Max Stassi
C FA
Sat 7/31/21 2:57 PM

Stassi will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Oakland.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi is riding a five-game hitting streak, a stretch in which he's homered twice and driven in five runs. Kurt Suzuki starts behind the plate in his absence.

Max Stassi
C FA
Thu 7/29/21 10:21 AM

Stassi went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi led off the fifth with a solo blast to center to put the Angels up 7-3. It was his second home run over his last three games and his fourth overall this month. The 30-year-old is enjoying a nice July, slashing .347/.418/.673 with four homers, nine RBI, eight runs scored and 4:14 BB:K over 14 games. Stassi should continue to see the bulk of the work behind the plate for the Angels, with Kurt Suzuki starting occasionally as the backup catcher.

Max Stassi
C FA
Tue 7/27/21 8:44 PM

Stassi is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi started the past three games and will receive a maintenance day Tuesday. Kurt Suzuki will work behind the plate in his place.

Max Stassi
C FA
Sun 7/25/21 11:10 PM

Stassi went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple and three RBI in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi slammed a solo home run in the fifth inning off Bailey Ober. Prior to Sunday, Stassi was batting just .167 over his last seven days. He nearly doubled his weekly hit total, reaching base safely three times. The catcher is slashing .299/.377/.526 with eight long balls, 20 RBI and 28 runs scored in 154 plate appearances.

Max Stassi
C FA
Fri 7/23/21 4:22 PM

Stassi is out of the lineup Friday against the Twins, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi started the last two games and will receive the day off Friday. Kurt Suzuki will catch for Alex Cobb and bat fifth in his absence.

Max Stassi
C FA
Mon 7/19/21 4:31 PM

Stassi is out of the lineup Monday against the Athletics, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi is 3-for-8 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in two games since the All-Star break, and he'll take a seat Monday. Kurt Suzuki will catch for Shohei Ohtani for the matchup in Oakland.

Max Stassi
C FA
Sat 7/17/21 5:46 PM

Stassi is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
He started the second half off with a bang, going 2-for-4 with a home run Friday. Stassi is hitting .322/.402/.578 with six home runs in 90 at-bats since the start of June. Kurt Suzuki will start behind the dish and bat seventh.

Max Stassi
C FA
Sat 7/17/21 1:05 PM

Stassi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi went deep off Chris Flexen in the second inning to tie the game. He was the only Angel to score off Flexen. Since June, when Stassi took over as the primary catcher, he has slashed .322/.402/.578 with six homers, 16 RBI and 22 runs in 102 plate appearances. The 30-year-old trailed just Yasmani Grandal out of all catchers in runs scored (17) in June while batting .303.

Max Stassi
C FA
Sun 7/11/21 3:05 PM

Stassi is not starting Sunday against the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi went hitless across six at-bats during the first two games of the series. He'll hand the catching duties to Kurt Suzuki for the series finale.

Max Stassi
C FA
Wed 7/7/21 1:44 PM

Stassi isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Stassi will get a breather after he went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox. Kurt Suzuki will take his place behind the plate and bat sixth.