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Bailey is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Nationals.
Giants manager Tony Vitello hinted Thursday that he might start deploying a timeshare at catcher. A day later, Daniel Susac will do the catching for ace Logan Webb. Bailey is slashing just .128/.180/.128 with zero extra-base hits in 2026.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Playing time likely to dip
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Giants manager Tony Vitello indicated Thursday that Bailey could split catching duties with Daniel Susac moving forward, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey remains an elite defensive catcher, but he's a black hole offensively and has gotten off to a particularly rough start in 2026, slashing just .136/.191/.136. Meanwhile, Susac is 9-for-16 at the dish to open his career. Ultimately, there's a good chance neither of the Giants' top two catchers will do enough offensively to warrant being rostered outside of deep fantasy leagues.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Wednesday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
After starting behind the dish in 13 of the Giants' first 15 games, Bailey will now take a seat for the second time in three contests. Rookie Daniel Susac will draw the start at catcher Wednesday, but Bailey will presumably check back into the lineup for Thursday's series finale.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Daniel Susac will get the call behind the plate for the series finale while Bailey rests for the day game after a night game. Bailey has shouldered one of the heavier workloads among all catchers so far this season, making starts in 13 of the Giants' first 16 games.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Tuesday
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Bailey isn't in the lineup Tuesday versus Philadelphia.
Bailey went 1-for-4 in the series opener against the Phillies on Monday, but he will get a chance to rest Tuesday. In his place behind the plate, Daniel Susac will start and bat eighth.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: On bench Thursday
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Bailey isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will take a seat Thursday after going just 2-for-18 (.111) with six strikeouts through his first six games of the year. Daniel Susac will catch instead for left-handed starter Robbie Ray, batting eighth.
Giants' Patrick Bailey: Goes hitless in spring loss
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Bailey went 0-for-3 in Wednesday's 5-1 Cactus League loss to the Dodgers.
Bailey went hitless Wednesday and is now slashing .241/.281/.345 with four RBI, four runs scored and three doubles across 32 plate appearances in 11 games this spring. The Gold Glove catcher remains an elite defender but is coming off a lackluster 2025 campaign at the plate. In 135 regular-season games last season, he slashed .222/.277/.325 with 55 RBI, 47 runs scored, six home runs, one stolen base and a career-worst 29.4 percent strikeout rate across 452 plate appearances.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: On bench Saturday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will take a seat for the second time in three games, giving way to Andrew Knizner behind the plate. Bailey is 20-for-69 (.290) with four home runs in September.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather Wednesday
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Bailey isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cardinals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey will get a chance to catch his breath Wednesday after going 4-for-8 with two RBI and three runs scored over the first two games of the series. Andrew Knizner will fill in for him behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Andrew Knizner will get the nod behind the dish while Bailey receives a routine rest Sunday after he had started in each of the Giants' last four games.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Tuesday
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Bailey is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Diamondbacks.
Bailey is getting a breather after starting the last seven games, going 5-for-20 with three home runs, two walks and six strikeouts. Andrew Knizner gets the start behind the plate and is batting ninth Tuesday.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Stays hot with walk-off grand slam
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Bailey went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's 5-1 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Bailey has homered three times over his last four games. He took advantage Friday when the Dodgers walked the bases loaded in the 10th inning, taking Tanner Scott deep for the walk-off blast. Bailey is up to six homers, a career-best 50 RBI, 42 runs scored and one stolen base while slashing a meager .220/.276/.325 over 121 contests this season. Despite the overall lackluster level of production, Bailey's recent power surge makes him an intriguing option for fantasy managers in NL-only and two-catcher formats to close out the year.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Homers again Tuesday
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Bailey went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Bailey's September surge continues -- he's hit three of his five homers on the year over the course of his last eight games. In that span, he's batting .346 (9-for-26). Bailey has added 32 points to his slugging percentage since closing at a low mark of .286 on Sept. 1, though he still has just a .594 OPS with 46 RBI, 40 runs scored and a stolen base across 119 contests in 2025.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Lifts fourth homer
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Bailey went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a second RBI in Monday's 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Bailey's up to four homers on the year, with two of them coming over his last six games. He's driven in six runs in that span as well. The catcher hasn't been able to do much with the bat, compiling a .217/.273/.308 slash line with 45 RBI, 39 runs scored, 15 doubles and three triples while adding one stolen base over 118 contests this season.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Bailey started the previous six games and will receive a day off after posting an .855 OPS during that span. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate to do the catching for righty Kai-Wei Teng.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Goes yard in win
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Bailey went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Rockies.
Bailey singled in the second inning and cracked a two-run shot to right field in the eighth. With that, the defensive stalwart recorded his first homer since July 8, and he also tallied his fifth multi-hit effort over 26 games since Aug. 1. Over 113 appearances this season, he's slashing .210/.270/.297 with 41 RBI, 35 runs scored, three home runs and a stolen base across 382 plate appearances.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Saturday
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Bailey isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.
Bailey has notched hits in back-to-back contests, but he'll step out of the starting nine Saturday while Andrew Knizner catches for right-hander Carson Seymour and bats ninth.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Taking seat Wednesday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bailey started Tuesday's series opener and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout, dropping his slash line in August to .227/.271/.288 through 21 games. Andrew Knizner will step in behind the plate Wednesday to catch for lefty Carson Whisenhunt.
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Giants' Patrick Bailey: Resting Sunday
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Bailey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Bailey will receive a breather for Sunday's day game after he started the prior two contests. Andrew Knizner will handle catching duties for the Giants in the series finale.
