July 8, 2025
Chicago White Sox infielder/outfielder
Brooks Baldwin (back) has been scratched from the starting lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Baldwin has been pulled out of the lineup due to lower back tightness. It's a shame because Baldwin has been hitting well lately with a five-game hitting streak coming into this contest. For now, Baldwin should be considered day-to-day with a minor back issue.
Austin Slater will take over left field and bat eighth versus right-hander
Chris Bassitt on Tuesday.
--Andy WebbSource: mlb.com
July 8, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman
Rhys Hoskins (thumb) was recently placed on the 10-day injured list after getting hurt over the weekend. Hoskins is reportedly dealing with a Grade 2 UCL thumb sprain, which is going to sideline him for quite a while. The expectation is that Hoskins is going to be out for at least six weeks. The organization is hopeful to get something out of Hoskins during the month of August. That being said, Hoskins is looking like a cut-candidate in most formats that can't place him on an IL spot. In the meantime,
Andrew Vaughn and
Jake Bauers figure to split up the playing time at first base.
--Andy WebbSource: Todd Rosiak
July 8, 2025
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher
Cole Ragans (shoulder) has been transferred to the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Ragans recently started a throwing program, but still has a long way to go before getting back on the mound for the Royals. That being said, the Royals have transferred Ragans to the 60-day IL in order to open up a spot on the 40-man roster. The left-hander has been sidelined since early June due to a rotator cuff strain. Ragans is now going to be sidelined until early August. Fantasy managers should continue to hold Ragans and hope they can get something else out of him before the regular season ends.
--Andy WebbSource: Kansas City Royals
July
8,
2025
With
New
York
Yankees
infielder
Jazz
Chisholm
Jr.
moving
from
third
base
to
second,
the
team
is
demoting
fellow
infielder
DJ
LeMahieu
to
the
bench,
manager
Aaron
Boone
announced.
LeMahieu
made
his
season
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July 8, 2025
Boston Red Sox reliever
Liam Hendriks (hip) has suffered a setback in his recovery from right hip inflammation and will go for a second opinion, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. The news comes on the heels of Boston moving Hendriks from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL earlier Tuesday. Hendriks hasn't pitched in the majors since May 27, and now the 36-year-old surely won't return until at least August. Hendriks missed all of last season while recovering from the Tommy John surgery he underwent in August 2023. The three-time All-Star was able to come back from that procedure this year, but the hip injury has limited him to 13 2/3 innings of 6.59 ERA ball.
--Connor ByrneSource: Chris Cotillo - MassLive.com
July 8, 2025
The Boston Red Sox announced that they have optioned right-hander
Richard Fitts to Triple-A Worcester. Additionally, the team has selected the contract of righty
Isaiah Campbell from Worcester and moved reliever
Liam Hendriks (hip) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL. Fitts, 25, is on his way back to the minors after earning his first major league win on Monday. He held the Colorado Rockies to three runs (two earned) over 5 2/3 innings of five-hit ball with six strikeouts and one walk in a 9-3 victory. Overall, Fitts has gone 1-3 with a 4.33 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and 28:10 K:BB in 33 2/3 innings. Righty
Hunter Dobbins (elbow) could come off the IL to take Fitts' place in Boston's rotation in the coming days.
--Connor ByrneSource: Boston Red Sox
July
8,
2025
Baltimore
Orioles
catcher/designated
hitter
Gary
Sanchez
(knee)
will
likely
miss
eight
to
10
weeks
with
a
PCL
sprain
in
his
right
knee,
Roch
Kubatko
of
MASNsports.com
reports.
Sanchez
hit
the
10-day
IL
earlier
on
Tuesday,
though
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July 8, 2025
The Chicago White Sox announced that they have reinstated outfielder
Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder
Tristan Gray to Triple-A Charlotte. Robert missed the last two weeks with a strained left hamstring. He's returning Tuesday to start in center field and bat sixth against Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
Chris Bassitt. Now that he's back, Robert could be an interesting player to watch as we draw closer to the July 31 trade deadline. While Robert did come up in the rumor mill before his IL stint, his trade value is likely in the tank. The 27-year-old has batted a career-worst .185/.270/.313 with eight home runs, 32 RBI, 27 runs scored, and a 30.9% strikeout rate in 285 plate appearances. On the positive side, with 22 stolen bases, Robert is just one away from tying a career high.
--Connor ByrneSource: Chicago White Sox
July 8, 2025
The New York Mets shifted right-hander
Tylor Megill (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday. Megill has been on the IL since June 15 with a sprained right elbow. Tuesday's move means Megill won't be eligible to return until mid-August. Megill went 5-5 with a 3.95 ERA and a prolific 89 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings before going on the IL. At the same time, however, he walked 33 hitters and had trouble going deep in games. He completed six innings in just two of his first 14 starts. The 29-year-old is currently among several Mets starting options on the IL. The team may get
Kodai Senga and
Sean Manaea back as early as this week, though, and could also make outside additions before the July 31 trade deadline.
--Connor ByrneSource: New York Mets
July 8, 2025
The New York Mets have placed designated hitter/outfielder
Starling Marte (knee) on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 7, with a bruised right knee. They also reinstated DH/outfielder
Jesse Winker (oblique) from the 60-day IL. Marte injured his knee in his final at-bat against the New York Yankees on Sunday. The 36-year-old said he's "not really worried" about it, but the Mets will err on the side of caution with the All-Star break approaching and Winker available to pick up the slack at DH. Marte leads the team in DH appearances (49) and has hit .270/.353/.387 with four homers, 20 RBI, 22 runs scored, and five steals in 188 trips to the plate.
--Connor ByrneSource: New York Mets
July 8, 2025
New York Mets pitching prospect Alex Carrillo has been called up to the majors for what will be his big league debut whenever he enters a game. The 28-year-old spent time in the Independent League and Venezuelan Winter League prior to joining the Mets organization in 2025. Over 19 relief appearances this year, the righty posted a 3.25 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and a 40:8 K:BB in 25 innings pitched. His four-seam fastball can touch 100 mph and he also features a low-90s changeup, a slider, and a cutter. Hopefully he is able to translate that success to the majors, however, without a high-leverage role, there's little fantasy value here.
--Jarod RuppSource: New York Mets
July 8, 2025
The New York Mets have reinstated designated hitter/outfielder
Jesse Winker (oblique) from the 60-day injured list. The team opened up room for Winker by sending fellow DH/outfielder
Starling Marte (knee) to the 10-day IL and transferring right-hander
Tylor Megill (elbow) to the 60-day IL. Winker is in the lineup at DH and hitting fifth on Tuesday against Baltimore Orioles right-hander
Brandon Young. The 31-year-old hasn't played since May 4 because of a strained right oblique. Winker has batted .239/.321/.418 with one home run and 10 RBI in 78 plate appearances this season. He took 508 trips to the plate last year and hit .253/.360/.405 with 14 homers, 58 RBI, 63 runs scored, and 14 steals.
--Connor ByrneSource: New York Mets
July 8, 2025
San Francisco Giants infielder
Marco Luciano was named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for his performance from June 30 to July 6. The former top prospect went 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, four home runs, 12 RBI, eight runs scored, and a 7:6 BB:K in five games at Triple-A Sacramento. The right-handed slugger owns a .229/.344/.441 slash line on the year with 16 home runs and a strong 14.6 percent walk rate, but has been swinging a better bat since early June. The Dominican has hit .287 (25-for-87) with six doubles and seven home runs since June 6, a period of 23 games. Unfortunately, he's still striking out at an alarming rate (30.4 percent in '25), which has been a problem during his two prior major league stints. It feels like he's been around forever, but at just 23 years old, there's still time to figure it out, however, the clock is ticking or his next chance may end up coming with another team.
--Jarod RuppSource: MiLB.com
July 8, 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up right-handed reliever
Alexis Diaz from Triple-A Oklahoma City, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Diaz has pitched in the minors since the Dodgers acquired him from the Cincinnati Reds on May 29. He struggled in six appearances with Oklahoma City, allowing five earned runs with three strikeouts and seven walks in 4 2/3 innings. Nevertheless, the Dodgers will give the former All-Star another shot in the majors. The brother of Mets closer
Edwin Diaz, Alexis Diaz burst on the scene in his first two seasons. From 2022-23, a 131-inning stretch, he logged a 2.47 ERA with 11.61 K/9, 4.74 BB/9, and 47 saves. Diaz's numbers dipped last year, and the Reds traded him this season after he yielded eight earned runs in six innings out of their bullpen.
--Connor ByrneSource: Fabian Ardays - The Athletic
July 8, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman
Nolan Arenado (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Washington Nationals.
Nolan Gorman will take Arenado's place at third and bat fifth versus Nationals right-hander
Jake Irvin. Arenado hasn't played since he suffered a right-shoulder impingement in a loss to the Chicago Cubs last Friday. He sat out both of the Cardinals' games over the weekend, but there was optimism that he would return for the start of the Washington series. Instead, Arenado will miss at least one more game.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
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