Yandy Diaz Expected To Return On Friday
1 month agoTampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said that the team expects first baseman Yandy Diaz to be back with the Rays for Friday's series opener against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Diaz wasn't with the team coming out of last week's All-Star break due to a personal matter and was eventually placed on the restricted list. If Diaz is back in the lineup on Friday night, as is expected, he'll have a tough matchup against Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo. But the 32-year-old veteran first baseman deserves to be returned to all fantasy lineups, as he's hitting .273/.329/.396 with eight home runs, 46 RBI and 35 runs scored in 381 at-bats this year for the Rays. He was even better in July in 11 games before the All-Star break, going 13-for-45 (.289) with a homer, five doubles and six RBI.
Source: The Athletic - Jim Bowden
Source: The Athletic - Jim Bowden