MLB Player News

Naylor has gotten off to a sizzling-hot start this spring, batting .412 (7-for-17) with one RBI through six contests out in Arizona. We’re forecasting some pullback in the home run department during his Diamondbacks debut, but Naylor will come off the board this spring as a top-100 overall selection and a top-10 first baseman from a fantasy standpoint.

There’s a chance Altuve is ready to jump back into Houston’s lineup without needing a minor league rehab assignment. The 36-year-old veteran has made a lightning-quick recovery from an oblique strain that put him on the shelf back in mid-May. Additional clarity on his status should arrive later this week.

Cortes continues to receive opportunities atop the Athletics’ lineup against right-handed starters. He was moved to the top of the order back in mid-May and hasn’t looked back, hitting .273 (9-for-33) with one homer and a 4/10 K/BB ratio in 11 games since May 18.

Hoerner draws his second consecutive start as Chicago’s table-setter, this time against Athletics top prospect Gage Jump, after moving back up for Sunday’s series finale against the Cardinals. The 29-year-old speedster has been stuck in a rut at the dish recently, hitting .208 (25-for-120) with zero homers and four steals over his last 30 games, Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting second once again after mostly batting leadoff since late May.

Eldridge went 6-for-11 with a home run during a three-game series against the Rockies over the weekend. The 21-year-old predictably takes a seat against southpaw Kyle Harrison, who has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season. He figures to continue playing everyday against right-handed pitching and offers some appeal in deeper mixed leagues based on his immense power production and path to regular at-bats.

Buxton is back patrolling center field for the first time since May 23. It’s just his second time in the field since missing five games with a hip issue last month. The 32-year-old fantasy stalwart has homered five times in his last 15 games and has 17 round-trippers through just 51 games.

Hill returns following a three-game absence due to a lingering back issue that surfaced last Friday. The 30-year-old is in center field and hitting sixth against Minnesota rookie lefty Connor Prielipp on Tuesday night at Target Field.

Sánchez likely would’ve been in the lineup against righty Bryce Elder on Tuesday night had he not suffered a right wrist contusion when he was struck by a ball that was thrown from the stands during Sunday’s game against the Orioles. It was a bizarre incident, and by all accounts a misunderstanding by a fan, but Sánchez seems to have avoided serious injury. He’s day-to-day for now. It’ll be hard-hitting rookie Yohendrick Piñango taking over in right field in his absence.

Hernández gets a look atop Miami’s lineup after homering during Monday’s series opener. The 26-year-old has homered twice in his last seven games and has three round-trippers and five steals through 36 games this season. It’ll be interesting to see if the Marlins continue to give him opportunities near the top of the order. Liam Hicks, who has typically hit first or second recently, is batting sixth with Washington utilizing lefty opener Richard Lovelady ahead of veteran righty Miles Mikolas on Tuesday night.

Ferguson receives his first opportunity with Chicago after being acquired in a trade with the Athletics back on May 7. The 32-year-old will operate in middle relief situations after compiling a serviceable 4.47 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 117/58 K/BB ratio across 110 2/3 innings over 105 appearances in the big leagues since 2024.

Wicks earns a ticket back to the minors after allowing 11 runs on 13 hits across 6 1/3 innings during a pair of starts for the Cubs since bring brought up on May 24. The 26-year-old southpaw makes much more sense in a multi-inning relief role than a traditional starter.