Connor Wong is making a quiet push for starting catcher role as Red Sox offense finally wakes up
With Wong heating up, he may be able to take back his old job from Narvaez.
Connor Wong is making a quiet push for starting catcher role as Red Sox offense finally wakes up originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Red Sox finally had an offensive explosion today in their 17-1 win yesterday against the Baltimore Orioles , where almost all of their batters contributed.
Catcher Connor Wong was one of them, going 1-3 with three RBI. Wong had a bad 2025 season, and now that he’s warming up at one of Boston’s best hitters, their other catcher Carlos Narvaez might have to be worried about his starting spot . Wong is off to a great start after cold 2025 season © Eric Canha-Imagn Images So far this season, Wong has slashed a good .
300/. 382/. 467/.
849 with five doubles and RBI in 11 games played. He’s consistently putting the ball in play and getting on base, things the Sox need in their starting catcher. Wong was much worse last season, which is the reason Narvaez has the starting job.