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  • Yankees activate DJ LeMahieu for season debut
    Yankees activated INF DJ LeMahieu from the 60-day injured list.

    Advice: The saga is finally over. LeMahieu will make his season debut on Tuesday night following a two-mont absence recovering from a fracture in his right foot, and a couple setbacks along the way. The 35-year-old veteran figures to draw most of his starts at the hot corner moving forward and bat near the bottom of New York’s lineup. Rotoworld Today, 4:39 pm
    DJ LeMahieuNYY - 1B,2B,3B
    Top 4, 1-2 @LAA
    New Player Note
     
  • Kevin Smith elects free agency
    Yankees INF Kevin Smith has elected free agency.

    Advice: Smith has opted to explore his options in the free agent pool after refusing an outright minor league assignment from New York. The 27-year-old infielder got into a pair of contests for the Yankees, but didn’t end up receiving a plate appearance. Rotoworld Today, 4:35 pm
    Kevin SmithNYY - 3B,SS
    Top 4, 1-2 @LAA
    New Player Note
    NA
     
  • Alec Bohm getting night off Tuesday vs. Giants
    Alec Bohm is not in the lineup for Tuesday’s showdown against the Giants.

    Advice: Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters late Monday that Bohm is dealing with a few lingering physical issues, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that he’s getting a rare night off to rest and recover. The 27-year-old infielder is off to the best season of his career so far with a robust .862 OPS with five homers and a National League-leading 47 RBI through 54 contests. Rotoworld Today, 4:11 pm
     
  • Nearing game action
    Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday that Perdomo (knee) is expected to play in live games "very, very shortly," Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

    Advice: The 24-year-old has already taken live at-bats but has yet to run thus bases, so he still has a bit of work to do in his rehab program before seeing game action. Lovullo said in mid-May that Perdomo was expected to return from the injured list in a couple weeks, but it instead appears the shortstop's absence will extend into June. Rotowire.com Today, 3:43 pm
    Geraldo PerdomoAZ - 2B,3B,SS
    L, 2-4 @TEX
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Royce Lewis (quad) plays 3B on Tuesday at AAA
    Royce Lewis (quad) played seven innings at third base on Tuesday for Triple-A St. Paul.

    Advice: Lewis went 0-for-3 at the dish and made his first appearance in the field since kicking off a minor league rehab assignment last week. The 24-year-old third baseman will presumably require at least a handful of additional tune-up contests to get back up to speed before returning to Minnesota. This was certainly a step in the right direction as he works his way back from a severe quad strain that sent him to the injured list back on Opening Day. Rotoworld Today, 3:26 pm
    Royce LewisMIN - 3B
    W, 4-2 vs KC
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Yandy Diaz moves down to second spot vs. A’s
    Yandy Diaz is hitting second and playing first base versus the Athletics on Tuesday.

    Advice: Diaz has 231 plate appearances thus far in 2024, and 223 of those have come in the leadoff spot. He’s hit just .254 with a .686 from that spot, however, so Tampa Bay will move the 32-year-old down a spot in the lineup. Richie Palacios is leading off and playing right field against Mitch Spence and the A’s on Tuesday. Rotoworld Today, 12:16 pm
    Yandy DíazTB - 1B,3B
    L, 0-3 vs OAK
    New Player Note
     
  • Absent from starting nine
    Urshela is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

    Advice: The Tigers will reward Matt Vierling's two-homer performance Sunday by giving him another start at the hot corner, pushing Urshela out of the starting lineup against Jared Jones. Urshela is slashing .273/.312/.318 without a home run across 93 plate appearances this season. Rotowire.com Today, 11:53 am
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
    PPD vs PIT
    New Player Note
     
  • DFA'd by Oakland
    The Athletics designated Nevin for assignment Tuesday.

    Advice: Nevin had a strong start to his campaign for the Athletics with an .875 OPS through his first 25 games, but a 1-for-43 slump will end up costing him his place on the 26-man active roster and 40-man roster. Aledmys Diaz (calf) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. Rotowire.com Today, 11:31 am
    Tyler NevinOAK - 1B,3B,OF
    W, 3-0 @TB
    New Player Note
    NA
     
  • Activated from IL
    Diaz (calf) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

    Advice: Diaz has missed the first two months of the 2024 campaign with a strained right calf he sustained in early March. He appeared in 10 games at Triple-A during his rehab assignment and slashed .154/.313/.308 with six walks and five strikeouts in 32 plate appearances. He figures to compete with Max Schuemann and Abraham Toro for work at shortstop and third base. Rotowire.com Today, 11:29 am
    Aledmys DíazOAK - 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF
    W, 3-0 @TB
    New Player Note