O'Hoppe is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Day off Friday
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O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Houston, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
O'Hoppe wore the golden sombrero in Thursday's loss to the Astros, striking out in all four of his plate appearances, so he'll get a breather in this one. Matt Thaiss is doing the catching for the Angels and will bat fifth.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Absent from lineup
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O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
O'Hoppe will give way to Matt Thaiss at catcher for the second time during the three-game series. The 24-year-old O'Hoppe has gone just 3-for-23 with 11 strikeouts over his last seven contests.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Day of rest Monday
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O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting down Friday
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O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup Friday versus the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Sitting out Wednesday
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O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Wallops 19th homer
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O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Friday's 5-1 victory over the Rangers.
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 as he breaks out of his slump. Overall, the 24-year-old is slashing .242/.299/.413 with 19 homers, 55 runs scored and 54 RBI in 463 plate appearances across 120 games.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Not in Thursday's lineup
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O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rangers.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Clubs homer in loss
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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.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Resting Sunday
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O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Back in lineup
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O'Hoppe (knee) will start at catcher and bat third Tuesday against Toronto, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Lifted with knee injury
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O'Hoppe left Monday's game against the Blue Jays due to right knee soreness.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Solo homer in loss
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O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Resting Wednesday
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O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
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.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Picks up second steal
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O'Hoppe went 0-for-2, got hit by two pitches and stole a base in Monday's 3-1 win over the Mariners.
O'Hoppe has been plunked five times over his last 12 contests, and he's batting .286 (12-for-42) with a 1:10 BB:K in that span. The catcher took advantage of his times on base Monday, logging his second steal of the campaign on his fourth attempt. O'Hoppe is slashing .277/.333/.467 with 14 home runs, 42 RBI, 43 runs scored, 13 doubles and a triple over 86 games this season.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Not in starting nine
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O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup for the team's first game coming out of the All-Star break. Lefty-hitting Matt Thaiss will step in behind the plate even with southpaw JP Sears starting for Oakland. O'Hoppe had started in each of the Angels' past 11 games. Per Erica Weston of Bally Sports West, the backstop had travel issues flying back to California following the break, but he's on the ground and is expected to be in uniform Friday off the bench.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Slugs another clutch home run
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O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win against Detroit.
One day after belting a decisive three-run homer in the eighth inning, O'Hoppe tormented the Tigers again with a game-tying solo blast in the eighth frame. The budding star ranks fifth among MLB backstops with 12 long balls on the campaign while slashing a strong .273/.325/.478. O'Hoppe has knocked in at least one run in five of his past six contests and has collected seven total RBI during that span.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Getting day off Wednesday
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O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Athletics.
O'Hoppe had started each of the previous 11 games -- including 10 at catcher -- so the Angels determined it was time to give him a breather. Matt Thaiss will start behind the plate for the Halos in Wednesday's series finale.
O'Hoppe (groin) isn't in the Angels' lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
O'Hoppe had to leave Tuesday's game after getting hit below the belt by a foul tip, and he will remain out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest. Matt Thaiss will fill in behind the dish while batting fifth.
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Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Departs with groin injury Tuesday
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O'Hoppe was removed from Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks after taking a foul ball to the groin area, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
O'Hoppe writhed on the ground in pain for a few minutes after being struck by the foul ball in the sixth inning. He was eventually able to walk off the field with trainers but still appeared to be feeling the effects of the impact. It's not yet clear how much time -- if any -- the backstop will need to miss.
