Fortes went 2-for-3 with a walk, a three-run home run and two additional runs scored in Friday's 8-0 romp over the Mets.
The catcher turned on a Christian Scott sweeper up in the zone and drove it over the wall in left-center field to cap a four-run second inning for the Marlins. It was only Fortes' second homer of the season, and while he tied his career high by reaching base four times in the victory, his .159/.198/.256 slash line on the season keeps him far from fantasy consideration. It's his work behind the plate that's kept him in the lineup -- Miami's produced three straight shutouts, and Fortes has caught all of them.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting again Monday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
Fortes will sit for the second day in a row and the third time in four games while Christian Bethancourt gets another turn behind the plate. The Marlins have gotten minimal production from both of their catchers for most of the season, but Bethancourt has shown some semblance of life at the dish of late, going 6-for-13 with two doubles over his last four games. That may be enough to give him the edge on playing time for now over Fortes, who has turned in a .345 OPS over 78 plate appearances on the season.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Gives way to Bethancourt on Sunday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
The timeshare behind the plate continues for the Marlins, as neither Fortes nor Christian Bethancourt has performed well enough to gain separation from one another in the job battle. The two have now alternated turns behind the plate over the past eight games, with Bethancourt getting the nod Sunday.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Resting Friday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Philadelphia, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Fortes will cede backstop duties to Christian Bethancourt. In May, Fortes is batting 2-for-14 (.143) with a solo home run.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench again Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
For the second day in a row, Fortes will be on the bench while Christian Bethancourt draws another start behind the dish. Fortes had started both of the previous two games before Bethancourt picked up consecutive starts of his own, so the Marlins still seem to be viewing the catcher spot as a timeshare.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Hits bench Saturday
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup Saturday against the Nationals.
Fortes will take a seat Saturday after going 1-for-3 with an RBI during Friday's win in the series opener. Christian Bethancourt will instead get the nod behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting out nightcap
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs.
Fortes went 0-for-2 with a strikeout during the first game of Saturday's activities, and he'll get a breather to conclude the day. Jhonny Pereda will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting out Wednesday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
The Marlins and Giants have an afternoon game following a Tuesday night tilt, so Fortes will get a breather. Jhonny Pereda will make his first major-league start, handling the catching duties while Trevor Rogers is on the bump. Fortes has mustered a .305 OPS through 35 plate appearances this season but is still expected to see the bulk of the starts behind the plate while Christian Bethancourt (illness) is on the injured list.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Heads to bench Thursday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.
The Marlins continue to embrace a timeshare behind the plate, as Fortes and Christian Bethancourt have now made four starts apiece at catcher through Miami's first eight games. One of the two catchers may separate himself from the other from a performance standpoint and eventually emerge as the clear No. 1 option, but Fortes hasn't done much to distinguish himself thus far. Through his first four starts, Fortes has gone 1-for-12 with a double and also reached base when he was hit by a pitch.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench Monday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
The Marlins have embraced a timeshare behind the plate so far this season, with Fortes making two starts to Christian Bethancourt's three. Fortes is off to an 0-for-6 start at the dish and will likely need to pick up the pace offensively if hopes to capture a larger share of the work at catcher.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting Saturday
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Fortes isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Fortes will sit out his second straight game after going 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch Thursday. Christian Bethancourt will again get the starting nod behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench Friday
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Fortes received the nod Opening Day and went 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch. Christian Bethancourt is starting behind the plate Friday, and the pair is set to split catching duties this season.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Spring struggles continue
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Fortes went 0-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies.
The 27-year-old catcher hasn't made much impact at the plate this spring, batting .118 (2-for-17) with zero extra-base hits, although he does have a 4:2 BB:K. Fortes is expected to split reps behind the plate with Christian Bethancourt this season, but neither is likely to be an appealing fantasy option.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Working on swing adjustments
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Fortes worked on changes to his stance and swing this offseason, and Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is expecting more offense from him this season, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
It would be hard for Fortes' offense to get worse in 2024 after he stumbled to a .562 OPS through 323 plate appearances last year, a significant decline from the .696 OPS he posted in 2022. The Marlins like his work with the pitching staff, however, and offseason addition Christian Bethancourt has a career .622 OPS in the majors, so the starting job behind the plate likely still belongs to Fortes.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Catching for Miami in Game 1
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Fortes will start at catcher and bat ninth Tuesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series versus the Phillies.
Fortes and Jacob Stallings both struggled offensively this year for the Marlins, but Fortes will get the call behind the plate in Tuesday's NL Wild Card Series opener as Stallings rides the pine.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Scores four runs
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Fortes went 4-for-5 with a solo homer, two doubles and four runs scored in Sunday's win over Atlanta.
Fortes capped off his first career four-hit performance with a solo shot in the eighth inning. Prior to Sunday's massive game, he had just four hits over his previous 17 appearances. It was also his first multi-hit game since July 23. Fortes is now slashing .210/.265/.308 with 15 extra-base hits and 31 runs scored through 300 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Sitting again Tuesday
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Fortes is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Jacob Stallings will make a third straight start at catcher after going 3-for-5 with two doubles across the final two games of the Marlins' three-game weekend series versus the Nationals. Fortes holds a rough .213/.262/.301 batting line through 269 plate appearances this year.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench Sunday
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Fortes is out of the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.
Jacob Stallings will get a second straight start at catcher after going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk Saturday. Fortes holds a rough .563 OPS in 269 plate appearances this year with Miami.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: Takes seat for day game
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Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Fortes will hit the bench for the matinee game after he was behind the dish both of the past two days and for three of the past four contests. Jacob Stallings will get the starting nod at catcher in the series finale.
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Marlins' Nick Fortes: On bench Tuesday
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Fortes is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros.
Jacob Stallings will catch and bat eighth. Fortes started behind the plate in Monday's series opener and went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the Marlins' 5-1 victory over Houston.
