Heim is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
Heim caught each of the first three games of the series, so he'll get a breather for the afternoon finale. Andrew Knizner will do the catching as the Rangers try to finish off the sweep.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Breather Saturday
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Heim is not in the starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday.
Heim will get a day off after he went 0-for-4 in Friday's 9-1 loss. Andrew Knizner will take over behind the plate and bat ninth versus Baltimore.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Returns with two hits
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Heim went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Angels.
Heim, who was scratched from Tuesday's game with neck stiffness, returned to the starting lineup Wednesday. The catcher's bat is hot right now; he's hit safely in four of the last five games, including three multi-hit efforts, going 9-for-21 (.429) with a home run and two RBI.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Back in action
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Heim (neck) will start at catcher and bat seventh Wednesday versus the Angels.
Neck stiffness caused Heim to be scratched from Texas' lineup ahead of Tuesday's contest, but he seems to be feeling well enough to return behind the plate Wednesday. The 29-year-old has slashed .360/.346/.600 with a homer and three RBI since the beginning of July.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Scratched Tuesday
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Heim was scratched from the Rangers' lineup ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Angels due to neck stiffness, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Heim was scheduled to serve as Texas' designated hitter Tuesday, but his neck will force him to sit down for at least one game. Adolis Garcia will instead operate as the DH, while Derek Hill will start in right field and bat ninth.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Homer among four hits in win
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Heim went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, an additional RBI and three total runs scored in Sunday's 13-2 win over the Rays.
Heim tied the game with an RBI single in the fourth inning before adding a solo shot in the sixth. The catcher has gone 15-for-41 (.366) with two homers, four RBI and eight runs scored over his last 12 contests. For the season, he's up to eight homers, 36 RBI, 31 runs scored, one stolen base and a .247/.294/.367 slash line across 296 plate appearances in a starting role.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Texas lineup
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Heim is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.
It's an afternoon game Thursday after Heim had caught each of the first two games of the series, so he will begin this one on the bench. Andrew Knizner will be behind the dish for the Rangers.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Heim has a .163/.265/.233 slash line in his past 13 games and will sit for Sunday's series finale. Andrew Knizner will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Out of lineup Friday
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Heim is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Baltimore.
Heim will get a break after starting the last four games for the Rangers, during which he went 6-for-14 with a solo home run. Andrew Knizner will take over catching duties and bat eighth.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes yard Wednesday
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Heim went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 6-5 loss to Milwaukee in 10 innings.
Heim and Nathaniel Lowe hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning, snapping a 12-game homerless streak for Heim. The outing was also Heim's first multi-hit game since June 5. The catcher is slashing .234/.288/.344 with seven home runs across 244 at-bats in 2024.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting Sunday
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Heim is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Royals.
Heim will sit Sunday after going 0-for-4 with one run, one RBI and four walks over the first two games of the series. Andrew Knizner will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Kansas City right-hander Alec Marsh.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Returns to action
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Heim went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Mets.
Heim returned from a paternity leave Tuesday and was back in the lineup as the catcher. He's batting .235/.278/.341 with six home runs, 31 RBI, one steal and 22 runs scored over 241 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Back from paternity leave
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The Rangers activated Heim from the paternity leave list Tuesday.
Heim was away from the club for the last three games as he tended to more important life matters. Sam Huff was optioned in a corresponding move.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Placed on paternity list
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Texas placed Heim on the paternity list Saturday.
Heim will be away from the team for up to three days as he awaits the birth of his third child. In the meantime, fellow catcher Sam Huff was called up from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Heim on the major-league roster.
Heim went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs and two total RBI in a 9-1 win against Detroit on Wednesday.
Heim's biggest contribution was a two-run shot to right field in the third inning that gave Texas a 4-0 lead. The backstop added a double and a single to finish with just his second three-hit performance of the season. Heim's pace has slowed a bit after he tallied a career-best 18 homers and 95 RBI last year, but he's still giving solid production from the catcher position with a .251/.296/.372 slash line, six homers, 31 RBI, 22 runs and a stolen base through 199 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Day off Saturday
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Heim is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Marlins.
Heim will take a seat after he went 3-for-22 with a double, two RBI and a run scored while starting the team's last six contests. Andrew Knizner will take over behind the plate and bat ninth against Miami.
Heim is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.
The Rangers are wrapping up their series in Philadelphia with a day game after a night game, so Heim will be given a day of rest. Andrew Knizner will pick up the start at catcher.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Drives in four in twin bill
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Heim went 2-for-7 with a walk, two runs scored and four RBI across both games of Wednesday's doubleheader split with the A's.
After going 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly as the DH in the matinee, Heim moved behind the plate for the nightcap and drove in three more runs. The 28-year-old catcher has four multi-hit performances in his last seven games, a surge that has boosted his slash line on the season to .300/.341/.425 with four homers, 18 runs and 26 RBI through 33 contests.
