Heim went 1-for-4 with a walk and three RBI in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Mariners.
Heim had a two-run single in the third inning then walked with the bases loaded in the fourth, helping the Rangers to clinch a playoff berth. Texas can clinch the division title with a win in Sunday's season finale, which means an important piece like Heim could start one more game. The catcher's rate statistics fell off following an August wrist injury, but Heim has remained productive as a run producer, delivering 25 runs over 40 games since returning from the injury. For the season, Heim has a .375 batting average, .705 slugging percentage and a 1.117 OPS with runners in scoring position.
Heim went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Saturday's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Heim extended his hit streak to four consecutive games with a run-producing single in the fourth inning. In addition to hits in four straight, Heim has driven in a run in all four. The catcher is 5-for-12 with two doubles, a home run, seven RBI and four runs scored during that stretch. Heim is up to 92 RBI over 123 games on the season.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Bat showing life
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Heim went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run, three RBI and a second run scored in Wednesday's 15-5 win over Boston.
Heim was productive in two straight wins over Boston, hitting two doubles and a home run with five RBI between Tuesday and Wednesday. He's slumped overall since his return from the injured list Aug. 13 with a .202 average and .619 OPS, but the catcher's bat has shown life of late. Heim is batting .273 (9-for-33) with three homers, three doubles, 13 RBI and six runs scored over the last nine games.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting amid struggles
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Heim is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Cleveland.
Austin Hedges will start at catcher and bat ninth as Mitch Garver serves as the Rangers' designated hitter and cleanup man. Heim has slashed just .191/.223/.326 in 94 plate appearances since he returned Aug. 13 from a two-week absence to heal a strained tendon in his left wrist.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes deep in win
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Heim went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 9-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Heim homered in the third inning, giving him RBI in four straight contests. He went 6-for-18 with two home runs and eight RBI during the four-game sweep of Toronto. Heim's wrist injury has hurt his production, but his performance against the Blue Jays is an encouraging sign. The injury has not impacted his playing time, however, as he's started at catcher for 11 of 13 games during the month of September,
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Provides separation in win
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Heim went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBI in Monday's 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Heim connected for a grand slam as part of the Rangers' five-run seventh to put away Toronto. It was his second home run -- both bases-loaded blasts -- since returning from a wrist injury in mid-August. Heim hasn't been the same consistent producer since his return. While he's driven in 12 runs in 23 games, nine have come in two contests.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Heads to bench
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Heim will not start Saturday's game against Oakland.
Heim hits the bench for the first time in a week. He's faded down the stretch along with the entire Rangers team, hitting just .177/.227/.258 since returning from a wrist injury in mid-August. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Cleared to face lefties
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Heim took batting practice from the right side of the plate Sunday and has been cleared to make starts against left-handed pitching, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
When he was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Aug. 13, Heim had been limited to batting from the left side of the plate since he hadn't fully healed from a strained wrist tendon. Three weeks later, the switch-hitting Heim looks like he'll now have the platoon advantage in each of his plate appearances as the regular season winds down. Heim will hit from the left side of the plate to start Sunday's contest while he starts at catcher and bats sixth with the Rangers opposing Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda.
Heim is not in Saturday's lineup against the Twins.
Heim is hitting .148 with one home run, four runs and 10 RBI over his last 21 games. Mitch Garver will start at catcher while Sam Huff starts at designated hitter.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Takes seat Tuesday
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Heim is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
Heim started the previous two games and will receive a day off after going 3-for-9 with a grand slam and a walk. Austin Hedges will step in behind the plate to catch for Andrew Heaney.
Heim went 1-for-6 with a grand slam in Sunday's 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Twins.
The fourth-inning slam was Heim's first extra-base hit in 11 games since he returned from a wrist injury. In that span, he's gone an awful 3-for-30 (.100) with a 2:8 BB:K, a dry spell that saw him on the bench Friday and Saturday. Heim has been one of the better offensive catchers in baseball this season with a .265/.322/.455 slash line, 15 homers, 74 RBI, 51 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases over 101 contests. Mitch Garver hasn't been bad either, and he could push for time behind the dish if Heim doesn't get back on track soon.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sits again Saturday
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Heim remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Twins.
Heim has gone just 2-for-24 at the plate since returning from a strained left wrist tendon. He now finds himself sitting for the second straight game, though whether that's an indication of a setback or merely an attempt to help him straighten things out is unclear. Mitch Garver will start behind the plate in his absence.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting amid struggles
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Heim is not in the lineup Friday against the Twins.
Heim has gone 2-for-24 (.083) with zero extra-base hits and eight strikeouts since returning Aug. 13 from a three-week absence to heal a tendon strain in his left wrist. Austin Hedges will get a rare start at catcher Friday as Mitch Garver serves as the Rangers' designated hitter.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Not starting Sunday
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Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus Milwaukee.
Heim is 2-for-12 with two walks, a run and five strikeouts since he returned from the injured list last weekend, and he'll head to the bench for Sunday's series finale. Mitch Garver will step in behind the plate and bat cleanup in his place.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Takes seat Wednesday
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Heim is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.
Heim, who also sat Monday, continues to be eased back into action following his return Sunday from a nearly three-week absence to heal a strained left wrist tendon. Mitch Garver will start at catcher for the Rangers on Wednesday as Robbie Grossman occupies the DH role.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Held out Monday
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Heim is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
Heim returned to action Sunday after missing just over two weeks with a wrist injury, but the Rangers are easing him back into action and will prevent him from playing a full nine innings for a second straight day. Mitch Garver will work behind the plate Monday night.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Hitless in return
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Heim went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return from the injured list Sunday against the Giants.
Heim made his return to the lineup after missing a little over two weeks with a strained left wrist tendon. The 2023 All-Star will look to continue his breakout campaign and help the Rangers capture their first division title since 2016. He's currently slashing .278/.336/.474 and will push Mitch Garver to a backup role (or to more of a DH role) once again.
