Fortes will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports. Fortes will stay in the starting nine for the fourth time in five games, with three of those starts having come against right-handed pitching. At least for the time being, Fortes appears to have moved out of the short side of a platoon at catcher and seems to have leapfrogged Hunter Feduccia on the depth chart.
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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 SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/10W 7-5434220000030066/9W 4-3201010010120026/8W 3-1301100000130016/6L 4-3200000000130006/5W 6-0500000000030006/3L 7-2301100000020016/1L 10-9311010020020025/31W 5-2000000000000005/30L 7-3400000000030005/29W 8-5300000010030005/27L 11-2101100000010015/25W 7-5300000010020005/24L 2-0301010001030025/22W 4-2400000000060005/19W 4-1100000000030005/18W 16-6420000001010005/17W 6-3411100000050015/16L 10-5201100010010015/12W 7-6401100000050015/10W 4-1411100000040015/8L 2-0302200000040025/7W 8-4211100000010015/6W 3-0301100000010015/5W 4-3000000000000005/4W 5-1301100000030015/3W 2-1301100000030015/2W 5-1200000000010005/1W 1-0000000000000004/28W 1-0400000000010004/27W 3-2301100000050014/26W 4-2100000000010004/25W 6-1301100010020014/24W 6-2311010000010024/22W 6-1300000000120004/20L 6-1400000000060004/18W 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 150144029100114461290053
Nicholas Fortes Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 114420.269311004600550.311Away 18220.28918303300280.337Home 06200.25013701300270.286Night 17190.22413501200270.250Day 07230.32418503400280.380March 1460.3754101000100.412April 04150.25011401300190.297May 03120.21111102000130.233June 0390.3915400300130.462Opponent vs TOR 0 0 3 0.300 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.300 vs MIA 0 1 2 0.143 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.200 vs SF 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 vs STL 0 2 4 0.500 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.556 vs MIN 0 3 4 0.333 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.385 vs NYY 0 0 4 0.250 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.294 vs CLE 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 vs BAL 0 1 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.182 vs PIT 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.571 vs MIL 1 2 3 0.250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.250 vs CHC 0 0 1 0.125 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.125 vs DET 0 2 2 0.333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.333 vs CIN 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125 vs LAA 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs BOS 0 1 11 0.579 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 14 0.619 vs CWS 0 1 3 0.375 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.375 Venue @ Cleveland 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 @ 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 6 20 0.250 13 7 0 1 3 0 0 27 0.286 @ St. Louis 0 2 4 0.500 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.556 @ Baltimore 0 1 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 @ Minnesota 0 2 2 0.400 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.500 @ Miami 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125 @ Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.571 @ New York 0 0 1 0.143 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.250 @ Toronto 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 @ Boston 0 0 4 0.444 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.444
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
Losing time to Feduccia
Fortes isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Fortes will sit down for the fourth time in Tampa Bay's last five games, which could signal that the Rays are pivoting toward using the lefty-hitting Hunter Feduccia as their primary catcher against right-handed starters.
Receiving break Wednesday
Fortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports. Fortes will get a break from playing on the synthetic turf in Toronto after going 1-for-4 while catching nine of 10 innings in Tuesday's 7-6 win. Hunter Feduccia will replace Fortes behind the dish in the series finale.
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