Esteury Ruiz is back in the lineup for the Oakland Athletics against the Kansas City Royals Saturday. (Source: Oakland Athletics on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Ruiz returns after sitting out the last two games for manager Mark Kotsay, batting ninth and starting in left field against the Royals Saturday.
Jason Heyward is out of the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday. (Source: Los Angeles Dodgers on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Heyward will receive the night off for general rest, with Teoscar Hernandez sliding over to right field and batting cleanup against the Reds Saturday.
Mookie Betts is missing from the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday. (Source: Los Angeles Dodgers on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Betts will take a seat on the bench for rest reasons, with Miguel Rojas filling in at shortstop and batting ninth for manager Dave Roberts against the Reds Saturday.
Luis Campusano is back in the lineup for the San Diego Padres against the Atlanta Braves Saturday. (Source: San Diego Padres on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Campusano returns after sitting out Friday night against left-hander Max Fried, starting behind the plate at catcher and batting eighth for manager Mike Shildt against the Braves Saturday.
Sat, May 18th 3:39pm EDT
By Ari Koslow
Patrick Bailey has been cleared to resume baseball activities. (Source: Alex Pavlovic on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Bailey is expected to resume workouts this weekend. He remains without a clear timetable to return to the Giants lineup.
Category: Injury Updates
Sean Newcomb will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with the Athletics’ Rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate.
Fantasy Impact: Newcomb opened the season on the injured list. He will likely need to make a handful of appearances on his rehab assignment.
Category: Injury Updates
Ricky Tiedemann has progressed to throwing bullpen sessions. (Source: Scott Mitchell on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Tiedemann is back on the mound and expected to return to game action "relatively soon." He has been sidelined since April due to elbow nerve inflammation.
Category: Injury Updates
Josh Jung is reportedly at least six weeks away from returning. (Source: Dallas News)
Fantasy Impact: Jung appears to be progressing slower than initially expected. He remains without a clear timetable to return for now.
Category: Injury Updates
The Tigers claimed Easton Lucas off waivers from the Athletics. (Source: Tigers PR on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Lucas was designated for assignment earlier in the week by Oakland. He'll add some depth to the bullpen for Detroit.
Category: Transactions
The Tigers designated Ty Adcock for assignment. (Source: Tigers PR on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Adcock was recently claimed off waivers by Detroit. He will hit waivers again.
Category: Transactions
Ke'Bryan Hayes is scheduled to resume baseball activities early next week. (Source: MLB.com)
Fantasy Impact: Hayes landed on the injured list last week due to inflammation in his back. He appears to be progressing in the right direction.
Category: Injury Updates
Edward Cabrera threw a bullpen session on Friday. (Source: MLB.com)
Fantasy Impact: Cabrera is working his way back from a right shoulder impingement that landed him on the injured list earlier in the month. He remains without a clear timetable to return.
Category: Injury Updates
Tim Anderson will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Jacksonville. (Source: MLB.com)
Fantasy Impact: Anderson has been on the injured list due to tightness in his lower back. He could return to the Marlins lineup in the next week.
Category: Injury Updates
Steven Kwan took batting practice on Friday. (Source: MLB.com)
Fantasy Impact: Kwan is continuing to progress in his recovery from a hamstring injury. He appears likely to begin a rehab assignment soon.
Category: Injury Updates
The Red Sox announced that Tyler Heineman was reinstated from the 10-Day Injured List and was optioned to Triple-A Worcester. (Source: Red Sox on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Heineman is healthy, but will remain in Triple-A. He will be called up if Boston needs depth behind the plate.
Category: Injury Updates, Transactions
Garrett Cooper is not in the Red Sox lineup on Saturday against the Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: Cooper went hitless in Friday's game. Tyler O'Neill is serving as the designated hitter for Boston on Saturday.
Ceddanne Rafaela is in the Red Sox lineup on Saturday against the Cardinals.
Fantasy Impact: Rafaela gets the start in center field for Boston. He has driven in 23 runs with four stolen bases this season.
Evan Carter is not in the Rangers lineup on Saturday against the Angels.
Fantasy Impact: Carter gets the day off for Texas. He should be back in the lineup on Sunday.
Victor Caratini is not in the Astros lineup on Saturday against the Brewers.
Fantasy Impact: Caratini picked up two hits and scored one run in Friday's win. Yainer Diaz is back behind the plate after serving as the designated hitter on Friday.
Joey Loperfido is not in the Astros lineup on Saturday against the Brewers.
Fantasy Impact: Loperfido struck out twice before he was pinch-hit for on Friday. Mauricio Dubon draws the start in left field for Houston.
