Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (April 29 - Ma... rotoballer.com Mon 4/29/24 5:38 PM

Well, that's it, another week in the books. That means another week of baseballs mashed by Marcell Ozuna, another week of baseballs not getting mashed by Jose Abreu, and of course... more injured pitchers (i.e. Jesus Luzardo). At least we got one back last week (Jordan Montgomery) and we'll get a few more within the next week or so (Kyle Bradish, Nick Pivetta, Justin Steele).We'll touch on some intriguing hitters below, both for DFS and season-long, including one who's about to make his big ...

Marcell Ozuna Goes Deep In Extra-Inning Win rotoballer.com Fri 6/23/23 12:26 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Thursday's 5-1, extra-inning win over the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies. The two-run long ball was Ozuna's 14th home run of the season, and he's now hitting .241 (49-for-203) with seven doubles, 32 RBI and 31 runs scored in 230 trips to the plate and 58 games. The streaky 32-year-old Dominican has come on strong in the month of June with a .321/.413/.547 slash line ...

Marcell Ozuna Back In Lineup For Game 2 Of Doubleheader rotoballer.com Wed 6/14/23 5:02 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna (wrist) is returning to the lineup for the second game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Ozuna is serving as the designated hitter and is batting fifth against Tigers right-hander Michael Lorenzen in the nightcap of the twin bill. The 32-year-old Ozuna miss the team's last two games with a bruised right wrist, but he's back in there in the second game on Wednesday. Fantasy managers will want to get him back into their lineups, as...

Marcell Ozuna Not In Tuesday's Lineup rotoballer.com Tue 6/13/23 4:00 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Marcell Ozuna (wrist) is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers. Ozuna won't play the day after leaving early on Monday when he was hit in the right wrist by a pitch. Thankfully, X-rays came back negative, so Ozuna is listed as day-to-day and could return as early as Wednesday. It remains to be seen if he'll be available off the bench on Tuesday, but the Braves probably want to give him at least one day off. Eddie Rosario is...

Marcell Ozuna Has Right Wrist Contusion After Hit By Pitch rotoballer.com Mon 6/12/23 9:22 PM

Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna (wrist) was hit by a pitch on Monday night and was removed from the game. The Braves later announced on Twitter that Ozuna has a right-wrist contusion and the move to pull him from the game was precautionary, as they are calling the outfielder day-to-day after his X-rays came back negative. Ozuna is likely to be back in the fray in the next day or two.

Marcell Ozuna Leaves After Hit By Pitch Monday rotoballer.com Mon 6/12/23 8:19 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna (hand) was removed from Monday's game early against the Detroit Tigers after getting hit by a pitch on the hand/wrist. It didn't look great when Atlanta's medical staff was evaluating him, but fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day until we know more about his condition. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud replaced Ozuna as a pinch-hitter. The 32-year-old Dominican slugger came into Monday's series opener against Detroit hitting .242 (43-for-178) with 13 ...

Marcell Ozuna Hits 12th Homer In Wild Win rotoballer.com Fri 6/9/23 12:41 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-5 with his 12th home run of the season, an RBI, run scored and three strikeouts in the team's wild 13-10 walk-off victory over the division-rival New York Mets on Thursday night. Ozuna's long ball was one of five for the Braves in the extra-inning affair. The 32-year-old Dominican slugger got off to a pretty poor start in the first month-plus of the season, but he's seeing the ball better now and is hitting .310 (13-for-42) ...

Marcell Ozuna Out Wednesday Despite Hot Streak rotoballer.com Wed 5/10/23 6:44 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Marcell Ozuna is riding the pine for Wednesday's matchup with the Red Sox. The 32-year-old is also riding a noteworthy 8-for-27 stretch since May 2 with four homers and eight RBI, so it's not exactly an opportune time for fantasy managers who roster Ozuna to see him hit the bench. Travis d'Arnaud, who is back Wednesday after a multi-week absence with a concussion, replaces Ozuna in the lineup. d'Arnaud is likely to eat into Ozuna's playing time going ...

Marcell Ozuna Remains In The Lineup rotoballer.com Sat 4/22/23 3:51 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna has been off to a cold start to begin the season. Through 13 games, Ozuna is hitting .083 with two home runs and two RBI. The 32-year-old remains under contract through the 2024 season. That being said, the Braves will continue to run him out there and hope he turns things around at the plate. He'll serve as the designated hitter and bat eighth versus left-hander Framber Valdez on Saturday. Fantasy managers can look elsewhere for help on Saturday as ...

Marcell Ozuna Back Down To Eighth In Batting Order rotoballer.com Tue 4/11/23 2:25 PM

Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Marcell Ozuna is back down to the eighth spot in the club's batting order Tuesday as he takes on the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Luis Cessa. This marks Ozuna's third start of the season hitting out of the eight-hole while he hasn't hit above sixth to this point in what marks his ninth start of the campaign Tuesday. It's not a total surprise as Ozuna has struggled out of the gate, going just 2-for-28 (.071), albeit with both hits coming as home ...