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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Goes on paternity leave

  Rotowire Jun 24, 2024

  The Red Sox placed Wong on the paternity leave list Monday, Chris Henrique of Beyond the Monster reports Wong's placement on the paternity list explains why he's out of the lineup for Monday's contest against the Blue Jays. He will likely miss the entirety of the three-game set versus Toronto before rejoining the active roster Friday, when the Red Sox take on the Padres. Wong will put his season-best 13-game hitting streak on hold while he's away from the Red Sox.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting rest Monday

  Rotowire Jun 24, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. Wong will get a break after he started behind the plate in all three of the Red Sox's games in Cincinnati over the weekend. Reese McGuire will receive the starting nod at catcher in Monday's series opener while Wong puts his 13-game hitting streak on hold, barring an appearance off the bench as a pinch hitter.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Extends hit streak to 13 games

  Rotowire Jun 24, 2024

  Wong went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Reds. Wong got the Red Sox started with a two-run home run in the fourth inning, extending a hit streak to 13 games (17-for-48, .354). The catcher, who entered 2024 with a career .232 batting average, is up to .330 for the season.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Homers in loss

  Rotowire Jun 22, 2024

  Wong went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 loss to Cincinnati. Wong belted a solo home run in the second inning, his sixth of the season, and extended a hitting streak to 11 games (15-for-39). He's batting .335/.397/.471 for the season. There's no dramatic changes in his contact metrics to explain his breakout, and the BABIP (.395) warning signs are still there, but Wong has managed to avoid regression so far.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting again Wednesday

  Rotowire Jun 19, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. After making four consecutive starts behind the plate, Wong finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row. Wong still looks to be the Red Sox's No. 1 catcher, but manager Alex Cora may have wanted to reward backup Reese McGuire with another start after he drew two walks in Tuesday's 4-3 win.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting breather Tuesday

  Rotowire Jun 18, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Wong will get the day off Tuesday after making four consecutive starts. Reese McGuire will fill in behind the plate and bat seventh.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Extends hit streak to nine games

  Rotowire Jun 17, 2024

  Wong went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple and three RBI in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Yankees. Wong delivered a two-run triple in the seventh inning then singled in a run an inning later. The catcher upped his hit streak to nine games, during which he's 12-for-31 (.387) with six walks, six RBI, one steal and four runs scored.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Taking seat Thursday

  Rotowire Jun 13, 2024

  Wong is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Phillies. The Red Sox will go with Reese McGuire behind the dish in the rubber game of the series. Wong had started each of the previous six contests, with five of those coming at catcher.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Rest day Wednesday

  Rotowire Jun 5, 2024

  Wong is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. The Red Sox are playing a day game Wednesday after losing to Atlanta on Tuesday night, so Wong will be getting a maintenance day. Reese McGuire will pick up the start at catcher while Wong rests.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting again Sunday

  Rotowire Jun 2, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers. Wong is on the bench for the second day in a row, but the Red Sox haven't indicated that their top backstop is dealing with any sort of injury or illness. Reese McGuire will get another turn behind the dish Sunday at Wong's expense.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Receiving breather Saturday

  Rotowire Jun 1, 2024

  Wong is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Tigers, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. Wong will take a seat after going 2-for-6 with a double and a run scored over the first two games of the series with Detroit. Reese McGuire will draw the start behind the plate and bat seventh against the Tigers.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting Sunday off

  Rotowire May 26, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers. Wong will rest in the series finale after he started at catcher in each of the previous three contests. Reese McGuire will check in for Wong behind the dish.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Taking seat Tuesday

  Rotowire May 21, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Wong will get a day off Tuesday after starting four straight games for the BoSox. Reese McGuire will bat seventh and catch for Cooper Criswell.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Four hits in loss

  Rotowire May 18, 2024

  Wong went 4-for-5 with an RBI double in Friday's loss to St. Louis. Wong continues to impress in 2024 as he's up to 11 multi-hit efforts in his first 30 games. It was his first four-hit game since April 24, bumping his slash line up to .362/.389/.552 with 10 extra-base hits and 16 RBI. Through 11 games this month, Wong has gone 15-for-38 (.394) with four multi-hit games.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Big night in win

  Rotowire May 2, 2024

  Wong went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over San Francisco. Wong has been a consistent producer at the dish, never going more than one game without a hit. The catcher, who recorded his eighth multi-hit game Wednesday, is slashing .366/.367/.620 through 75 plate appearances. Those numbers are sure to correct -- a .412 BABIP indicates that -- but Wong has improved his contact rate on pitches in the zone, jumping up to 84.2 percent compared to 74.3 percent in 2023.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not starting Tuesday

  Rotowire Apr 30, 2024

  Wong is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. Wong started the previous three games but will sit Tuesday after a team day off Monday, affording him two straight days of rest. Reese McGuire is working behind the plate and batting eighth.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Four hits, two homers in win

  Rotowire Apr 24, 2024

  Wong went 4-for-4 with a pair of homers and three total RBI in Wednesday's 8-0 victory over the Guardians. It's the second two-homer game of Wong's career while his four hits matched a personal best. The 27-year-old catcher has been on fire lately, going 13-for-31 with four home runs in his last eight games while taking over the primary catching job in Boston. Wong's now slashing a solid .320/.327/.520 with three home runs (six shy of a career high), eight RBI and five runs scored across 51 plate appearances to open the campaign.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Pops solo homer in win

  Rotowire Apr 17, 2024

  Wong went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Guardians. Wong clubbed a home run for a second consecutive contest, bringing his season total to three -- all of which have come in the past five games. He's also notched multiple hits in three consecutive contests and is slugging .676 with a 1.048 OPS in 35 plate appearances.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Slugs second homer

  Rotowire Apr 17, 2024

  Wong went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 10-7 extra-innings loss to the Guardians. The 27-year-old has ceded more work than expected to Reese McGuire early in the season, but the arrangement seems to be working for both backstops. Through 10 games, Wong is batting a blistering .355 (11-for-31) with a double, two homers, three runs and seven RBI, and his share of the playing time could be creeping back up as he's started three of the last five games, with Tuesday's start coming against right-hander Tanner Bibee.

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• Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out Wednesday

  Rotowire Apr 3, 2024

  Wong is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Athletics, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. He started two of the first three games at catcher but has now yielded to Reese McGuire in three of the last four contests. Wong is 4-for-12 with an RBI and a 5:0 K:BB in his first three games this season.

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