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Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Tellez started at designated hitter in each of the Blue Jays' first two games, going 0-for-8. Though the lefty-hitting Tellez will be sitting against a right-hander (Domingo German) in the series finale, the 26-year-old should still have a fairly clear path to regular at-bats while George Springer (oblique) is on the injured list. Joe Panik will spell Tellez at DH on Sunday.

France went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Giants on Saturday.

France put Seattle on the board in the third inning with a 403-foot solo shot. He has started the campaign by collecting a hit in each of his first three games and has reached base six times overall.

France is 2-for-6 with a double, an RBI, three walks and two runs across the first two games of the regular season.

France has been on base multiple times each of his first two games, carrying over his hot hitting from a Cactus League slate during which he slugged five home runs and drove in 11 runs across 19 games. The 26-year-old is locked into a full-time designated hitter role and can also fill in at multiple spots in the infield, guaranteeing him secure playing time to open the season..

White went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in a loss to the Giants on Friday.

White's clutch piece of third-inning hitting snapped a 1-1 tie and gave the 24-year-old hits in each of his first two games to open the campaign. It's an encouraging start for White, who finished Cactus League play strong and is looking to bounce back from his anemic .176/.252/.346 line across 202 plate appearances as a rookie in 2020.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a loss to the Astros on Friday.

Olson raked most of Cactus League play, and after an 0-for-3 tally on Opening Day, he stepped up with one of the Athletics' two multi-hit efforts Friday. The slugger is looking to return to form after a forgettable 2020 that saw him post a .195 average across 245 plate appearances.

Voit (knee) is expected to return sometime in May, according to manager Aaron Boone, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

He will not do any baseball activities for the next three weeks and remains on track to return within the original 4-to-6 week window. Jay Bruce has been getting starts at first base in the meantime.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and second run scored in Friday's 12-8 win over the Angels.

Abreu erased an early Angels lead in a loud way, going opposite field for a grand slam in the third inning, the 199th home run of slugger's career. He'll be expected to pick up some of the run production that was lost when Eloy Jimenez sustained a pectoral injury that will sideline him for multiple months.

Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in Friday's 3-0 win over the Red Sox.

The 24-year-old broke open a scoreless tie in the sixth inning by turning on a Matt Andriese pitch and rattling it off the Green Monster. Mountcastle had an impressive 35-game debut in 2020 and hit cleanup for the O's in their opener Friday, positioning him for a big first full season in the majors.

Vaughn will make his major-league debut Friday against the Angels, batting fifth and playing left field, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Vaughn didn't do anything but sit back and watch on Opening Day, as the White Sox started Leury Garcia in left field and Zack Collins as the designated hitter. It's possible that he's stuck on the short side of a platoon in left to begin the year, as he'll start against the left-handed Andrew Heaney after the switch-hitting Garcia started against the right-handed Bundy, though it will take a few more games to determine whether or not that's the case.

Guerrero went 1-for-2 with two walks in Thursday's win over the Yankees.

Hitting fifth in the Jays' Opening Day lineup, Guerrero smoked a single in the second inning that left his bat at 114.1 mph -- per MLB.com, that's the highest exit velocity on a base hit given up by Gerrit Cole since Statcast began tracking the category. If Guerrero can also maintain the improvements in his launch angle he showed this spring while slashing .421/.511/.737 through 47 plate appearances, the 22-year-old could become one of the breakout stars of 2021.