According to StatMuse Baseball, Smith is on pace to become the first catcher with a .300/.400/.500 slash line since Buster Posey did so with the San Francisco Giants in 2012.

We’ve just crossed the halfway point of the major league season and must take an honest look at who’s playing well, who’s playing poorly, and who we can truly count on to help us out through the long ...

Raleigh is on pace to join Johnny Bench in 1974 and Joe Torre in 1970 as the only players whose primary position was catcher ...

If you prefer Offensive WAR, Baseball Reference offers 9.0. The next closest seasons on modern record are Joe Mauer in 2009 (171 OPS+, 7.7 Offensive War) and Buster Posey in 2012 (171 OPS+, 7,3 ...

Cal Raleigh belted his major-league leading 32nd home run in the ninth inning of the Mariners' 11-2 win over the Minnesota ...

Bench, considered the greatest all-around catcher in baseball history with his 14 All-Star appearances, 10 Gold Gloves, two ...

He started 40 of 42 games he played in, slashing .248/.326/.376 for an OPS of .702, with 31 hits, seven doubles, three home runs, 18 RBIs, 15 walks to 40 strikeouts.

Cal Raleigh leads the MLB with 32 home runs before the All-Star break, surpassing Johnny Bench's record for a catcher. Raleigh is on pace to hit 40 home runs before the All-Star break, which would ...

Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was placed on the injured list Saturday for the first time in his career because of a strained left oblique. The 27-year-old Rutschman had an MRI on ...

The New York Mets have demoted struggling catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse, the team announced Sunday. Catcher Hayden Senger was promoted to the majors in a corresponding move to ...

When Flores got hurt and couldn’t catch, Montenegro finished the season as the sole catcher. Baseball is in Montenegro’s blood.

Xander Bogaerts ties a career high with four hits; Padres finish stretch of 14 games against NL West with 5-9 record ...