July 2, 2025
Houston Astros shortstop
Jeremy Pena (rib) was placed on the injured list Monday with a small rib fracture on his left side. He sustained the fractured rib after being hit by a pitch in Friday's 7-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. Initial x-rays were normal, but a CT scan showed the fracture. Sometimes, a fracture may not be visible on imaging until three to five days after the injury due to inflammation near the fracture. The 27-year-old is expected to be sidelined for more than the minimum 10 days, with no timeline for his return. This type of fracture can take three to six weeks to heal, depending on its severity. Before the injury, Pena was terrific this season, slashing .322/.378/.489 with 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 48 runs, and 15 stolen bases across 82 games.
Mauricio Dubon is expected to handle shortstop duties with Pena out and is mainly a fantasy option in AL-Only or deep-league formats.
--Dr. Reuven GuySource: @juliamorales
July 2, 2025
Chicago White Sox outfielder
Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) was placed on the injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain. The severity of his hamstring strain is unknown, but Robert recently took batting practice and did some pregame running ahead of Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. He had missed the prior two games with this injury before being placed on the injured list. He is eligible to come off the injured list on July 6. The 27-year-old has struggled this season, slashing .185/.270/.313 with eight home runs, 32 RBI, and 22 stolen bases.
Brooks Baldwin was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday and could see playing time in the outfield with
Austin Slater while Robert Jr. is out. Neither Slater nor Baldwin is worth rostering outside deep Al-Only leagues.
--Dr. Reuven GuySource: @whitesox
July 2, 2025
New York Mets right-hander
Kodai Senga (hamstring) has been on the injured list with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain for the past three weeks. The 32-year-old threw an up-and-down live batting practice session on Sunday. It was the first time he had faced hitters since the injury. His next step would be a bullpen session followed by a rehab assignment. Before landing on the injured list, Senga owned a 1.47 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 70 strikeouts over 73 2/3 innings. Barring any setbacks, Senga is expected to return by the end of July. Blake Tidwell has been filling in as a spot starter for the Mets since Senga was injured. Fantasy managers should continue to stash Senga in all leagues.
--Dr. Reuven GuySource: @snytv
July 2, 2025
Boston Red Sox third baseman
Alex Bregman (quadriceps) is on the injured list with a right quad strain, but is close to returning to action. He has been doing baseball activities and was thought to be out until the All-Star break. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said this week that Bregman is "feeling great" and will have his status reassessed this weekend. Cora added that Bregman is "close to 100 percent". This is at the six-week mark of Bregman's IL stint. It is possible that Bregman could be activated from the injured list earlier than anticipated. This could impact
Marcelo Mayer's playing time, and he may be sent back down or moved to second base.
--Dr. Reuven GuySource: @bossportsgordo
July 2, 2025
Chicago Cubs catcher
Miguel Amaya (oblique) has resumed normal batting practice, catching bullpen sessions and throwing but is "not close" to game action yet, according to manager Craig Counsell. Amaya is recovering from a strained left oblique and will not come off the 10-day injured list before the All-Star break. However, if the 26-year-old continues to make progress and is able to go on a minor-league rehab assignment sooner than later, he could be ready to rejoin the Cubs as their primary backstop early in the second half of the season, which begins on July 18. In the meantime,
Carson Kelly will draw the majority of starts behind the plate in Chicago. Kelly is having a fine first season on the North Side, hitting .267 (46-for-172) with nine homers and 29 RBI. He enters Wednesday's action riding a modest four-game hitting streak in which he's gone 6-for-13 with three doubles, three RBI and two runs scored.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July
2,
2025
San
Diego
Padres
right-hander
Yu
Darvish
(elbow)
threw
a
four-inning,
64-pitch
simulated
game
against
Single-A
hitters
in
Lake
Elsinore
on
Monday,
which
was
his
third
sim
game,
according
to
MLB.com.
Darvish
is
nearing
a
return
to
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July 2, 2025
The Houston Astros transferred outfielder/designated hitter
Yordan Alvarez (hand) to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday, according to the Houston Chronicle's Matt Kawahara. In an additional moves, the Astros placed infielder
Luis Guillorme (hamstring) on the 10-day IL with a hamstring strain and recalled infielder
Zack Short from Triple-A Sugar Land. Houston was hoping that Alvarez could rejoin the club before the All-Star break, but that is unlikely to happen now after the 28-year-old All-Star suffered a setback this week. It's turned into a lost season for the left-handed slugger, as he's been out since early May and has hit just .210/.306/.340 with three home runs, 18 RBI and seven runs scored. Fantasy managers must continue to stash Alvarez and keep their fingers cross that he can return for the start of the second half on July 18.
--Keith HernandezSource: Houston Chronicle - Matt Kawahara
July
2,
2025
Los
Angeles
Dodgers
outfielder
Teoscar
Hernandez
is
receiving
the
night
off
on
Wednesday
at
Dodger
Stadium
against
the
visiting
Chicago
White
Sox.
Andy
Pages
is
starting
in
right
field
and
is
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July 2, 2025
San Francisco Giants outfielder
Heliot Ramos will take the day off on Wednesday in the tilt versus the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Luis Matos will draw into the lineup in left field and will hit sixth against Diamondbacks right-hander
Merrill Kelly. It's a good time for a breather for Ramos, who has gone 2-for-24 with eight strikeouts in his last six games played. The former first-rounder out of Puerto Rico is hitting a respectable .272 (88-for-323) on the year as an everyday player for the Giants and has added 13 homers, 44 RBI and five steals after being a first-time All-Star in 2024. Under the hood, though, he's sporting an xBA of .255 and xwOBA of .344. He's in the 55th percentile in hard-hit rate and 70th percentile in average exit velocity. Matos has a homer and two RBI while hitting .222 in nine career at-bats against Kelly.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 2, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman
Josh Naylor (neck) is serving as the designated hitter and will bat cleanup on Wednesday against the division-rival San Francisco Giants and right-hander
Landen Roupp.
Pavin Smith will make another start at first base and bat third for Arizona. Naylor was in the original lineup on Tuesday before being scratched and missing his fourth straight game due to lingering soreness in his neck. The 28-year-old left-handed slugger will give it another go on Wednesday, though. Naylor's 10 homers for a first baseman leave plenty to be desired, but he hit .311/.366/.486 with three homers, 16 RBI and 12 runs in the month of June and is hitting .304 (89-for-293) on the year with 53 RBI, 42 runs and 10 steals in his first year with the Snakes. Nine of his 10 homers on the year have come against righties. Get him back into your starting lineups.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 2, 2025
Seattle Mariners catcher
Cal Raleigh is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against the visiting Kansas City Royals.
Mitch Garver is behind the plate and will catch right-hander
Logan Gilbert while hitting sixth against Royals left-hander
Noah Cameron. Raleigh is receiving just his third day off of the season. In all fairness, it's been hard for the M's to sit him down with how dominant he's been on offense in 2025. The 28-year-old switch-hitting catcher has been one of the best players in all of baseball this year and comes into Wednesday's action leading the league with 33 home runs and 71 RBI in 84 games. He's also added a superb .272/.383/.641 slash line, 1.024 OPS, 60 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 371 plate appearances. Even with some regression due in the second half, Raleigh is going to easily finish with a career year in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July
2,
2025
Baltimore
Orioles
catcher
Gary
Sanchez
(finger)
is
serving
as
the
designated
hitter
and
is
batting
fifth
on
Wednesday
against
the
hosting
Texas
Rangers
and
right-hander
Nathan
Eovaldi.
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July 2, 2025
Los Angeles Angels catcher
Logan O'Hoppe will start on the bench for Wednesday's contest in Atlanta against the Braves at Truist Park.
Travis d'Arnaud is behind the plate to catch left-hander
Yusei Kikuchi and will hit seventh against Braves right-handed rookie
Didier Fuentes. O'Hoppe will take the day off after starting in each of the last four games behind the plate for the Halos while going 3-for-19 with a double. The 25-year-old starting backstop is one of the better offensive backstops in baseball and enters Wednesday's action with 17 home runs and 37 RBI despite hitting only .237 (57-for-250). O'Hoppe has gone 8-for-34 (.235) with three long balls, a double, six RBI and three runs in nine games over the last 14 days. d'Arnaud will be looking to make some noise against his former team, but he'll be a low-upside DFS play that has just four homers in his 124 at-bats in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 2, 2025
Cincinnati Reds first baseman
Spencer Steer (hand) has been scratched ahead of Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Steer was hit in the hand by a pitch during the first game of the doubleheader earlier in the day. He was originally cleared to play in this game, but now they've decided to take the cautious approach. In his absence,
Christian Encarnacion-Strand will take over the cold corner and bat eighth on Wednesday. It's worth noting that Encarnacion-Strand fouled a ball off his foot earlier on Wednesday and was out of the original lineup. He'll battle through the injury and play in the nightcap.
--Andy WebbSource: Gordon Wittenmyer
July 2, 2025
Baltimore Orioles third baseman
Jordan Westburg (finger) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers. Westburg is set to miss his fifth game in a row due to a left finger sprain. It doesn't sound like the O's plan to place Westburg on the injured list despite him missing eight of the last 10 games. This is obviously a frustrating situation for fantasy managers, but they will have to remain patient.
Ramon Urias will cover third base and bat seventh versus right-hander
Nathan Eovaldi on Wednesday.
--Andy WebbSource: mlb.com
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