles and two total runs in Saturday's loss to the Astros.
Impact Though the Angels were blown out, O'Hoppe had an impressive effort at the plate, recording his third game of at least four hits this season. This was the first time he's posted three extra-base knocks in a contest, and among his hits was a solo shot in the fourth inning that marked his 20th homer of the campaign. Among catchers, only Cal Raleigh, Shea Langeliers, Salvador Perez and William Contreras have hit more home runs than O'Hoppe this season.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Day off Friday O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Houston, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Impact O'Hoppe wore the golden sombrero in Thursday's loss to the Astros, so he'll get a breather in this one. Matt Thaiss is doing the catching for the Angels and will bat fifth.
SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE
Absent from lineup O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Impact O'Hoppe will yield to Matt Thaiss at catcher for the second time during the three-game series. The 24-year-old O'Hoppe is just 3-for-23 with 11 strikeouts over his last seven contests.
SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
Day of rest Monday O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Impact It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had caught the previous two games for the Halos. Matt Thaiss will be behind the dish in Monday's series opener.
SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting down Friday O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup Friday versus the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Impact O'Hoppe will sit down for the second consecutive game after going 4-for-22 with two home runs and four RBI to begin the month of September. Matt Thaiss will pick up another start behind the dish instead and bat fifth.
SEPTEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting out Wednesday O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.
Impact It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who started each of the first two games of the series. Matt Thaiss will do the catching for Wednesday's finale.
SEPTEMBER 11 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Sunday's lineup O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Texas, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Impact O'Hoppe has a .089/.128/.222 slash line and 48.9 percent strikeout rate over the past 13 games, and he'll receive a day to reset Sunday. Matt Thaiss will catch for right-hander Caden Dana in the series finale.
SEPTEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE
Wallops 19th homer O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Friday's 5-1 victory over the Rangers.
Impact The Angels backstop stretched the team's lead to 5-0 with a 410-foot, three-run homer off Jose Urena in the sixth inning. After batting an abominable .099 (9-for-91) with just two homers in August, O'Hoppe has already slugged two long balls in September and is hopefully breaking out of his slump. Overall, the 24-year-old is now slashing .242/.299/.413 with 19 homers, 55 runs scored and 54 RBI in 463 plate appearances across 120 games.
SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Thursday's lineup O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rangers.
Impact It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had started each of the last two games and four of the last five. Matt Thaiss will do the catching in the series opener Thursday.
SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE
Clubs homer in loss O'Hoppe went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 6-2 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers.
Impact O'Hoppe opened the scoring in the second inning with a solo shot off Walker Buehler. Over the previous nine games, O'Hoppe went just 1-for-30 with a 1:18 BB:K. The catcher has put together a good year with 18 homers, 51 RBI, 53 runs scored, two stolen bases and a .242/.300/.409 slash line over 118 contests, but it's possible he's wearing down under a heavy workload in his first full and healthy major-league campaign.
SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Resting Sunday O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Impact O'Hoppe is getting a routine day off after he had started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series. Matt Thaiss will handle the catching duties in the series finale.
SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE
Getting afternoon off O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Impact O'Hoppe had started behind the plate in each of the past five contests, so he'll be given a breather Thursday as the Angels and Tigers wrap up their series with an afternoon game. Matt Thaiss will step in at catcher, forming a battery with right-hander Jack Kochanowicz.
AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting out Thursday O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.
Impact It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had started each of the previous three contests. Matt Thaiss will do the catching for the Halos in the series opener.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Belts game-tying homer O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.
Impact Entering Friday, O'Hoppe was 0-for-28 with three walks and 13 strikeouts over his last seven games. He put the slump to rest with a game-tying blast in the fourth inning, which was his 17th homer of the season. The catcher has added a .256/.314/.434 slash line with 48 RBI, 51 runs scored, 13 doubles, a triple and two stolen bases over 104 contests. O'Hoppe still has some work to do to get back on track -- he was hitting .281 at the end of July -- but he can loosen his grip a bit now that he's ended his dry spell.
AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE
Getting Wednesday off O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup Wednesday against Toronto, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Impact O'Hoppe remains without a hit (0-for-28) over his last seven games, so he'll get a day to clear his head while Matt Thaiss fills catches for lefty Tyler Anderson and bats seventh.
AUGUST 14 • ROTOWIRE
Back in lineup O'Hoppe (knee) will start at catcher and bat third Tuesday against Toronto, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Impact O'Hoppe was pulled from Monday's game due to a sore right knee, though manager Ron Washington said afterward that his removal was precautionary. The 24-year-old backstop will now return to the lineup without missing a game and look to turn things around after going 0-for-24 over his last six contests.
AUGUST 13 • ROTOWIRE
Avoids major injury O'Hoppe (knee) is expected to play Tuesday against Toronto, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Impact Manager Ron Washington said after the game that O'Hoppe was removed as a precaution, and he expects his starting catcher to be back in the lineup for the second game of the series. The team's training staff will likely check on O'Hoppe in the morning to confirm his availability for Tuesday's matchup.
AUGUST 13 • ROTOWIRE
Lifted with knee injury O'Hoppe left Monday's game against the Blue Jays due to right knee soreness.
Impact O'Hoppe went 0-for-2 at the dish with a strikeout before departing due to the injury. Matt Thaiss took over behind the plate in O'Hoppe's absence. O'Hoppe will be considered day-to-day until further notice.
AUGUST 13 • ROTOWIRE
Receiving Sunday off O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Impact O'Hoppe started the previous 10 games and will receive a rest Sunday after he posted a .486 OPS and 30.4 percent strikeout rate during that stretch. Matt Thaiss will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Jack Kochanowicz.
AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE
Solo homer in loss O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies.
Impact O'Hoppe jumped on a hanging sinker from Kyle Freeland in the bottom of the fifth and sent it into the stands in right-center field to tie the game at one run apiece.The backstop then added a single in the seventh before being left stranded, giving him his sixth multi-hit performance in July and the third in his last eight games. He's now batting .281 on the season with 15 homers and 44 RBI.
AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE
Knocks three hits O'Hoppe went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Athletics.
Impact O'Hoppe continues to put bat to ball well in July -- he's batting .308 (20-for-65) this month, though he's posted just three extra-base hits and five RBI over 18 contests. The catcher is up to a .282/.336/.465 slash line with 14 home runs, 43 RBI, 46 runs scored, 13 doubles and two stolen bases through 89 contests. While he's struck out at a 25.0 percent rate in 2024, O'Hoppe has done plenty of other things right in his first full major-league campaign.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
Resting Wednesday O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Impact He'll get a breather for the day game after a night game, affording Matt Thaiss a turn behind the plate. O'Hoppe had caught each of the Angels' last four contests while going 4-for-14 with three runs and a stolen base.
JULY 24 • ROTOWIRE
