Zack Collins Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 220 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 2/6/1995 (29)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- Miami (FL)
Zack Collins Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Zack Collins News
The Cleveland Guardians signed free-agent catcher Zack Collins to a minor-league deal on Thursday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training. The Guardians also inked left-hander Phillip Diehl and right-hander Dusten Knight. Collins spent the 2022 season with the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates, hitting a combined .155/.231/.320 with a .551 OPS, four home runs, 11 RBI and nine runs scored in 36 games played. The 28-year-old backstop will likely begin in the minors for the Guardians and will serve as catching depth behind Mike Zunino, Bo Naylor and Cam Gallagher.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Zack Collins is doing the catching and is hitting cleanup on Thursday against Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck. It will be the first time that Collins has hit cleanup in the major leagues, but he'll get the nod there on Thursday after a hot start to his season. The 27-year-old backstop is hitting .400 (8-for-20) with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored in the early going in his first six games. He has produced multi-hit performances in three of his last four games, going 8-for-15 with both of his homers and two doubles in that span. Collins has certainly become an attractive DFS play because of his hot streak, especially while hitting cleanup behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a catcher swap. Zack Collins is headed to Toronto while Reese McGuire is on his way to Chicago. While it may seem like a perplexing trade on the surface, the reasoning behind it for both teams appears sound. In McGuire, the White Sox will have a more proven backup behind starter Yasmani Grandal. As for the Blue Jays, the club is loaded at catcher and the franchise wanted to reduce that depth. Collins has a minor league option left on his contract so he'll be headed to Triple-A while the team goes with just Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk as catching options to open the year.