Caratini (knee) will start at first base and bat sixth in Friday's series opener against the Athletics.
After being removed from Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Guardians due to a right knee contusion, Caratini was on the bench for Thursday's series finale. He's moved past the knee issue ahead of Friday's contest and will be making his sixth start in seven games, though Caratini may still be headed for more of a part-time role now that Minnesota has all of its key position players back to full strength.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Exits with knee injury
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Caratini was removed from Wednesday's game against the Guardians due to a right knee contusion, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Caratini wasn't able to finish his at-bat in the fifth inning after fouling a ball off his knee. He appears to have escaped the incident without suffering any structural damage, though the Twins could still give him a day or two off to recover as a precaution.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Drawing fifth straight start
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Caratini will start at first base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Caratini sat out the Twins' first game following the All-Star break, but he's been included in the lineup for each of the ensuing five contests while the team has gone up against three left-handed and two right-handed starters. The Twins will continue to make room for Caratini in the lineup versus lefties, but he may be stuck in more of a part-time role versus righties following Ryan Jeffers' recent return from the injured list.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Back in No. 2 role at catcher
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
On the bench for the third time in four games, Caratini has faded back into the No. 2 role at catcher following Ryan Jeffers' recent return from the injured list. While Jeffers was on the shelf, Caratini produced admirably in his stead, slashing .281/.361/.491 with six home runs, 19 RBI and 15 runs over 34 games.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Resting up Thursday
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.
Caratini will receive the afternoon off after starting behind the plate in each of the Twins' last three games. Alex Jackson will handle catching duties for Minnesota in the series finale.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Idle Saturday
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Caratini is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Yankees on Saturday.
Caratini will get a breather while Alex Jackson starts behind home plate and bats ninth while forming a battery with right-hander Zebby Matthews. Caratini has a 1.021 OPS with five home runs, 15 RBI and four doubles over 85 plate appearances since June 1.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Reaches three times, clubs homer
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Caratini went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks against Houston in a 5-4 victory Monday.
Caratini went back-to-back with Royce Lewis in the fourth inning to give the Twins a 2-0 lead. After going deep just three times over his first 52 contests of the campaign, Caratini has swatted four home runs across his past 10 games. He's had a standout June, batting .355 with five homers, 13 RBI, 12 runs and a 9:11 BB:K over 19 contests. Ryan Jeffers (hand) could return to action at some point in July, but Caratini may have done enough in Jeffers' absence to retain more than a typical backup's workload.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Receiving breather Sunday
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
The Twins will go with Alex Jackson behind the dish for the series finale. Caratini had started at catcher the last five games, going 4-for-19 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs during that time.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: On base four times Saturday
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Caratini went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, three RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 16-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
Caratini has gone 8-for-14 with four walks, two homers and six RBI over his last four games. The catcher is making the most of his playing time in the absence of Ryan Jeffers (hand), who is unlikely to be back before the end of the month. Caratini is batting .241 on the season, adding a .700 OPS, five homers, 29 RBI, 17 runs scored and six doubles over 56 contests.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Pops homer in Friday's loss
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Caratini went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Caratini has homered three times over 12 games in June. He's batting .389 (14-for-36) this month, including six extra-base hits, seven RBI and a 5:5 BB:K. The veteran catcher is now hitting .231 with a .677 OPS, five homers, 26 RBI, 14 runs scored, five doubles and no stolen bases through 204 plate appearances this season.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Out of Twins' lineup
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Caratini is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Rangers.
The switch-hitting Caratini had drawn five straight starts at catcher against right-handed pitching, but he will begin Tuesday's festivities on the bench. Alex Jackson is drawing a second consecutive start behind the dish for the Twins.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Out of lineup Monday
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Caratini is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Rangers.
Caratini will get a day off after clubbing his fourth home run of the season in Sunday's win over the Cardinals. Alex Jackson will start at catcher and bat ninth for the Twins on Monday.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Clubs homer in win
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Caratini went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Cardinals.
Caratini got the Twins on the board with a fourth-inning homer off Michael McGreevy. This was Caratini's second long ball in June, surpassing the number he had in all of May. The catcher is now hitting .215 with a .630 OPS, four homers, 25 RBI, 11 runs scored and five doubles over 53 contests this season. He'll continue to see a decent share of playing time at catcher while Ryan Jeffers (hand) is out.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Hitting bench Wednesday
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Minnesota will go with Alex Jackson behind the plate for the second game of the series while Caratini rests up. Caratini saw an eight-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-5 showing in Tuesday's 10-4 loss.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Idle Sunday
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Caratini is not in Minnesota's starting lineup against Kansas City on Sunday.
Caratini will get a breather after going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Royals. Alex Jackson will handle catching duties and bat ninth in Sunday's series finale.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Handed day off
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Caratini is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
He'll receive a breather after he started behind the plate each of the last three days while going 3-for-10 with a double, two walks and two RBI. Alex Jackson will replace Caratini as the Twins' starting catcher in the series finale.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Taking seat Wednesday
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Caratini is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the White Sox.
It's a routine day off for Caratini, who has a lowly .406 OPS in May. Alex Jackson will do the catching and bat ninth for the Twins.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Exiting starting lineup
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Caratini is absent from the lineup for Monday's tilt versus the White Sox.
Caratini is the Twins' new primary catcher after Ryan Jeffers (hand) got injured, but he'll get a breather for Monday's matinee. Alex Jackson is behind the dish and batting ninth.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Goes yard Wednesday
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Caratini went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Astros.
Making his second straight start at catcher since Ryan Jeffers (hand) landed on the IL, Caratini launched a Mike Burrows fastball over the fence in right-center field for his second homer of the year. It was Caratini's first multi-hit performance since April 19, while the long ball was his first since April 13. The 32-year-old seemed to wear down quickly to begin the season while seeing regular playing time between catcher and first base, and even after Wednesday's effort his slash line on the season is just .198/.304/.261 through 111 plate appearances. The Twins may give Alex Jackson more action than expected behind the plate while Jeffers is on the shelf in an effort to keep Caratini fresh.
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Twins' Victor Caratini: Poised for regular run behind plate
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Caratini will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Caratini will work behind the dish for the second straight game and should be in line for ample playing time as the Twins' No. 1 catcher for the foreseeable future after Ryan Jeffers landed on the shelf Tuesday with a hand injury that will likely sideline him for at least six weeks. A career .241 hitter, Caratini could prove to be useful in mixed leagues that start two catchers since he's the rare backstop that isn't a total liability in batting average, but fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to provide much production in other categories if he continues to occupy a spot in the bottom half of the Minnesota lineup.
