MLB Player News

Suwinski is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Philadelphia.

The Phillies are starting southpaw Cristopher Sanchez, so the left-handed hitting Suwinski will take a seat. The Pirates are going with Bryan Reynolds in left field and Edward Olivares in right.

Blackmon is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.

Blackmon's days off usually coincide with Colorado going up against a left-handed starter, but he's sitting Friday while righty Kevin Gausman takes the mound for Toronto. Michael Toglia will start in right field and bat eighth.

Marte went 2-for-5 with a walk, two runs scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over Atlanta.

After a rough 2023 in which he never seemed to be 100 percent healthy, Marte has been in much better form to begin the current campaign. The 35-year-old is slashing .271/.340/.354 through 12 games with one homer, three steals, three RBI and eight runs, and he's been moved up to the second spot in the lineup the last couple games. Marte's fantasy outlook would be much improved if he can stick at the top of the order.

Willingham was recalled from Triple-A Rochester by the Nationals on Friday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

The Nationals will still need to bring up a starter early next week to face the Dodgers, but in the meantime Willingham will give the bullpen a fresh arm. The 25-year-old collected a 6.66 ERA and 15:9 K:BB over 24.1 innings during his time in the majors last season.

Matzek gave up two runs on three hits in the eighth inning of Thursday's loss to the Mets.

He also threw a wild pitch. Atlanta was down 10-3 when Matzek entered the game, so the performance didn't affect the final outcome, but he's now been tagged for five runs over his last two appearances, leaving him with a 9.00 ERA on the season, along with a 4:2 K:BB through five innings. Matzek has picked up one hold in his five games, and that figures to be the primary source of what fantasy value he earns in 2024.

Lee allowed three unearned runs on two hits and a walk over two innings in Thursday's loss to the Mets. He struck out two.

The left-hander entered the game with Atlanta already down 7-0, and an Austin Riley error cushioned the blow to his ERA. Lee has been used in low-leverage long relief spots to begin the season, working more than one inning in all four of his appearances with a 0.00 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 5:3 K:BB through eight innings. While the early ratios are impressive, Lee has yet to collect a win, hold or save, and his fantasy value will remain limited without a more prominent role in the bullpen.

Duvall went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's 16-4 loss to the Mets.

The 35-year-old has only seen five starts on the year while working on the short side of a platoon in left field, but Duvall has shown decent consistency at the plate during that time. If he is able to stay consistent at the plate he could get a little more playing time outside of his platoon role, but Jarred Kelenic's hot start (.462 through 26 at-bats) stands as a major obstacle to a rise in fantasy prominence for Duvall.

The Mets are expected to call up Butto from Triple-A Syracuse to start Sunday against the Royals, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Adrian Houser would be on regular rest Sunday, but the Mets will go ahead and bring Butto up this weekend rather waiting until early next week. Butto tossed six innings of one-run ball in a spot start last week against the Tigers after nearly winning a rotation spot following a strong showing this spring. The 26-year-old should be in line to make at least one additional start after Sunday due to Tylor Megill (shoulder) still being on the injured list.

Atlanta recalled Vines from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

The right-hander made his last start for Gwinnett on April 4 and should immediately be available out of the bullpen for Atlanta. However, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, Vines could be an option to start Tuesday against the Astros, depending on his usage over the next few days. The 25-year-old Vines made his MLB debut last season and had a 3.98 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 14:7 K:BB across 20.1 innings.

Bohm went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in a 5-1 win against the Pirates on Thursday.

Bohm got the Phillies on the board in the fourth inning with a 407-foot solo blast to center field. The homer was his first of the campaign after he went deep a career-high 20 times last season. Bohm is slashing .267/.365/.422 with eight RBI, four runs, a stolen base and a 7:12 BB:K through 52 plate appearances.