Quero is on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
After going 0-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts Tuesday, Quero will head to the bench once again for the White Sox. Drew Romo will start his third game in the past four days behind the plate. The 23-year-old Quero opened the campaign as Chicago's primary backstop with Kyle Teel (hamstring) on the injured list, but his struggles have opened the door for Romo.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Splitting time with Romo
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Quero is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
On the bench for the second straight game, Quero appears to have fallen into a timeshare at catcher with Drew Romo. Quero opened the season in a strong position to handle the lion's share of the work behind the plate with Kyle Teel (hamstring) on the injured list, but Quero's offensive struggles have prompted the White Sox to limit his playing time more than anticipated. He's mustered a weak .162/.267/.176 slash line and has provided zero home runs, one stolen base, five RBI and three runs across 88 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Taking seat Sunday
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Quero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Drew Romo will handle catching duties in the series finale while Quero rests after working behind the plate for all nine innings on Saturday's 4-0 win while going 1-for-4 with an RBI.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Not in Friday's lineup
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Quero is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Padres on Friday.
Quero will get a breather after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout during the White Sox's 3-2 win over the Angels on Wednesday. He'll begin Friday's game on the bench while Drew Romo starts behind home plate and bats ninth while catching pitches from Noah Schultz.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Sitting Tuesday
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Quero is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Angels.
Quero is absent from the lineup for the second time in a three-game span. He went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and a strikeout Monday. Drew Romo gets the start behind the plate Tuesday, batting eighth.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Idle Tuesday
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Quero is not in the White Sox's lineup versus the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
Quero went 2-for-9 with two RBI in the three-game series versus the Athletics over the weekend but failed the reach base Saturday and Sunday. As he rests Tuesday, Reese McGuire gets the start behind the dish, batting ninth.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Sitting Saturday
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Quero is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Athletics on Saturday.
Quero will get a breather after going 3-for-8 with two RBI over his last two starts. Reese McGuire will start behind home plate and bat ninth while catching for Erick Fedde.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Idle Saturday
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Quero isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Kansas City.
Quero will receive a day off Saturday after going 2-for-7 across the first two games of the series. Reese McGuire will handle catching duties instead and bat ninth.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Exiting starting nine
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Quero is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Miami.
It's a day game after a night game, so Quero will get a breather after starting at catcher the previous three days. Reese McGuire will be behind the dish and bat eighth in Wednesday's series finale.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Stepping into starting role
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Quero will serve as the White Sox's starting catcher to begin the regular season with Kyle Teel (hamstring) sidelined, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Quero was originally slated to back up Teel behind the plate while also drawing some at-bats as DH. However, he should now see more consistent playing time at catcher for the first few weeks of the season. If Quero performs well in that span, he could force a more even playing-time split than originally anticipated once Teel returns.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Even reps at catcher unlikely
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Quero is likely to get the majority of his starts at catcher against left-handed pitching, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
While manager Will Venable stopped short of calling the White Sox's catcher situation a straight platoon, he did acknowledge that Kyle Teel will start behind the plate against most right-handed pitching. That leaves Quero on the short end of playing time, though he's also likely to get at least some plate appearances at DH. While the playing time situation is a bit murky, Queto has picked up nine hits across his first 17 at-bats -- three of which have gone for extra bases -- early in Cactus League action, after working at Driveline to improve his swing this winter.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Works on swing at Driveline
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Quero visited Driveline Baseball last week with a goal of increasing his bat speed and improving his launch angle, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.
Quero had a healthy 46.3 percent hard-hit rate and 90.4 mph average exit velocity during his rookie season, but his bat speed ranked in the fourth percentile and his average launch angle ranked in the seventh percentile. An assessment determined Quero was lacking lower-body strength, so he was given drills to help increase his explosiveness and add more bat speed. He also had a pull-air rate of just 7.8 percent last season, and the instructors at Driveline worked with him on catching the ball in front of the plate in order to pull the ball with authority. Quero had a respectable .268/.333/.356 batting line in his rookie season and sported a 17.9 percent strikeout rate, but he swatted just five home runs. If the young switch hitter is able to boost his power while maintaining his quality eye at the dish, he could break through. Quero is set to share catching duties with Kyle Teel in 2026 and is also expected to see ample starts at designated hitter for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Quero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Quero has a .278/.316/.389 slash line through nine games in September and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Chicago's past three games. Andrew Benintendi will bat sixth as the designated hitter in the series finale at Cleveland.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Getting breather Friday
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Quero is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.
Quero will get the day off Friday after making three straight starts -- two at DH and one at catcher. Kyle Teel will slot in behind the plate while Andrew Benintendi serves as the designated hitter.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Stays hot with solo homer
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Quero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 4-3 win over the Twins on Wednesday.
Quero left the yard for the fifth time this season, and it was his first homer since Aug. 12 versus Detroit. The switch-hitting backstop has a decent .737 OPS during his rookie year, and he's fared even better over his last 18 games. During that span, Quero is batting a torrid .351 with two big flies, two doubles, 10 RBI and eight runs scored across his last 57 at-bats.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Delivers three-hit, three-RBI night
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Quero went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Tigers.
The rookie launched a solo shot off Codi Heuer in the seventh inning, his fourth of the year, and then added a two-run single an inning later to push Chicago's lead to six. It was his third multi-hit effort in his last eight games and his second game this season with at least three RBI. The 22-year-old is now slashing .275/.342/.381 with 29 RBI and 20 runs scored through 75 contests.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Starting to flash power
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Quero went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run Wednesday against the Phillies.
Quero didn't homer across the first 55 games of his big-league career, but he now has three home runs across 14 contests. He's also recorded six doubles in that span while driving in eight and scoring 10 runs. Quero has also started to see more consistent playing time, starting eight of 12 games since the All-Star break.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Breaks slump
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Quero went 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI on Wednesday against the Dodgers.
Quero's playing time has started to slip, as he's gone from playing every other day to once every three days since late June. That coincides with a slump at the plate, as he entered Wednesday's game having gone just 1-for-18 across his last seven games. He managed to turn in a productive performance Wednesday, with his RBI coming on a single in the third inning.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Resting for first game of day
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Quero is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.
After starting at either catcher or designated hitter in each of Chicago's last three contests, Quero will get a breather for the first game of the day. Expect Quero to replace Kyle Teel behind the dish for the second contest of the doubleheader, though Teel could still stick in the starting nine as the White Sox's DH.
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White Sox's Edgar Quero: Knocks in pair
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Quero went 1-for-4 with two RBI against the Astros on Tuesday.
Quero has alternated starts consistently since May 31, most recently with Kyle Teel. Both were in the lineup Tuesday, with Quero at designated hitter and Teel behind the plate. Quero has RBI in three consecutive games while collecting at least one hit in five consecutive appearances.
