Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said on Dec. 10 in an interview on MLB Network that Bart will enter 2025 as the favorite to start at catcher, The Bucco Beat reports.

Bart isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

Bart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Bart is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.

Bart is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis.

Bart isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against Kansas City.

Bart is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

Bart went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

Bart isn't in the Pirates' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader versus Washington.

Bart was activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Nationals.