Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals. Kelly went 0-for-4 during Chicago's loss in Friday's series opener and will now stay put in the dugout to begin Saturday's contest. Miguel Amaya will replace him behind home plate and bat eighth.
Carson Kelly: Everything you need to know
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Carson Kelly Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23W 15-6312110010050033/22W 12-0110000001130003/20L 6-2000000000000003/20L 8-6200000001020003/17W 8-6423200130020063/15L 14-8201010000120023/14L 4-3300000000020003/12W 7-4201100000010013/11W 9-8311100000050013/7W 4-3202110001020033/5W 8-1311000120050043/1L 5-1300000000020002/26L 5-4300000000040002/24W 6-5312100120040052/21L 3-230101000002002
Preseason Totals 377147403832410027 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/29L 6-5400000000020005/27W 10-4412200000120025/26L 12-1402200000010025/24L 8-5412200000040025/23L 3-0000000000000005/22L 4-2300000000150005/20L 5-0300000000030005/19L 5-2100000000020005/18L 9-3412200000070025/17L 9-8301010001040025/15W 10-5503210040040045/13L 4-1311100000030015/10L 3-0300000000030005/9L 6-0200000001000005/8W 7-1400000000050005/6W 7-6411100000070015/4W 5-4300000001040005/3W 8-2402200020060025/1W 6-5412200010040024/28W 8-3511100000030014/26L 6-0401100000030014/24W 6-4300000001090004/23W 8-7523210000130044/21W 7-4401100001080014/19W 2-1400000000090004/18W 4-2111000130000044/17W 12-4411100000030014/14W 10-4422100131040054/13L 13-7211100001030014/12W 7-6502110010050034/11L 4-3100000001010004/10L 2-0101100003030014/8W 6-2412110000010034/6L 6-4401010000020024/5L 6-5411100001050014/3L 4-1402200000010024/1W 6-2420000001070003/30W 7-2401100020020013/29L 6-3400000000040003/28W 10-2000000011020003/26L 10-430110000106001
Regular Season Totals 136184032602171531500052
Carson Kelly Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 217410.297336015300530.378Home 110210.29618209200260.390Away 17200.29915406100270.365Day 18210.30016409200280.395Night 19200.29417206100250.360March 0330.250300200030.357April 27200.317144010100300.419May 07180.28616203200200.338Opponent vs CLE 0 0 3 0.375 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.444 vs WSH 0 1 1 0.143 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.333 vs NYM 1 3 2 0.222 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.222 vs PHI 1 3 7 0.467 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 11 0.579 vs PIT 0 1 7 0.438 6 1 0 4 1 0 0 8 0.571 vs STL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs SD 0 0 1 0.200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 vs AZ 0 3 4 0.500 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.500 vs ATL 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 vs CIN 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs HOU 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.375 vs TEX 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 vs MIL 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250 vs LAA 0 2 2 0.222 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.300 vs CWS 0 4 4 0.500 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.556 vs TB 0 0 3 0.375 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.375 vs LAD 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 Venue @ Chicago 1 10 21 0.296 18 2 0 9 2 0 0 26 0.390 @ Tampa Bay 0 0 3 0.375 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.375 @ Philadelphia 1 3 3 0.500 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0.625 @ St. Louis 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Texas 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 @ Atlanta 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 @ Cleveland 0 0 3 0.375 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.444 @ San Diego 0 0 1 0.200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 @ Pittsburgh 0 0 4 0.444 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.500 @ Los Angeles 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250
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Carson Kelly: Breaking News
Tallies two hits in loss
Kelly went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Astros. Kelly and Michael Busch were the only Chicago hitters with multiple hits on the day as the Cubs lost their eighth straight contest. Despite the team's struggles recently, Kelly has remained a bright spot with a .296/.380/.392 slash line across 39 games. The batting average and on-base percentage would be new career bests for the veteran catcher, who has held onto his role as Chicago's top backstop ahead of Miguel Amaya due to his strong play.
Idle Saturday
Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Houston. Kelly will get a breather Saturday after going 3-for-14 with a walk and five strikeouts over his last five games. Miguel Amaya will handle catching duties and bat eighth.