Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Rays.
Wong went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Friday's series opener and will now sit down for the penultimate game of Boston's season. His absence will put Danny Jansen behind the plate to catch for right-hander Kutter Crawford.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out Tuesday
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Wong is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Toronto, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
It looks to be a routine day off for Wong. Danny Jansen will do the catching for the Red Sox on Tuesday.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not in lineup for first game
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Wong is absent from the lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Twins, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Danny Jansen will do the catching for the Red Sox in the first game of the twin bill. Wong is likely to be back in the lineup for the nightcap.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Taking seat Saturday
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Wong is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Wong will give way to Danny Jansen behind the plate for the second time in three games. Wong is 16-for-51 (.314) in September with a home run, a stolen base and seven doubles.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not in Boston lineup
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Wong is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Tampa Bay, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
It's a regular day off for Wong, who started at catcher in each of the first two games of the series. Danny Jansen will be behind the dish for Thursday's finale.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Idle Saturday
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Wong isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Wong will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-6 with two walks through the first two games of the series. Danny Jansen will catch instead for Brayan Bello while batting eighth.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Three hits, home run in loss
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Wong went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's loss to the White Sox.
Wong took Chris Flexen deep in the second inning for this 13th home run of the season before adding a double and a single to record his first three-hit game since Aug. 2. Wong has cooled off considerably after a hot start to the season, but he is still enjoying a career year, batting .286 with 13 home runs, 48 RBI, 51 runs scored and six stolen bases in 110 games.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Making first career start at 2B
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Wong will start at second base and bat sixth Saturday against the Tigers, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
As Smith notes, Wong has played 21 innings at second base in his major-league career, but this will be his first career start at the position. Wong homered and doubled in Friday's win over Detroit, and overall he's slashing .285/.339/.432 with 12 homers in 401 plate appearances this season. He could end up playing more at second base than Nick Sogard in the absence of David Hamilton (finger).
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Homers in win
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Wong went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over Detroit.
Wong doubled a run home in the fourth inning and then increased Boston's lead with a homer in the sixth. He'd gone eight games without an RBI and 11 without a home run. The catcher's unsustainable BABIP from earlier in the season has caught up to him in the second half, but Wong continues to be a clutch hitter for the Red Sox, posting a .309 average with runners in scoring position.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Resting Thursday
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Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Thursday's game against Toronto.
Wong will get a day to rest Thursday after going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Wednesday's win. Danny Jansen will catch instead for right-hander Kutter Crawford and bat seventh.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting night off
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Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Wong will get a rest after he started at catcher each of the past three days while going 4-for-12 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI and three runs. Danny Jansen will check in for Wong behind the plate in the series finale.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not starting Saturday
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Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Wong will give way to Danny Jansen behind the plate Saturday after going 0-for-9 with five strikeouts over his last two games.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting look at first base
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Wong is starting at first base and batting fifth in Saturday's game against the Rangers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
It's the first start for Wong in the field anywhere other than catcher in his major-league career, per Cotillo. Wong's move to first base allows Boston to start new acquisition Danny Jansen behind home plate for Saturday's contest. Since the All-Star break, Wong has slashed .289/.360/.489 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBI across 49 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Fuels offense in win
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Wong went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI in Friday's 11-6 victory over the Rangers.
The Boston backstop posted his third four-hit game of the season with this effort, knocking four singles. After batting just .211 (16-for-76) in July, this performance was a welcome sight for Wong since he may have to compete for playing time with the recently acquired Danny Jansen. Overall, Wong is now slashing .304/.366/.450 with 10 homers, 39 runs scored and 37 RBI across 320 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Day off Wednesday
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Wong is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mariners, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Wong had caught each of the previous five games for the Red Sox, so he will get some rest during Wednesday's afternoon tilt. Danny Jansen will start behind the dish.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Goes deep Sunday
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Wong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Yankees.
Wong was on the latter end of back-to-back solo home runs by he and Rob Refsnyder for the team's only two runs of the evening. Wong's home run set a new season-best for him with 10, and he needs two more RBI to surpass the 36 he had last year. The 28-year-old is having a productive year despite not having an everyday role, slashing .297/.362/.446 with 20 extra-base hits, 35 RBI, 35 runs, five steals and a 20:65 BB:K in 307 plate appearances. Wong will have a new running mate behind the dish for the rest of the season after the Red Sox traded for Danny Jansen from the Blue Jays and designated Reese McGuire for assignment.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting rest Sunday
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Wong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Wong will get two straight days off to close out the Red Sox's pre-All-Star-break schedule, as Reese McGuire gets another nod behind the plate in the series finale. Despite his limited usage this weekend, Wong remains entrenched atop the depth chart at catcher after producing a .309 batting average and .812 OPS through 269 plate appearances on the season.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Getting breather Saturday
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Wong isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Wong went 0-for-4 with a strikeout during a loss in Friday's series opener, and he'll now take a seat after making five consecutive starts. In his place, Reese McGuire will start behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Exits starting nine
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Wong is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Miami.
Wong extended his hit streak to 17 games in Wednesday's win over the Marlins, but he'll take a seat for Thursday's matinee. Reese McGuire will be behind the plate for Nick Pivetta.
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Red Sox's Connor Wong: Hit streak at 17 games
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Wong went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Marlins.
The backstop continued his breakout campaign, hitting safely in his 17th straight game while swiping his fourth bag of the year. Wong is slashing .333/.405/.470 during his hit streak, the longest by a Boston catcher since Victor Martinez put together a 25-game streak in 2009. The only other catcher in Red Sox history with a hitting streak of 17 games or longer is Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, who reached that number twice between the 1975 and 1976 seasons.
