Ty France1B | Mariners

Ty France: Open to playing catcherNovember 28, 2024 | 06:59 AM

France is willing to consider playing catcher, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. France has never caught an inning either at the major- or minor-league level, but he did get some reps behind the plate at the Padres' alternate site in 2020 and has been viewed as an emergency catcher at a couple stops. Realistically, it's difficult to envision the 30-year-old France seeing substantial time at catcher at this point in his career, especially since he's evidently drawn free-agent interest from 10-plus clubs, per Feinsand.