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| HT/WT: 6-1, 212 lbs |
| Birthplace: Chicago, IL |
| Age: 32 |
| Experience: 10 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |
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2026 Batting
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HR
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RBI
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| Regular Season | .260 | 7 | 43 | .714 | 0 |
Top Carson Kelly News
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Taking seat Sunday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Kelly will hit the bench for a second consecutive game and for the third time in the last four contests. He appears to be moving into more of a timeshare at catcher with Miguel Amaya, who will receive another turn behind the plate Sunday.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Getting rest Saturday
Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.
Kelly will get a day off after beginning the series by going 1-for-3 with two strikeouts Friday. Miguel Amaya will handle catching duties and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Exiting lineup Thursday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
Kelly will get a routine day of rest after starting at catcher in the first two games of the series. Miguel Amaya will don the catching gear for Thursday's finale.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Sunday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Kelly will get a day off after he started behind plate the previous two contests. Miguel Amaya will receive the nod at catcher and bat eighth for the series finale in Kansas City.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Sitting out Thursday
Kelly is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Blue Jays.
Kelly and Miguel Amaya have rotated starts at catcher for the Cubs in each of the last 10 games. It will be Amaya behind the dish Thursday at Wrigley Field.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Sunday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Kelly will take a seat while the Cubs go with Miguel Amaya behind the plate for the second time in the series. Since the All-Star break, Kelly has gone 7-for-38 (.184) with no extra-base hits, five RBI and three runs in 12 games.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Exiting starting lineup
Kelly is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Yankees.
Kelly will get a break during Friday's matinee after he started at catcher Thursday afternoon in St. Louis. Miguel Amaya is behind the dish for the Cubs in the series opener.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Day off Wednesday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Kelly had been in the Cubs' starting nine for each of the previous three contests, but he'll get a breather Wednesday. Miguel Amaya will draw the start at catcher, and he will occupy the No. 9 slot in the North Siders' lineup.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Taking seat Monday
Kelly is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Tigers.
It's a routine day off for Kelly. Miguel Amaya will do the catching for the Cubs and occupy the No. 9 spot in the batting order.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Saturday
Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.
Kelly will move to the bench Saturday after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's loss. Miguel Amaya will replace him as Chicago's backstop and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Blasts sixth home run Saturday
Kelly went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-3 win against the Reds on Saturday.
Kelly hit his second home run in his last four games in the sixth inning, giving him six long balls on the season. The veteran catcher was making his fourth straight start, with Saturday's appearance coming at DH as Miguel Amaya handled duties behind the plate. Kelly and Amaya have been alternating pretty regularly as Chicago's backstop, limiting the fantasy ceiling of each as long as they're splitting the workload.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Returns to lineup with home run
Kelly went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 9-7 win over the Orioles.
Kelly hit the pine Tuesday in favor of Miguel Amaya, but he returned Wednesday and popped his fifth home run of the season. The two Chicago catchers have alternated starts the last eight games, which keeps both players fresher but also caps their upside. Based on this recent trend, it seems likely that Kelly will return to the bench for Thursday's matinee.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Taking seat Tuesday
Kelly is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Baltimore.
Kelly and Miguel Amaya continue to split the reps at catcher for the Cubs fairly evenly. With Amaya in the lineup Tuesday, this marks the seventh consecutive occasion in which the two have alternated starts behind the dish.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting Wednesday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Kelly will rest for the day game after he caught all nine innings of the Cubs' 9-7 win Tuesday night. Miguel Amaya will handle catching duties in Wednesday's contest.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Idle for series opener
Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres.
The Cubs will keep Kelly on the bench for the second game in a row, affording Miguel Amaya another turn behind the plate after he went 1-for-2 with a double in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Brewers. Kelly has been serviceable throughout the season with a .276/.362/.391 slash line across 218 plate appearances and still appears to be the Cubs' No. 1 catcher.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Taking seat Sunday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
He'll give way to Miguel Amaya behind the dish in the series finale. Kelly started at catcher in the first two tilts in Milwaukee and went 1-for-6 with two walks and a double.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Idle Thursday
Kelly isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
Kelly has gone 6-for-15 with 10 RBI and nine runs scored across his last four games, but the Cubs will keep him on the bench to begin Thursday's contest while Miguel Amaya starts behind the plate.
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