Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Fortes will be on the bench for the second straight day while Hunter Feduccia receives another turn behind the plate in the series finale. Despite his consecutive absences from the lineup, Fortes still appears to be the Rays' preferred option at catcher, as he holds a 268-point edge in OPS over Feduccia for the season.
Nicholas Fortes: Everything you need to know
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Nicholas Fortes Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23W 7-0411100000040013/21W 3-2300000000020003/19L 8-2200000001020003/16L 11-2311000110020043/14W 9-6302200000040023/11L 5-3300000000030003/8W 9-8201100001010013/5L 4-3200000000010003/1L 5-3311000110020042/27W 6-5100000000010002/25L 4-3211100001020012/23W 2-1200000000000002/21L 5-120110000002001
Preseason Totals 32486002230260014 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/26W 4-2100000000010004/25W 6-1301100010020014/24W 6-2311010000010024/22W 6-1300000000120004/20L 6-1300000000060004/18W 8-7201100001120014/17L 3-1301100000020014/16W 5-3402200000070024/14W 8-5411100010020014/12W 5-4200000000010004/11W 5-4301010000020024/10W 5-2301100000020014/7L 9-2400000000010004/6W 6-4401010000050024/5W 4-1201100000020014/3L 10-4311010020130024/1L 8-2401100000050013/31L 6-2411000110020043/30W 3-2401010010030023/29W 11-7200000001000003/28L 6-5201100010020013/26L 9-741330001002003
Regular Season Totals 6751913501823550027
Nicholas Fortes Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 18200.29014502300280.338Home 0160.194330010090.219Away 17140.36811202200190.429Night 1380.2424300000140.242Day 05120.33310202300140.415March 1460.3754101000100.412April 04140.26410401300180.316Opponent vs PIT 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.571 vs CHC 0 0 1 0.125 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.125 vs NYY 0 0 3 0.333 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.333 vs MIL 1 2 3 0.250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.250 vs CIN 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125 vs MIN 0 3 4 0.333 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.385 vs CWS 0 1 3 0.375 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.375 vs STL 0 2 4 0.500 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.556 Venue @ Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.571 @ St. Louis 0 2 4 0.500 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.556 @ Minnesota 0 2 2 0.400 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.500 @ Milwaukee 1 2 3 0.250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.250 @ Chicago 0 1 3 0.375 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.375 @ Tampa Bay 0 1 6 0.194 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 0.219
Nicholas Fortes Player Profile
Team
Tampa Bay Rays
Birthdate
11/11/1996 (29)
Status
A
HT/WT
5'11", 198 lbs
Draft Info
2018: Rd 4; Pk 13 (MIA)
Birthplace
Miami, FL, USA
Position
C
College
Ole Miss
Career History
Tampa Bay Rays
2025-Present
(2 seasons)
Miami Marlins
2021-2025
(5 seasons)
Nicholas Fortes: Breaking News
Sitting Saturday
Fortes is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Pirates on Saturday. Fortes will be on the bench for the beginning of Saturday's game while Hunter Feduccia starts behind home plate and bats eighth while catching pitches from Drew Rasmussen. Fortes has gone 4-for-11 (.364) with one RBI and one run scored over his last three starts and is slashing .321/.345/.453 over 55 plate appearances this season.
Yielding to Feduccia on Wednesday
Fortes is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the White Sox. Fortes has been the Rays' primary catcher this season, but he will get a breather in the second game of a three-game set. Hunter Feduccia is behind the dish and batting eighth for Tampa Bay.
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