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Patrick Bailey no longer Giants’ everyday catcher amid slump

Nypost · · 767 words · By Evan Webeck
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Since being called up in May 2023, Bailey has appeared in 381 of a possible 478 games.”
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While web search results confirm Patrick Bailey is a catcher for the Giants, none of the provided evidence contains the specific game counts (381 of 478) since May 2023.
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“Only four other catchers in the majors have logged more innings in the squat.”
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The evidence mentions Bailey's pitch framing and general 'Endurance Kings' lists, but does not provide the specific ranking of innings played compared to other MLB catchers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 San Francisco Giants season is the 144th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 69th year in San Francisco, and their 27th at Oracle Park. This is the second season under Pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooks Thomas Lee (born February 14, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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“Susac, Haase and Rodriguez have combined for 1.187 OPS in 36 plate appearances as a catcher; Bailey’s was down to .396 after Wednesday’s game.”
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Evidence confirms Susac and Haase are on the roster/IL, but does not provide the specific combined OPS (1.187) or Bailey's specific OPS (.396) for the period mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 San Francisco Giants season is the 144th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 69th year in San Francisco, and their 27th at Oracle Park. This is the second season under Pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which does not include players on the 60-day i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division…
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“A two-time Gold Glove winner and one of the top pitch-framers in the game”
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One web search result explicitly refers to Patrick Bailey as a 'two-time Gold Glove winner'. However, Wikipedia and other sources do not confirm this specific count of awards, and the search result is a news snippet rather than an official award database.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fieldin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performance…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patrick Bailey (born May 29, 1999) is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at North Carolina State Universi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bailey
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“the third-best catcher in the league, according to fWAR”
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web search NEUTRAL — Bailey is the first major-league catcher in 99 years to end a game with an inside-the-park home run.He saved the Giants a run in the sixth inning Tuesday when he threw out Kyle Schwarber attempting to…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bailey will begin the 2022 season in Eugene, and Bart is slated to be the Giants' Opening Day catcher in San Francisco. Coming into this season, every major outlet has Bart as one of the Giants' top t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ranking Bailey third behind Luis Matos and Kyle Harrison, they began the entry with a mea culpa: “Time to eat double crow here, as Bailey was just outside the Top 100 when he was drafted and throughou…
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“Bailey’s .411 OPS entering Wednesday was the fourth lowest of any player with at least 80 plate appearances.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025, and was the final regular season played…
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“Over his career, the switch-hitter had been about 22% below league average at the plate, according to OPS+; this year, he has been 80% worse than average.”
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The evidence explains what OPS+ is, but does not provide Patrick Bailey's specific career or current year OPS+ percentages.
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web search NEUTRAL — An OPS+ of 100 is defined to be the league average. An OPS+ of 150 or more is excellent and 125 very good, while an OPS+ of 75 or below is poor.
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web search NEUTRAL — What Is OPS+? OPS+ (Adjusted On-base Plus Slugging) normalizes a hitter's OPS to the league average and adjusts for park factor. A score of 100 means exactly league average, 150 means 50% better than …
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web search NEUTRAL — Statistic Description: OPS+ 100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s). Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career …
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“They’re at the bottom of the league in runs scored (115), home runs (23), on-base percentage (.282), walks (72) and stolen bases (10).”
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The evidence points to team stats pages for the Giants, but the actual numbers (runs, HRs, OBP, walks, steals) are not present in the provided text snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the full batting stats for the 2026 Regular Season San Francisco Giants on ESPN. Includes team leaders in batting average, RBIs and home runs.
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco Giants latest stats and more including batting stats, pitching stats, team fielding totals and more on Baseball-Reference.com
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web search NEUTRAL — The official standings for the Giants including division and league standings for regular season, wild card, and playoffs.
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“Rodriguez has hit .300 at every level he’s played professionally”
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“going the opposite way twice Tuesday night to collect his first major-league hit — an RBI single — and later a solo shot to right for his first career home run.”
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“Rodriguez mostly played left in the minors”
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“Rodriguez has also spent time at second base.”
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“Haase can handle the outfield in a pinch, too.”
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“He [Susac] is set to begin a rehab assignment this weekend.”
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“Bailey struck out twice in three at-bats Wednesday.”
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“During his three-game sabbatical, the Giants’ catchers combined to go 3-for-10 with a couple extra-base hits.”
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