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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Patrick Bailey Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/21W 10-7312200000020023/202-2100000000010003/18L 5-1300000000020003/15W 7-1310000001040003/13L 6-1200000000000003/11W 5-2311010020010023/9L 2-0300000000020003/7W 7-5301010000010023/1W 9-1211100000010012/27W 12-4412200010040022/26L 11-3201100000020012/24W 4-1101010011020022/22W 4-230000000005000
Preseason Totals 33596300420270012 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/16W 3-0300000000040004/14L 2-1300000000010004/11L 6-2300000000010004/10W 3-1301100000010014/8W 5-0301100000030014/6L 6-4401100000020014/5L 5-2311100000031014/4L 8-0200000000010004/3L 2-0000000000000004/1L 7-1200000000050003/31W 9-3311100001030013/30W 3-2401100010040013/28L 3-1300000001040003/27L 3-0300000000030003/25L 7-030000000004000
Regular Season Totals 4226600012039106
Patrick Bailey Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 0160.128600301060.180Away 0130.136300100030.174Home 0030.120300201030.185Night 0140.133400200040.188Day 0020.118200101020.167March 0120.125200200020.222April 0040.129400101040.156Opponent vs CIN 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs SD 0 1 2 0.222 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.300 vs NYM 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.200 vs PHI 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.286 vs BAL 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 vs NYY 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 Venue @ San Diego 0 1 2 0.222 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.300 @ San Francisco 0 0 3 0.120 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0.185 @ Cincinnati 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Baltimore 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143
Patrick Bailey Player Profile
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Patrick Bailey: Breaking News
Idle Wednesday
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.
Resting Sunday
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.