Amaya went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the White Sox. Amaya batted ninth and provided a small jolt in the sixth inning when he launched his third home run of the year, though the Cubs already trailed 7-0 at that point. The 27-year-old catcher is in a clear backup role to Carson Kelly at the moment, which limits his overall fantasy upside, but Amaya can provide some offense when given the opportunity to start.
Miguel Amaya: Everything you need to know
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Miguel Amaya Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 8-3211000110000043/21W 1-0101100010000013/20L 6-2322000220000083/18L 16-8301100010020013/16W 5-2301100010070013/15L 14-8300000000040003/13L 4-2200000000120002/27W 8-6200000000030002/25L 14-7211100000130012/22L 4-2302200000020022/20L 8-110000000100000
Preseason Totals 25496003612230018 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/17L 9-8100000000020005/16L 8-3412100110030055/14W 2-0401100000020015/7W 8-3211100021140015/6W 7-6000000000000005/5W 3-2300000001070005/2W 2-0200000001070004/29W 5-4301100011050014/25L 12-4321000110150044/23W 8-7301100000050014/22W 4-2110000000010004/20W 5-1400000000060004/18W 4-2301100000040014/15W 11-2511100000030014/14W 10-4010000001010004/13L 13-7412200000150024/12W 7-6000000001010004/11L 4-34100000010120004/10L 2-0000000000000004/7W 9-2500000000050004/6L 6-4000000001010004/5W 1-0201100011050014/3L 4-1201010010020024/1W 6-2110000001020003/310-0101100000020013/28W 10-242210012007005
Regular Season Totals 611216121039103970026
Miguel Amaya Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 39160.242121010300260.367Away 25100.3037104200170.410Home 1460.182500610090.325Night 1170.1946002100100.256Day 2890.3006108200160.475March 1230.429200000060.429April 1490.2097107200130.346May 1340.250300310070.400Opponent vs CIN 0 2 1 0.200 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0.500 vs CLE 0 2 2 0.500 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.600 vs PHI 0 0 4 0.200 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.273 vs PIT 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.333 vs LAA 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.400 vs NYM 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 vs LAD 1 1 1 0.333 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.500 vs ATL 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs SD 0 1 1 0.333 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.500 vs AZ 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 vs CWS 1 1 2 0.400 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.400 vs TB 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 vs WSH 1 2 2 0.500 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.500 Venue @ Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 @ San Diego 0 1 1 0.333 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.500 @ Los Angeles 1 1 1 0.333 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.500 @ Chicago 1 1 2 0.400 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.400 @ Philadelphia 0 0 3 0.333 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.455 @ Cleveland 0 2 2 0.500 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.600 @ Atlanta 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250
Miguel Amaya Player Profile
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Miguel Amaya: Breaking News
Homers in loss
Amaya went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-4 loss to the Dodgers. Amaya lifted his second home run of the season in the fifth inning against Roki Sasaki. This was the catcher's 18th appearance of the year through 27 team games, while Carson Kelly has played in 21 contests so far. Kelly has also been a bit better offensively with a .900 OPS compared to a .728 OPS for Amaya, so it doesn't appear as if the playing time split with change anytime soon.
Role declining
Amaya is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates. Amaya had a brief surge in playing time to begin April, but he appears to have slid back into more of a part-time role while Moises Ballesteros has reasserted himself as the Cubs' preferred option at designated hitter. The Cubs will keep Amaya on the bench for the third time in four games.