The 2024 baseball season is just over a month away, but fantasy draft season has already begun. As always, injuries will mightily affect the 2024 campaign and fantasy lineup or draft decisions. Let's take a look at injured hitters Manny Machado, Willson Contreras, Noelvi Marte, Tommy Edman, and more.This is our weekly edition of fantasy baseball injury updates for hitters, as of February 22, 2024. Some players on this list impact fantasy baseball more than others, but with leagues of all shapes ...

Fantasy baseball season is just around the corner, and injuries will affect some players early in the 2024 campaign. Let's take a look at the top injured players including Manny Machado, Justin Verlander, Kenley Jansen, Jacob deGrom, Shane McClanahan, Michael Kopech, Taylor Ward, and more.This is the first edition of this year's fantasy baseball injury updates for hitters and pitchers as of February 15, 2024. Some players on this list impact fantasy baseball more than others, but with leagues of...

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and a strikeout in a 9-4 blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Machado helped put the Friars on the board in the top of the second inning with a double off Pirates starter Rich Hill. He came around to score on a Gary Sanchez single in the same frame but would not reach base again in the contest. Machado got off to a dreadful start this season but has shown some signs of life lately. He's ...

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado has gone 12-for-30 over the last seven games after a stretch that saw him go 1-for-11 in his first three games off the injured list. He has raised his batting average 27 points to .249 (49-for-197) and his OPS 54 points to .682 over the last seven games. The 30-year-old six-time All-Star missed some time recently with a small fracture in his hand, but he's back now and is starting to swing a hot bat after an extremely slow start to the 2023 season. ...

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in a 5-0 shutout win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The veteran third baseman picked up three hits in this one, including a double, and scored all three times that he reached base. It was his first multi-hit performance since coming off the injured list last week as well. Perhaps this will get Machado headed in the right direction after a sluggish first few months of the season. Overall, he owns a ...

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (wrist) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday. He has been sidelined since the middle of May due to a small fracture in his wrist. The 30-year-old didn't have a minor league rehab assignment, so it's possible he's a little rusty for a game or two. He's slashing .231/.282/.372 with five homers and 19 RBI in 40 games this season. He'll cover third base and bat cleanup versus right-hander Jameson Taillon on Friday. Fantasy managers ...

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (hand) could return during the club's current homestand, according to MLB.com. The 30-year-old has been participating in a full pregame workout the past two days, and his hand is barely bothering him. Machado was placed on the injured list after he was hit by a pitch on May 15, but before the ailment, he was having a down season, slashing .231/.282/.372 with five homers, 18 runs, 19 RBI, and a pair of steals over 40 games. Still, it's good news for ...

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin said "it's going to be tough" for third baseman Manny Machado (hand) to return on Friday when he's eligible to come off the 10-day injured list to face the New York Yankees in the Bronx. Machado has already started baseball activities after suffering a small fracture in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch on May 15, but he has yet to face live pitching, which will be his final hurdle. There remains a chance that the 30-year-old All-Star could return this...

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (hand) took groundballs for the first time on Wednesday since fracturing his left hand and said he felt "all right" afterward. Machado still hasn't taken batting practice, but that's the last remaining hurdle for him. It's unlikely he'll be back from the injured list by Friday when he's eligible, but he's making some notable progress. The 30-year-old All-Star is dealing with a small fracture in his left hand. Fantasy managers would be ecstatic if ...

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (hand) increased his baseball activities on Tuesday, throwing long toss and swinging the bat, according to MLB.com. The six-time All-Star landed on the 10-day injured list with a left-hand fracture on May 19 after he was hit by a pitch on May 15. Machado has a chance to return when eligible on May 26 but still has a little ways to go in his recovery. It's been a miserable season for the superstar, who was sporting a .231/.282/.372 slash line with five...