Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Amaya will hit the bench after he had started at catcher in three of the past four games while going 5-for-8 with two walks and a run during that stretch. Tomas Nido will spell Amaya behind the dish Wednesday.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting out series finale
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Amaya is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Amaya will take a seat for the second time in the three-game series against the Diamondbacks to open up the second half of the season. Though he's sported a hot bat of late with eight hits in his last 16 at-bats, Amaya is still slashing an underwhelming .213/.275/.298 on the season. Unless Amaya sustains his hot run at the dish for a longer period of time, the Cubs could prefer to prioritize Tomas Nido at catcher due to his defensive acumen.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting afternoon off
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Amaya is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Amaya has moved back into a timeshare with Tomas Nido behind the plate, but it'll be the latter's turn to play Sunday after the former started at catcher in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday. In the Cubs' 5-4 loss in the second game of the twin bill, Amaya went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks and two RBI.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Slugs third homer
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Amaya went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
After sitting out the matinee, Amaya took Kyle Gibson deep in the second inning of the nightcap for his third homer of the year, helping the Cubs to an early 4-2 lead that slipped away late. The 25-year-old backstop has been alternating starts with Tomas Nido over the last week, and the arrangement seems to be agreeing with Amaya -- he's gone 5-for-12 with a double, a home run and three RBI in his last four games.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Productive in win Sunday
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Amaya went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Angels.
Amaya has been seeing less playing time recently, with the newly signed Tomas Nido seemingly taking over as Chicago's top catcher. The 25-year-old Amaya still has some upside, but after hitting .214 in 53 games last year as a rookie he's batting only .194 this season. If he can't get his bat going a bit more, Amaya will likely stick in a reserve role, which caps his fantasy value.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting extended time off
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Manager Craig Counsell said Saturday that the Cubs are giving Amaya extra time off to work through his struggles at the plate, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Amaya is slashing .186/.249/.256 with two home runs and 15 RBI this season, but since June 1 those numbers have dipped to .167/.231/.200. Tomas Nido is starting behind home plate Saturday, and he figures to see more full-time work moving forward while Amaya works on things offensively.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting again Saturday
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Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Angels.
Saturday will mark the fourth time in five games that Amaya has sat down in favor of Tomas Nido, who will draw the start at catcher and bat ninth. The two backstops are still likely to split reps behind the plate going forward, though it appears Nido has emerged as the preferred option.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Not starting Tuesday
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Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.
Amaya will take a seat Tuesday after going just 1-for-10 at the plate over his last four games. Tomas Nido will start at catcher instead while batting ninth.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting Saturday off
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Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday against the Brewers.
Amaya struck out in both of his at-bats during a loss in Friday's series opener, and he'll give way to Tomas Nido for Saturday's contest.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting breather Thursday
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Amaya is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in San Francisco.
Amaya started four of the first six games after Tomas Nido was added to the roster, but he'll yield to Nido for this one. The Cubs will be trying to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Giants.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Monday
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Amaya is not in the starting lineup Monday against the Giants.
Amaya will take a seat after he went 1-for-3 with a strikeout in Sunday's series finale versus the Mets. Tomas Nido will take over behind the plate and bat eighth in the opener versus San Francisco.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting down Saturday
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Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Amaya will receive a day off Saturday after tallying a base hit in each of his last three games. His absence will allow Tomas Nido to make his first start behind the plate as a Cub.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Out of lineup Saturday
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Amaya is not in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Cardinals.
Yan Gomes will do the catching for Shota Imanaga. Amaya started four of the previous five contests.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting down Saturday
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Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday versus the Reds.
Amaya will get a breather Saturday after going 2-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored through the first two games of Chicago's series with Cincinnati. Yan Gomes will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Taking seat Wednesday
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Amaya is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Milwaukee.
Amaya caught the last two games and six of the previous eight contests, but he'll receive some rest Wednesday. Yan Gomes will be behind the plate for the Cubs.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting Sunday
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Amaya is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against St. Louis.
After going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Cardinals, Amaya will begin Sunday's game in the dugout. Yan Gomes will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting rest Thursday
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Amaya is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.
Amaya will receive a breather as Chicago and Atlanta wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Yan Gomes will check in behind the dish to replace Amaya, who had started at catcher in five of the Cubs' previous six games.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Saturday
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Amaya isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday against Pittsburgh.
After belting a solo homer in Friday's loss, Amaya will sit down for the third game of Chicago's series with the Pirates. Yan Gomes will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Resting Wednesday
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Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Amaya will get a breather after he started at catcher in each of the past three games while going 1-for-9 at the dish. Yan Gomes will fill in for Amaya in Wednesday's series finale.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Resting Wednesday
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Amaya is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Amaya will rest for the series finale after he started at catcher in four of the Cubs' previous five games. Yan Gomes will step in behind the dish Wednesday.
