Blake Swihart flew home to New Mexico following Thursday's game against the Nationals, Michael SIlverman of the Boston Herald reports. He went 1-for-3 with an RBI-single. (Boston Herald)
Fantasy Impact
Swihart received some unfortunate news that his younger half-brother passed away. He will join his family for services over the weekend and is due to rejoin the team sometime next week. Swihart is in a battle for the starting catching job and if he can win the position he will be fantasy relevant in deeper leagues.