Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong, who went 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Cleveland Guardians, is taking a seat for the series finale against Cleveland on Thursday in a matinee contest. With Wong out for this one, Reese McGuire will catch right-hander Chase Anderson and will hit eighth against Guardians right-hander Triston McKenzie. In three career at-bats against McKenzie, McGuire has gone hitless. The 27-year-old Wong has been a popular waiver-wire pickup in fantasy leagues at the catcher position early in the 2024 season after his scorching-hot start at the plate. After Wednesday's huge performance, he's now hitting .370 (20-for-54) with five long balls, 11 RBI and seven runs scored in his first 16 games played. The hot start has pushed him past McGuire on Boston's catching depth chart.

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong went 4-for-4 with two home runs in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Guardians. Wong also was hit by a pitch in the game, making it a perfect 5-for-5 at getting on base. In addition to the two home runs, Wong also had a pair of singles, drove in three runs, and scored twice. Wong's batting average is now up to .370 on the season, with five home runs (all in his last 10 games), 11 RBI, and seven runs scored. The backstop doesn't draw many walks, however, with just one walk compared to 15 strikeouts so far this season. Regardless, he ranks as the seventh-highest scoring catcher in Yahoo leagues as of now, so is certainly a useful fantasy asset, although the 27-year-old has been splitting time with Reese McGuire to start the year. McGuire is getting the start in Thursday's day game against the Guardians.

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong remains out of the starting lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. The 27-year-old was expected to be the starting catcher to begin the season. However, Wong has only started three of the team's first eight games of the season. Instead of Wong, the Red Sox will go with Reese McGuire behind the plate and he'll bat ninth against right-hander Griffin Canning.

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong is expected to remain the club's top option behind the dish this season, according to Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. The young backstop emerged as an everyday option last year, slashing .235/.288/.385 while posting 0.9 dWAR and 4.0 DRS behind the plate. The 27-year-old is clearly Boston's top catching option, adding much more defensive value than Reese McGuire, who is seen as more of a bat-first player and hit lefties quite well last year. (Historically, McGuire has had more success against right-handed pitching.) Expect Wong to exceed 100 games once again this year, further cementing himself as a possible long-term option at the big-league level.

Boston Red Sox backstop Connor Wong is absent from Tuesday's lineup for the game against Luis Medina and the Oakland Athletics. The 27-year-old is a fine option in two-catcher leagues, as he's hitting .242 with six homers, 33 runs, 23 RBI, and two steals over 74 games. Jorge Alfaro will take his spot behind the plate and bat eighth. The former prospect has been quiet with the bat this year across 14 games, slashing .175/.233/.350, and he owns a career 85 wRC+ against righties. With right-hander Medina on the mound, fantasy managers may want to look elsewhere on the waiver wire.

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong had an excellent game in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Wong finished the game 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double, two RBI and two runs scored, and it was the 26-year-old backstop's third straight multi-hit contest. He has taken over Boston's starting role behind the plate and is currently hitting .290 (18-for-62) with five doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, a stolen base and 11 runs scored in 69 plate appearances and 23 games played in his third MLB season. All three of Wong's long balls have come in his last three games, so he's really starting to feel it offensively of late. It's safe to say that Wong's fantasy stock is on the rise with Reese McGuire struggling offensively and defensively right now.

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong is back in Tuesday's starting lineup and will take on the Blue Jays and left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. It's of zero surprise that Wong gets the starting nod against a left-handed pitcher after Reese McGuire started Monday's contest against right-hander Jose Berrios. It's been a fairly strict platoon behind the plate to this point in the season but Wong has actually fared better against right-handed pitching than he has southpaws. Overall, the 26-year-old is hitting just .241 with one homer, one stolen base, and a .675 OPS across 65 trips to the plate. It can be expected that he will be lifted for McGuire when a right-handed reliever comes out of the Blue Jays bullpen.

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong (hamstring) could be looking at missing an extended period of time after suffering an injury on Thursday. The team will have Wong undergo further testing, but manager Alex Cora mentioned the injury didn't look good. There should be more information on Wong later this weekend. He was competing for a spot on the Opening Day roster, but this is obviously going to hurt his chances. Jorge Alfaro is likely going to split time with Reese McGuire behind the plate to begin the 2023 campaign.

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong was optioned to Triple-A following Sunday's game, according to Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. Wong has looked solid at the plate over six games with Boston this year, slashing .308/.357/.538 with one RBI and three runs scored. He's looked better in Boston than at Triple-A this year, as he's slashing .185/.235/.306 with two home runs, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored over 28 games at Worcester. He's got 20-homer potential, and while he can be dropped in redraft formats, he should remain rostered in dynasty leagues.