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• Braves' Jonah Heim: Will begin season as backup catcher

  Rotowire Mar 26, 2026

  Heim has secured a spot on Atlanta's Opening Day roster, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. It will likely be a temporary assignment while Sean Murphy (hip) is on the IL, but Heim will back up Drake Baldwin to begin the season. Heim hasn't been able to match his career-best 2023 campaign with the Rangers, and over the last two seasons the 30-year-old switch hitter managed just a .217/.269/.334 slash line.

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• Braves' Jonah Heim: Signs one-year deal with Atlanta

  Rotowire Feb 10, 2026

  Atlanta signed Heim to a one-year contract Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Heim was non-tendered by the Rangers earlier in the offseason after slashing only .213/.271/.332 across 433 plate appearances in 2025, and his defensive metrics have also declined the last two years. Heim does have a good shot to break camp as the backup catcher behind Drake Baldwin while Sean Murphy (hip) recovers.

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• Jonah Heim: Let go by Rangers

  Rotowire Nov 21, 2025

  Heim was non-tendered by the Rangers on Friday. Heim's tenure with the Rangers has seemingly come to an end after spending the last five seasons with the organization. He spent most of the 2025 regular season as the starting catcher, though he did split time behind home plate with Kyle Higashioka at times. Heim ended the season with a .213/.271/.332 slash line with three steals, 38 runs scored, 11 home runs and 43 RBI over 433 plate appearances. The 30-year-old pro will look to catch on with a team in need of depth at catcher by the start of spring training.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting down Saturday

  Rotowire Sep 27, 2025

  Heim isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians. Heim will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after collecting a base hit in each of his last two games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate instead and bat fifth.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Re-emerging as top catcher

  Rotowire Sep 17, 2025

  Heim will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game versus the Astros. Heim has now started eight of the last 11 contests (10 at catcher, one at designated hitter), including five of the last eight versus right-handers. The switch hitter is slashing .333/.455/.556 over his last eight games and looks to have inched past Kyle Higashioka on the Rangers' catcher depth chart.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Resting up Wednesday

  Rotowire Sep 10, 2025

  Heim is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers. Heim will rest after he had been included in the lineup in each of the last four games, making three starts at catcher and one as a designated hitter during that stretch. Though the Rangers will likely continue to make regular room for both Heim and Kyle Higashioka in the lineup when the team faces left-handed starters, Higashioka will likely rank as the preferred option behind the plate against right-handed pitching.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes yard in win

  Rotowire Aug 30, 2025

  Heim went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a second RBI and a walk in Friday's 5-2 win over the Athletics. Heim opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and added his solo shot in the fifth to put the Rangers ahead for good. The homer was his first since July 25. Heim has been a little steadier at the plate lately, going 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI over his last nine games. Kyle Higashioka has done enough to maintain the starting role behind the dish, and Heim's other path to playing time at designated hitter is only open as a short-side platoon spot, as Joc Pederson has also swung a hot bat lately. For the season, Heim is batting .222 with a .620 OPS, 10 homers, 40 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and three stolen bases over 372 plate appearances.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Set to lose work to Higashioka

  Rotowire Aug 24, 2025

  Heim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians. Heim had started six of the previous seven contests, but with Kyle Higashioka returning to the lineup Wednesday after recovering from a hamstring injury, the duo will move back into a timeshare. With a .788 OPS since the All-Star break, Higashioka has handily outproduced Heim, who has posted a .638 OPS over that same stretch.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Nabbing sixth straight start

  Rotowire Aug 21, 2025

  Heim will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Royals. Heim will be included in the lineup for a sixth straight game, but he's likely to see his playing time tail off after Kyle Higashioka returned to the starting nine behind the plate in Wednesday's 6-3 win. Before playing Wednesday, Higashioka had missed out on three consecutive starts due to a hamstring injury, and though he's out of the lineup Thursday, his absence appears to be mostly for maintenance purposes as the Rangers wrap up their series in Kansas City with a day game. Heim will head into the series finale with a four-game hitting streak, but Higashioka has been the far more productive hitter of the two catchers since the All-Star break, posting a .902 OPS to Heim's .654 mark over that same stretch.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting in favor of Higashioka

  Rotowire Jul 21, 2025

  Heim is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics. Texas has been opening playing time for both Heim and Kyle Higashioka of late by frequently using one at catcher and one at designated hitter, but the former will be left out of the starting nine Monday while Cody Freeman gets a look at DH. Though Heim should continue to see a fair share of starts moving forward, the Rangers seem to be prioritizing Higashioka a little bit more. Higashioka is in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak and will stick in the lineup for a seventh straight game, while Heim is on the bench for the third time during that stretch.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Productive outing in rout

  Rotowire Jul 1, 2025

  Heim went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a walk in Tuesday's 10-4 victory over the Orioles. Heim tallied his 13th multi-hit effort of the season. The switch-hitting backstop has been mired in a brutal slump -- he has a .464 OPS across his last 101 plate appearances -- but he should still serve as Texas' primary catcher moving forward. Backup Kyle Higashioka hasn't performed much better at the plate recently, posting a .490 OPS over his last 86 plate appearances.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Taking seat Saturday

  Rotowire Jun 21, 2025

  Heim is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates. Heim made back-to-back starts behind the dish and will get a breather Saturday. In his place, Kyle Higashioka will catch and bat ninth.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Getting rest Wednesday

  Rotowire Jun 18, 2025

  Heim is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Royals. Heim will get a routine day off after he served as the Rangers' catcher in Tuesday's 6-1 loss. Kyle Higashioka will be behind the dish and will bat eighth Wednesday.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: On bench Tuesday

  Rotowire Jun 10, 2025

  Heim is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins. Heim is batting .100 (4-for-40) over his past 13 contests and will sit Tuesday after starting Texas' previous two games. Kyle Higashioka will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Tyler Mahle.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Sitting out Saturday

  Rotowire May 31, 2025

  Heim isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals. Heim will get a chance to regroup Saturday after going just 1-for-12 in his last five games. Kyle Higashioka will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: On bench Wednesday

  Rotowire May 28, 2025

  Heim is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays. Heim will yield to Kyle Higashioka behind the dish Wednesday. Heim is 2-for-18 (.111) with eight strikeouts over his last six appearances.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Serving as DH on Thursday

  Rotowire May 22, 2025

  Heim (hand) will start at designated hitter and bat sixth in Thursday's game against the Yankees. Heim suffered a compressed nerve in his right hand on a base hit in the top of the second inning of Wednesday's 4-3 loss. According to ESPN.com, Heim initially came on the field for the bottom of the second, but after airmailing a throw back to right-hander Jacob deGrom on the first pitch of the inning, the Rangers elected to pull Heim from the game. Bochy relayed after the game that imaging on Heim's hand came back negative, but the Rangers aren't yet ready to deploy the veteran backstop behind the plate. Heim will handle a non-defensive role in the series finale while Kyle Higashioka steps in at catcher.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Exits with hand injury

  Rotowire May 21, 2025

  Heim was removed from Wednesday's game against the Yankees due to a compressed nerve in his right hand, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. Heim's hand began bothering him after he hit a ball off the end of his bat in the second inning, and he was replaced behind the dish when the Rangers went back out on defense. The severity of the backstop's injury remains unclear, but Kyle Higashioka and Tucker Barnhart could pick up some starts if Heim needs to miss some time.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Launches two-run homer

  Rotowire May 20, 2025

  Heim went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees. Heim was able to get the Rangers on the board in the ninth inning, when he took Ian Hamilton deep to right field for a two-run homer. Heim has gone 4-for-10 with one home run and five RBI over his last three starts.

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• Rangers' Jonah Heim: Taking seat Saturday

  Rotowire May 17, 2025

  Heim isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's contest against Houston. Heim will begin on the bench after starting behind the plate in each of the Rangers' previous two games. He'll give way to Kyle Higashioka, who returned from a stint on the injured list Tuesday.

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