Jason Heyward (back) currently has no timetable for a return. (Source: Fabian Ardaya on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Heyward is dealing with discomfort and soreness in his back and would need another rehab assignment before returning, per manager Dave Roberts. Rookie Andy Pages is likely to see the bulk of the playing time with Heyward out.
Category: Injury Updates
Ty France is missing from the lineup for the Seattle Mariners against the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday. (Source: Seattle Mariners on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: France will take a seat on the bench for Tuesday night’s contest, with Luke Raley starting at first base and batting seventh for manager Scott Servais against the Reds.
Andy Pages will get the start in center field and make his MLB debut. (Source: David Vassegh on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Pages will take over for James Outman in center field Tuesday. The 23-year-old will bat seventh and should continue to see plenty of at-bats with Jason Heyward dealing with a back injury.
James Outman is not in the lineup for the Dodgers Tuesday. (Source: David Vassegh on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Outman will sit with the Nationals staring Patrick Corbin Tuesday. Andy Pages will get the start and center field and make his MLB debut.
Max Muncy will not start for the Dodgers in Tuesday’s matchup with Washington. (Source: David Vassegh on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Muncy will get a breather with the Nationals starting left-hander Patrick Corbin. Miguel Rojas will bat eighth and play third.
Gavin Lux will not be in the starting lineup for the Dodgers Tuesday. (Source: David Vassegh on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Lux will sit for the second straight day as the Nationals send left-hander Patrick Corbin to the mound. The Dodgers will have Enrique Hernandez playing second and batting fifth.
Will Smith is out of the Dodgers’ lineup Tuesday. (Source: David Vassegh on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Smith will get a day of rest after playing in the season opener. The team will start Austin Barnes at catcher and he will bat ninth against the Nationals.
The Orioles placed Tyler Wells on the IL with right elbow inflammation. (Source: Orioles on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Wells has struggled this season through two starts, posting a 5.87 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. This could be a big loss for the Orioles’ rotation though as they continue to wait on the return of John Means and Kyle Bradish.
Category: Injury Updates, Transactions
Tue, Apr 16th 6:06pm EDT
By Ari Koslow
Justin Verlander is expected to make his season debut on Friday or Saturday in Washington. (Source: Brian McTaggart on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Verlander was able to complete a bullpen session on Tuesday. He opened the season on the injured list with a shoulder injury. The Astros rotation remains very banged up, so getting Verlander will be big for Houston.
Category: Injury Updates
Jeimer Candelario has been scratched from the lineup for the Cincinnati Reds against the Seattle Mariners due to an illness the club announced. (Source: Cincinnati Reds on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: With Candelario sidelined, Santiago Espinal will start at third base and bat eighth against the Mariners Tuesday night for manager David Bell.
Victor Scott is out of the lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Oakland Athletics Tuesday. (Source: St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Scott will receive the night off for manager Oliver Marmol, with Michael Siani starting in center field and batting ninth against the Athletics Tuesday.
Nolan Gorman is absent from the lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Oakland Athletics Tuesday. (Source: St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Gorman will take a seat on the bench for routine rest, with Brendan Donovan starting at second base and batting leadoff against the Athletics for manager Oliver Marmol Tuesday.
Rafael Devers is in the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday. (Source: John Tomase on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Devers returns after being involved in a collision with right fielder Tyler O’Neill in Monday night’s contest, starting at third base and batting second against the Guardians for manager Alex Cora Tuesday.
Jake Cronenworth (calf) is missing from the lineup for the San Diego Padres against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday. (Source: San Diego Padres on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Cronenworth will take a seat on the bench after exiting Monday night’s contest with calf soreness, with Jurickson Profar starting at first base and batting third against the Brewers Tuesday.
Jose Trevino is back in the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday. (Source: New York Yankees on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Trevino returns after sitting out Monday night, starting behind the plate at catcher and batting eighth against the Blue Jays for manager Aaron Boone Tuesday.
Austin Wells is out of the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday. (Source: New York Yankees on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Wells will receive the night off with a left-hander on the mound for the Blue Jays, with Jose Trevino starting behind the plate at catcher and batting eighth for manager Aaron Boone Tuesday.
Giancarlo Stanton returns to the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. (Source: New York Yankees on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Stanton is back after taking a seat on the bench for Monday night’s contest, batting cleanup and occupying the designated hitter spot for manager Aaron Boone against the Blue Jays Tuesday.
Christian Yelich has been placed on the 10-day IL due to a low back strain, retroactive to April 13th. (Source: Milwaukee Brewers on X)
Fantasy Impact: Yelich has sat out of the last three games due to back issues, and now the Brewers have decided that the best course of action is to place him on the IL. Owen Miller has been recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.
Category: Injury Updates
Jose Abreu is out of the lineup for the Houston Astros against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday. (Source: Houston Astros on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Abreu will receive the night off for rest reasons, with Jon Singleton starting at first base and batting seventh against the Braves Tuesday.
J.D. Martinez (back) is “very unlikely” to make the trip with the team to the West Coast. (Source: Anthony DiComo on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: The Mets’ West Coast trip runs through April 24. The veteran will continue to rehab and may need more rehab games before the Mets activate him when they return home in late April.
Category: Injury Updates
