Isiah-Kiner Falefa has started four of the Rangers’ past five games at catcher, but he will continue to share time with Jeff Mathis. Star-Telegram Archives
Nothing has changed behind the plate for the Texas Rangers, who will continue to deploy catchers Jeff Mathis and Isiah Kiner-Falefa equally even though their recent usage hasn’t been equal.
Kiner-Falefa was the starting catcher for the fourth time in the Rangers’ past five games as they opened a three-game weekend series against the Oakland Athletics. That certainly feels like something has changed since Opening Day.
But the recent surge, true to the equal playing time decree, gave Kiner-Falefa only one more start than Mathis early this season.