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• Reds' Luke Maile: Behind dish Wednesday

  Rotowire Apr 10, 2024

  Maile will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Brewers. Maile will get his fifth start behind the plate in the Reds' 12th game of the season Wednesday while Tyler Stephenson rests. Though Stephenson still appears to be viewed as the Reds' No. 1 catcher, Maile looks like he'll get the chance to start once per series while Cincinnati looks to keep Stephenson fresh for the duration of the campaign.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Big day at plate

  Rotowire Mar 14, 2024

  Maile went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's spring game against San Francisco. Balls were flying out the park in Scottsdale, as the two teams combined for 10 home runs in a 19-11 victory for the Reds. Maile's grand slam was one of seven homers for Cincinnati. He's on a tear this spring, batting .471 with a 1.432 OPS, including two home runs and nine RBI. Maile is slated to back up Tyler Stephenson at catcher.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Re-signs with Cincinnati

  Rotowire Oct 19, 2023

  The Reds re-signed Maile to a one-year contract Thursday with a club option for 2025. Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports that the guaranteed value of the deal is $3.5 million. Maile owns an underwhelming .212/.275/.328 career batting line in 380 major-league games, but the 32-year-old catcher has a solid defensive reputation and will return as an active backup to Tyler Stephenson, who often gets starts in the DH role.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Contributes to comeback win

  Rotowire Sep 27, 2023

  Maile went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Guardians. Maile and the rest of the lineup overcame a short three-inning outing from starter Hunter Greene. The journeyman catcher belted a solo homer in the third third inning, then lashed a two-out, two-run single in the fifth that plated the game-winning run. Maile has six home runs, 25 RBI and a .723 OPS over 75 games.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Returns to action

  Rotowire Sep 20, 2023

  Maile (hand) is starting behind the dish and hitting ninth Wednesday against the Twins. He has been out a few days with a bruised hand, but it's not an overly serious issue. Maile is hitting .059 with two runs and one RBI in 17 at-bats this month.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Out with bruised hand

  Rotowire Sep 19, 2023

  Maile (hand) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Twins. Maile hasn't appeared in a game since Friday due to a bruised left hand, but X-rays taken Saturday turned up clean and he should be available off the bench Tuesday versus Minnesota. Tyler Stephenson is starting at catcher for the Reds and batting fifth.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: X-rays negative

  Rotowire Sep 18, 2023

  Maile (hand) underwent X-rays Saturday which came back negative, MLB.com reports. With the X-rays confirming Maile has nothing more serious than a bruised hand, the catcher was available Sunday but did not appear in an 8-4 loss to the Mets.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Scratched with bruised hand

  Rotowire Sep 16, 2023

  Maile was scratched from the lineup Saturday against the Mets due to a bruised left hand. Tyler Stephenson had been due for a day off but will instead start behind the plate. Assuming Maile's injury doesn't turn out to be anything worse than a bruise, he should be back in the lineup soon.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Homers, collects three hits

  Rotowire Jul 21, 2023

  Maile went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the Giants. Maile got the Reds on the board with a two-run shot off Alex Cobb in the bottom of the third and later added two singles, giving him his first three-hit game of the season. The catcher was 0-for-11 at the plate in July coming in, while the home run was his first since May 20 against the Yankees. He's caught all nine starts of rookie left-hander Andrew Abbott, who has a sterling 2.10 ERA and has given the starting rotation a lift.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Two hits, homer Wednesday

  Rotowire May 17, 2023

  Maile went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies. Maile extended Cincinnati's lead to 2-0 with an RBI double in the second inning. He'd add a home run, his second of the season, off Austin Gomber in the fifth. It was a solid showing from Maile in a rare start -- he's typically the Reds' third catching option behind Tyler Stephenson and Curt Casali. The veteran backstop is now slashing a solid .278/.333/.500 through 39 plate appearances this season.

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• Reds' Luke Maile: Signs with Reds

  Rotowire Nov 28, 2022

  Maile signed a one-year deal with the Reds on Monday. Maile slashed .221/.301/.326 through 206 plate appearances last season for Cleveland, and found a decent amount of success against left-handed pitching (.300 AVG, 8 RBI). Tyler Stephenson will likely remain Cincinnati's primary option behind the plate, but Maile could still see a good chunk of playing time in 2023 as a backup.

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• Luke Maile: Non-tendered by Cleveland

  Rotowire Nov 18, 2022

  The Guardians declined to tender Maile a contract for 2023, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports. Maile has bounced around between Tampa Bay, Toronto, Milwaukee and Cleveland so far in his big-league career. He provides quality defense behind the plate but packs little punch with the bat, and his pitch framing was poor last year according to Statcast.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Goes yard Monday

  Rotowire Sep 20, 2022

  Maile went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 11-4 win over the Twins. Maile sparked the Guardians' four-run rally in the eighth inning with a solo shot. The catcher has gone 4-for-25 (.160) across 11 games in September, though he's only logged an at-bat in eight of those contests. He's now slashing .221/.301/.337 with three homers, 16 RBI, 18 runs scored and 10 doubles through 186 plate appearances as the backup to Austin Hedges.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Continues hot August

  Rotowire Aug 24, 2022

  Maile went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 7-0 win over San Diego. Maile tallied an RBI single off lefty starter Blake Snell with one out in the fourth to put Cleveland up 4-0. The catcher has been swinging a hot bat in August with a .394 average and 1.065 OPS over 33 at-bats in 10 games. Furthermore, the 31-year-old has eight RBI during that span and at least one hit in nine of those contests.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Plates two Tuesday

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2022

  Maile went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks. Maile was the only Guardian with multiple hits in the contest. He knocked in two of their three runs with a second-inning single and a sixth-inning double. The catcher hit a meager .219 in 15 games in July, and he's likely to remain in a backup role to Austin Hedges over the final two months of the campaign. Maile has a .206/.308/.294 slash line with no home runs, nine doubles, eight RBI and 15 runs scored in 120 plate appearances this year.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Moves into No. 2 role

  Rotowire Jul 10, 2022

  Maile is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals. On the bench for the third time in four games, Maile is set to serve as the Guardians' No. 2 catcher moving forward after top backstop Austin Hedges was reinstated from the 7-day concussion injured list Friday.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Sitting Wednesday

  Rotowire Jul 6, 2022

  Maile is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers. Maile and Sandy Leon have now alternated turns behind the plate for seven straight contests, and the two are expected to work in a timeshare at catcher until No. 1 backstop Austin Hedges (concussion) is ready to return from the 7-day injured list. In Tuesday's 11-4 loss, Maile went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Not starting matinee

  Rotowire Jul 2, 2022

  Maile isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees. Maile went 1-for-13 with three strikeouts over his last four games and will be out of the starting nine for a second consecutive matchup. Sandy Leon is starting at catcher and batting eighth.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Breather Thursday

  Rotowire Jun 30, 2022

  Maile is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale versus the Twins. Maile will get a day off after he went 1-for-6 while starting the last two contests behind the plate. Sandy Leon will draw the start at catcher Thursday.

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• Guardians' Luke Maile: Takes over as No. 1 catcher

  Rotowire Jun 28, 2022

  Maile is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Twins. Though Sandy Leon will be behind the plate for the front end of the twin bill, Maile looks poised to operate as Cleveland's No. 1 catcher this week after Austin Hedges (concussion) was placed on the 7-day injured list Tuesday. Maile had already started both of the Guardians' last two games, going hitless in both contests.

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