Contreras played through a left middle finger fracture for much of the 2025 season, which may have contributed to his downtick in production. The veteran backstop won the Silver Slugger in 2023 and 2024 but saw his slash line drop to .260/.355/.399 last season, with that slugging percentage being a reduction of over 50 points from the previous two years. He finished with 17 home runs, 28 doubles, 76 RBI and 89 runs, all of which were notable drops from his 2024 production. Despite the injury, Contreras finished third among qualified catchers with 659 plate appearances, and he's likely to have one of the heaviest catching workloads in the league again in 2026. He's entering his age-28 campaign and seems likely to return to his prior level of production once healthy, since Contreras had near-identical OPS's of .825 and .831 in 2023 and 2024, respectively. He'll likely begin 2026 as the No. 1 catcher in the National League. Read Past Outlooks