Marlins' Nick Fortes: Catching for Miami in Game 1
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Fortes will start at catcher and bat ninth Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series versus the Phillies.
Fortes and Jacob Stallings both struggled offensively this year for the Marlins, but Fortes will get the call behind the plate in Tuesday's NL Wild Card Series opener as Stallings rides the pine.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting again Tuesday
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Fortes is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Jacob Stallings will make a third straight start at catcher after going 3-for-5 with two doubles across the final two games of the Marlins' three-game weekend series versus the Nationals. Fortes holds a rough .213/.262/.301 batting line through 269 plate appearances this year.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench Sunday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.
Jacob Stallings will get a second straight start at catcher after going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk Saturday. Fortes holds a rough .563 OPS in 269 plate appearances this year with Miami.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Saturday
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup Saturday against the Yankees.
Fortes has collected a base hit in three of his last five games and will take a seat for Saturday's contest against New York. Jacob Stallings will start behind the dish and bat ninth in Fortes' absence.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat for day game
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Fortes will get a breather after he started behind the plate in the first two games of the series while going 1-for-4 with a run scored. Jacob Stallings will get the starting nod at catcher for the day game.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat Thursday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Phillies.
Fortes has claimed a larger share of the catching duties in Miami over the last several weeks, but he'll grab a seat Thursday as Jacob Stallings takes a turn behind the dish. Both backstops have struggled offensively this year.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat Tuesday
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Fortes is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Rays.
Jacob Stallings will do the catching for the Marlins and hit eighth. He and Fortes have basically been splitting starts at the position and neither has produced much offensively.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Saturday
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Fortes will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes has the edge in starts behind the plate over Jacob Stallings by a 55-45 margin, though since the break it's been Stallings with five starts to Fortes' three. Fortes owns a .532 OPS on the season while Stallings' sits at .561, so neither player has made much of a push to carve out a larger role.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Remains on bench
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Fortes is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes will remain on the bench for a second game in a row Wednesday. Jacob Stallings will draw another start behind the plate and bat ninth in the series finale with St. Louis.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Not starting Friday
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup Friday against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes is just 2-for-34 across his last 13 games and will take a seat Friday as Miami searches for more production behind the dish. Jacob Stallings will start at catcher and bat eighth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Riding pine Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes is getting a breather Wednesday after he went 2-for-7 with two RBI and a run scored while starting behind the plate Monday and Tuesday. Jacob Stallings will handle catching duties in Fortes' stead.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Receives breather Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Wednesday against Toronto.
Fortes will head to the bench after he went 2-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's 2-0 loss. Jacob Stallings will take over at catcher and bat eighth in the series finale with the Blue Jays.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Tuesday
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Fortes isn't starting Tuesday against the Mariners, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
After going 1-for-3 with a home run during Monday's loss, Fortes will get a day off Tuesday. In his place, Jacob Stallings will get the nod behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Connects on fourth home run
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Fortes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 8-1 loss to Seattle.
Fortes continues to operate as Miami's top catcher, but he's appeared in just 45 of the team's first 67 games. His offensive production has been sporadic, and he had just three hits over his first seven June games before hitting his fourth homer of the season Monday. Overall, he's slashing .231/.280/.328 with 13 RBI and 16 runs scored, but his effort on defense will presumably keep him locked into semi-regular starts.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Royals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes gets a breather for the series finale after going 2-for-8 with two runs scored along with an RBI in the first two contests. Jacob Stallings will be behind the plate for Wednesday's game and hit eighth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Receives Sunday off
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes started three of the previous four games but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jacob Stallings will step in behind the plate to catch for Sandy Alcantara.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Friday
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Fortes isn't starting Friday against Oakland, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes has been hot at the plate lately, going 6-for-15 with a home run and three RBI across his last five games. However, he will take a seat Friday as Jacob Stallings fills in behind the plate while batting eighth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Productive in win
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Fortes went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a stolen base in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Angels.
Fortes came up a triple shy of the cycle while logging his first three-hit effort of the season. The catcher has done well lately, going 12-for-33 (.364) over his last nine contests. Fortes is up to three homers, nine RBI, nine runs scored and three steals while slashing .243/.283/.336 through 113 plate appearances. He's still Miami's primary catcher over Jacob Stallings.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Out of lineup
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Angels.
Fortes has picked up multiple hits in two of his last three starts, but he'll take a seat against Shohei Ohtani and the Angels on Saturday. Jacob Stallings will get the start behind the plate and hit eighth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Jacob Stallings will get a turn behind the dish Wednesday after Fortes started at catcher in three of the past four games. Fortes is beginning to heat up at the plate and now owns a poor -- but improving -- .557 OPS, which is still nearly 200 points above Stallings' mark (.364).
