St. Louis Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar (back) is considered day-to-day after he left the game against Kansas City Royals with lower back spasms on Monday, May 29.

Milwaukee Brewers 1B Luke Voit was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment Monday, May 29. The club also sent LHP Alex Claudio to Class AAA Nashville.

Milwaukee Brewers 1B Luke Voit was activated from the 10-day injured list and designated for assignment Monday, May 29. The club also sent LHP Alex Claudio to Class AAA Nashville.

Minnesota Twins second baseman Jorge Polanco (hamstring) did sprints and running drills on the field before the team's game on Sunday and looked pretty good. Polanco could return soon from the injured list. The 29-year-old infielder is already eligible to return from the 10-day injured list, and his activation could come as early as Tuesday. When he does return, Edouard Julien is likely to be sent back to the minor leagues to make room for Polanco on the active roster. Polanco should be rostered in all fantasy leagues. He'll return to starting second-base duties when he's ready, and he was hitting .284 (27-for-95) with seven doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI, a stolen base and 10 runs scored in 23 games before his injury.

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Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Carlos Santana (back) is not in the starting lineup on Monday against the San Francisco Giants. Santana suffered from lumbar-spine muscle tightness on Sunday and was pulled from the game early, and he'll take a seat to begin the week. For now, fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day, but this is definitely an injury that could send the 37-year-old veteran to the injured list this week. With Ji Man Choi (Achilles) still on the 60-day injured list, the Pirates are thin at the first base position. Outfielder Connor Joe will start at the cold corner on Monday and hit fifth against Giants right-hander Anthony DeSclafani. Santana is hitting just .226 on the year with three home runs and 24 RBI in 177 at-bats.

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Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is not in the team's starting lineup on Monday against right-hander Karl Kauffmann and the Colorado Rockies. Marte has had at least one hit in eight of his last nine starts, but he'll get a breather to begin the week on Memorial Day. He's been very strong at the plate this month, going 30-for-96 (.313) with a double, two triples, four home runs, 13 RBI, four stolen bases and 13 runs scored in 24 games played. In doing so, he's managed to raise his season slash line to .282/.341/.472 with an .813 OPS, eight doubles, a league-leading four triples, seven homers, 21 RBI and five stolen bases in 217 trips to the plate over 50 games. Josh Rojas is starting at the keystone and hitting sixth on Monday, while Emmanuel Rivera is at the hot corner and batting fifth against Kauffmann.

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that outfielder Dylan Carlson (ankle), who is rehabbing from a left-ankle sprain, is hitting from both sides of the plate now and is also running again. Carlso will need a minor-league rehab assignment of at least a couple of games before coming off the 10-day injured list. The 24-year-old should start his rehab assignment by the end of this week, and barring a setback, he could be back in the big leagues for the Cards by early next week at the latest. When Carlson returns, he's expected to take over starting duties in center field, which will push Lars Nootbaar to a corner-outfield spot. Before his injury, Carlson had gone just 23-for-100 (.230) with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, 12 RBI, a stolen base and 12 runs scored in 32 games played.

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that outfielder Tyler O'Neill's (back) rehab is "at a standstill." O'Neill has been out since May 5 with a lower-back strain and has been shut down from baseball activities three times because of persistent pain. The 27-year-old power/speed threat still needs to be stashed in an injured-list spot in most fantasy leagues, but he is out indefinitely until further notice. It's a frustrating development after he went 21-for-92 (.228) with four doubles, two home runs, six RBI and a stolen base in 29 games before his back injury. Until further notice, Lars Nootbaar will continue to serve as the team's starting center fielder and leadoff hitter with O'Neill on the shelf.

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (forearm) is no longer throwing off a mound in his rehab, according to manager Dusty Baker. "We have to take it slow with Lance until we know that he's 100 percent. That's where it is right now," Baker said. The Astros have backed off McCullers after he began throwing bullpen sessions in early May. Fantasy managers were hoping that the 29-year-old right-hander would make his season debut around the All-Star break, but with this setback, that's unlikely to happen now. McCullers deserves to be stashed in most fantasy leagues, but managers are probably starting to run thin on patience. He made only eight starts in 2022, but he also posted a sharp 2.27 ERA (3.49 FIP), 1.24 WHIP and 50 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings pitched.

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San Francisco Giants OF Austin Slater was activated from the 10-day injured list Monday, May 29.

Texas Rangers RHP Grant Anderson had his contract selected from Class AAA Round Rock on Monday, May 29. The Rangers also optioned LHP Cody Bradford to Round Rock and designated RHP Ricky Vanasco for assignment.

Texas Rangers RHP Grant Anderson had his contract selected from Class AAA Round Rock on Monday, May 29. The Rangers also optioned LHP Cody Bradford to Round Rock and designated RHP Ricky Vanasco for assignment.

Colorado Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon was placed on the bereavement leave list Monday, May 29. The club also recalled 3B Elehuris Montero from Class AAA Albuquerque, optioned LHP Ryan Rolison to Albuquerque and transferred RHP Ryan Feltner (head) from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list.

Colorado Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon was placed on the bereavement leave list Monday, May 29. The club also recalled 3B Elehuris Montero from Class AAA Albuquerque, optioned LHP Ryan Rolison to Albuquerque and transferred RHP Ryan Feltner (head) from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list.

Colorado Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon was placed on the bereavement leave list Monday, May 29. The club also recalled 3B Elehuris Montero from Class AAA Albuquerque, optioned LHP Ryan Rolison to Albuquerque and transferred RHP Ryan Feltner (head) from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list.

Colorado Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon was placed on the bereavement leave list Monday, May 29. The club also recalled 3B Elehuris Montero from Class AAA Albuquerque, optioned LHP Ryan Rolison to Albuquerque and transferred RHP Ryan Feltner (head) from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list.

The Colorado Rockies placed outfielder Charlie Blackmon on the bereavement list on Monday and recalled first baseman/designated hitter Elehuris Montero from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move. Blackmon could miss anywhere from three to seven days while on the bereavement list, so fantasy managers will had to adjust for this week. The 36-year-old veteran left-handed hitter has been very solid for his fantasy managers so far in 2023, as he's hitting .287 (51-for-178) with 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 23 RBI and 30 runs scored in 48 games played. Kris Bryant is serving as the designated hitter on Monday and is batting second, while outfielder Jurickson Profar serves in the leadoff spot against D-Backs right-hander Ryne Nelson.

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Tampa Bay Rays RHP Peter Fairbanks (hip) was placed on the 15-day injured list with left hip inflammation Monday, May 29. The move is retroactive to May 28. The club also recalled RHP Trevor Kelley from Class AAA Durham.

Tampa Bay Rays RHP Peter Fairbanks (hip) was placed on the 15-day injured list with left hip inflammation Monday, May 29. The move is retroactive to May 28. The club also recalled RHP Trevor Kelley from Class AAA Durham.

Colorado Rockies rookie outfielder Brenton Doyle (knee) is back in center field and is hitting eighth in the starting lineup on Monday against right-hander Ryne Nelson and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Doyle bruised his right knee during a collision with the outfield wall late last week and missed the team's last three games over the weekend. The dynamic 25-year-old outfielder has been productive for the Rockies so far in his first 26 major-league games, going 18-for-75 (.240) with three doubles, a triple, four home runs, 14 RBI, seven stolen bases and 14 runs in 80 plate appearances. He also has a whopping 29 strikeouts, but Doyle has intriguing upside in an everyday role for fantasy managers because of his power and speed.

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