The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday that they reinstated catcher Joey Bart (concussion) from the seven-day concussion injured list. Bart will immediately return behind the plate to catch left-hander Bailey Falter on Tuesday and will bat sixth against Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize at Comerica Park. The 28-year-old backstop is returning to the big-league lineup after going 3-for-13 with two RBI in five minor-league rehab starts. Bart will return to a .240/.347/.308 slash line with a below-average .655 OPS, one home run, 11 RBI, seven runs scored and one steal in 146 at-bats, and he'll settle back in as Pittsburgh's primary catcher. The former second overall pick by the San Francisco Giants in 2018 will be viable in two-catcher formats now that he's back with the Bucs. He played his best baseball in 2024 after being traded to the Pirates, clubbing a career-high 13 homers in just 80 games.

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Texas Rangers infielder/outfielder Josh Smith (hamstring) is out of the starting lineup on Tuesday against the visiting Kansas City Royals due to a tight upper left hamstring, according to manager Bruce Bochy. It is a similar injury to what Smith dealt with last year on his other leg. The 27-year-old didn't need a trip to the injured list in 2024, and Bochy doesn't expect he will this year, either. Ezequiel Duran is starting at the hot corner on Tuesday and is batting ninth against Royals right-hander Seth Lugo. It sounds as though Smith will have a chance to return before the series finale on Thursday. The super-utility player continues to have a big role for Texas and has contributed a little bit of everything for fantasy managers with a .288 average (63-for-219) with seven homers, 20 RBI, 32 runs and eight steals in 63 games. Duran should be avoided in DFS with a .150 average and no homers in his 40 at-bats in 2025.

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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar is starting in left field and batting seventh for Tuesday's road game in Chicago against the White Sox and right-hander Shane Smith. With Nootbaar slumping of late at the plate, this will be the first time all year that he hasn't served as St. Louis' leadoff hitter. Second baseman Brendan Donovan will set the table on Tuesday for the Red Birds. It's bad news for Nootbaar's DFS value, but hopefully this won't last forever. The 27-year-old left-handed hitter was given the last two games off after going hitless in his last 24 plate appearances with a walk and 13 strikeouts in seven games since June 8. The cold stretch has dropped his season slash line to .226/.329/.361 with eight homers, 28 RBI, 39 runs scored and four stolen bases in 266 at-bats. Nootbaar has never faced Smith in his career.

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Kansas City Royals infielder/outfielder Jonathan India (shoulder) is back at second base and is hitting leadoff for the Royals in Tuesday's game at Globe Life Field against the Texas Rangers and right-hander Jack Leiter. India is returning to action in Arlington after suffering a left-shoulder subluxation last Friday against the Athletics that kept him out of the final two games of the series over the weekend. The 28-year-old is feeling better after a scheduled day off for travel on Monday. He hasn't really moved the needle in fantasy in his first year in Kansas City, though, hitting .248/.331/.335 with a .666 OPS, three home runs, 18 RBI and 27 runs scored in 242 at-bats. India does have a .277 xBA, though, so positive regression should be coming his way. However, he's currently in the 24th percentile in hard-hit rate and 41st percentile in maximum exit velocity.

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The Chicago White Sox announced on Tuesday that they reinstated infielder Lenyn Sosa (hip) from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder/outfielder Brooks Baldwin to Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move. Sosa is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, playing first base and batting seventh against Cardinals left-hander Matthew Liberatore. The 25-year-old had been serving as the team's starting second baseman before suffering a right hip-flexor strain, but he'll return to the cold corner with Chase Meidroth playing second on Tuesday. The Venezuelan infielder will be a middle-infield option in AL-only leagues for one of the worst teams in baseball, but he also carries third base eligibility in some formats. He'll return to a .274/.291/.383 slash line in 201 at-bats with four homers, 17 RBI and 15 runs scored.

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Chicago White Sox left-handed-hitting outfielder Andrew Benintendi will take a seat with a left-handed pitcher on the mound in Tuesday's contest against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. Austin Slater is starting in left field and will bat out of the two-hole against Cardinals lefty Matthew Liberatore. It's no surprise Benintendi is on the bench for this one, as he's hit just .172 (5-for-29) with two of his six home runs and 10 strikeouts in 32 plate appearances against southpaws this year. The 30-year-old veteran isn't much more than outfield depth in AL-only leagues at this point in his career. Slater has missed time due to injury in 2025 and has also been a non-factor in fantasy leagues, batting .208 (10-for-48) with two home runs, four RBI and six runs scored in 25 games in his first year in Chicago. He has two hits in three career at-bats against Liberatore.

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Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (thumb) is back on the field for Tuesday's game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals and left-hander Matthew Liberatore, starting in center field and batting fifth in the lineup. The White Sox scratched Robert from Sunday's series finale against the Texas Rangers due to soreness in his right thumb, but he's recovered after a scheduled off day on Monday. The 27-year-old Cuban has 21 stolen bases on the season, but that's about where it ends for fantasy managers. He enters Tuesday's tilt with a .194/.279/.311 slash line and has added only six home runs, 28 RBI and 25 runs scored for the last-place White Sox. Robert is as physically talented as they come, but he's struck out 80 times in his 254 plate appearances and is only in the 57th percentile in hard-hit rate. His xwOBA sits in just the 26th percentile in MLB.

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Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott (elbow) is back at the keystone and is hitting sixth against the division-rival Miami Marlins and right-hander Cal Quantrill on Tuesday. Stott is back in the lineup a day after suffering a hyperextended elbow in the win over Miami on Monday. Outside of some speed (11 stolen bases), the 27-year-old hasn't done a whole lot for fantasy managers, and he's also been struggling so far in the month of June. He hasn't had a multi-hit this month and is batting .146 (7-for-48) with no homers, three RBI and eight strikeouts in 14 games played. Stott is slashing just .236/.300/.329 with a weak .629 OPS and a .244 xBA. He's in the 72nd percentile in contact rate, but Stott just doesn't square the ball up or hit the ball hard enough to make much of an impact in run production and batted-ball metrics.

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Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos is sitting on Tuesday against the division-rival Miami Marlins because of an "inappropriate comment" he made after being removed from Monday's win, according to manager Rob Thomson. Max Kepler is starting in right field and will hit cleanup against Marlins right-hander Cal Quantrill. Believe it or not, Castellanos will take a seat for the first time in a big-league game since September of 2023. The 33-year-old veteran should be back in there on Wednesday in Miami. The former first-rounder has been steady but not amazing for fantasy managers in 2025 with a .278 average (76-for-273) with seven home runs, 36 RBI, 31 runs and two stolen bases. Kepler has nine homers in his first year in Philly but with only a .221 average (47-for-213). He's hitting .182 with a homer and four RBI in 22 career at-bats against Quantrill.

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Tampa Bay Rays outfield prospect Chandler Simpson went 3-for-5 on Tuesday with a run scored and two stolen bases for Triple-A Durham. The 24-year-old has continued to hit and steal bases since he was sent back to Triple-A, batting .340 (18-for-53) with six steals in 12 games. The Rays' seventh-ranked prospect showed well during his time with the big league club, hitting .285 on the back of a solid 88.7 percent contact rate and low 10.5 percent strikeout rate, which provided him the opportunity to steal 19 bags in only 35 games played. The left-handed hitter should continue to put the bat on the ball and steal bases once he returns to the majors, and should be stashed in most leagues for when that time comes.

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New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty (groin) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the division-rival Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Ronny Mauricio will man the hot corner instead and will hit eighth against Braves right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach. Despite a day off on Monday, Baty will not make the start after exiting Sunday's loss to the Tampa Bay Rays with tightness in his right groin. In addition to his injury, the 25-year-old has hit a rough patch at the plate in the month of June, going 6-for-44 (.136) with two homers, four RBI, a steal and 14 strikeouts in 14 games played to drop his season slash line to .219/.267/.419 with a below-average .686 OPS. The former first-rounder has been seeing regular playing time at third with Mark Vientos (hamstring) on the injured list. Mauricio has gone 7-for-34 with two homers, two RBI and two steals in his first 10 games of the season.

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New York Yankees right-handed reliever Luke Weaver (hamstring) threw a live batting practice session for the first time on Tuesday since injuring his hamstring a few weeks ago, according to the New York Daily News' Gary Phillips. Weaver felt "great" and hasn't felt anything in his hamstring injury since a day or two after he hurt it. The 31-year-old veteran threw over 20 pitches over two innings on Tuesday. He was given a timetable of four to six weeks when he was put on the 15-day injured list, but it sounds like Weaver could return sooner than later. At the time of his injury, he was serving as the team's closer and had been outstanding with eight saves, a 1.05 ERA, 0.70 WHIP and 24 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings pitched. However, Devin Williams has taken over as the closer with Weaver out and has looked much better after a rough start to his Yankees tenure.

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New York Yankees first baseman/designated hitter Ben Rice and outfielder Trent Grisham will both start on the bench for Tuesday's contest against the visiting Los Angeles Angels in the Bronx. Paul Goldschmidt is back at first base and is hitting sixth, while Cody Bellinger will shift to center field and hit third against Angels right-hander Kyle Hendricks. Goldschmidt was the odd man out on Monday in Giancarlo Stanton's first game of the season, but Rice will take a seat in the second game of the series. Rice's bat belongs in the lineup more often than not, but he will inevitably lose some playing time with Stanton back in the fold. Bellinger has only faced Hendricks three times in his career and has one hit off of him. Goldy, meanwhile, is hitting .269 against Hendricks with a .751 OPS and three RBI in 52 career at-bats.

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New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez is starting in left field and hitting out of the leadoff spot for Game 2 of the series in the Bronx against the visiting Los Angeles Angels and right-hander Kyle Hendricks. Dominguez returns to the lineup after sitting out in Monday's series opener, and he'll be batting higher than fifth in the order for the first time all year. Now that Giancarlo Stanton is back in action, the 22-year-old could find himself on the bench more often. The Dominican switch-hitter has put up modest numbers so far in his first full season with the Yankees, slashing .236/.324/.385 with six long balls, 26 RBI, 29 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 195 at-bats. The Martian has been cold in the month of June, too, going 7-for-35 (.200) with a double, two RBI and two steals in 10 games. He has never faced Hendricks.

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MinnesotaTwins infield/outfield prospect Yunior Severino (oblique) was activated off the injured list on Sunday and started at third base for Triple-A St. Paul, going 1-for-4 in the contest with a double. It was the second IL stintof the season for the 25-year-old, missing a month with a hamstring strain and two weeks with an oblique strain. In the 21 games he's played, the switch-hitter is hitting a paltry .221 but has a respectable .338 OBP thanks to a strong 15.0 percent walk rate. However, after hitting 35 home runs in 2023 and another 21 in 2024, the Dominican has yet to hit one in 68 at-bats this year. Combined with a 35.0 percent strikeoutrate thus far and falling outside the team's top 30 prospects, things are trending in the wrong direction for the 6-foot slugger. If he can display some of the power that made him a former highly regarded prospect, there's a chance he could see the big leagues later this year, but he'll also need to cut down on the strikeouts.

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Washington Nationals outfielder Alex Call is not in the team's starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the visiting Colorado Rockies. With Call resting, outfield prospect Daylen Lile will start in right field and bat seventh against Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela. Call will sit down after starting each of the team's last 12 games. The 30-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-game hitting streak and is hitting an even .300 (12-for-40) with two home runs, a double and three RBI in 12 games in the month of June. However, with Lile back in the big leagues, it's possible that call will find himself on the bench more going forward. He's hitting a respectable .276 (40-for-145) but with just two homers, 17 RBI and 22 runs scored. Lile is looking to get going in his 13th MLB game after starting off hitting .206 (7-for-34) with a homer and three RBI.

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Minnesota Twins outfielder Matt Wallner is out of the starting lineup on Tuesday for the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds with a left-hander on the mound. Utility man Willi Castro is making the start in right field at Great American Ballpark and will bat third against Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott. Wallner hasn't been good overall this year, but he's been much worse against lefties, going 3-for-20 in limited at-bats against them with one of his five home runs and eight strikeouts in 23 plate appearances. Wallner has gone hitless in his last three games with four strikeouts and has gone 6-for-41 (.146) with three homers, three RBI, four walks and 13 strikeouts in 12 games this month. Castro, a switch-hitter, has made much more contact in 2025, hitting .290/.365/.483 with an .848 OPS in 176 at-bats. He's hit .327 (18-for-55) with three of his seven homers against southpaws, making him a DFS sleeper target.

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Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (elbow) is back in center field and hitting leadoff for the Twins for their contest on Tuesday in Cincinnati against the Reds and left-hander Andrew Abbott. Buxton was hit by a pitch on his left elbow on Saturday against the Houston Astros and was scratched from the series finale on Sunday. However, the 31-year-old is feeling better after an off day on Monday and will return for Tuesday's series opener at Great American Ballpark. Fantasy managers will want to get Buxton back into their lineups this week. He is hitting .306 (11-for-36) in 11 games this month with a homer, three doubles, 11 RBI, three steals and three runs scored. Buxton has never faced Abbott in his career, but he's gone 11-for-36 (.306) with two of his 11 home runs on the year against left-handed hurlers.

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Colorado Rockies outfielder Jordan Beck is taking the day off on Tuesday in D.C. against the hosting Washington Nationals. Sam Hilliard will make the start in left field and will bat eighth against Nationals right-hander Michael Soroka. Beck will take a day of rest after going 14-for-52 (.269) with four doubles, six RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base in the first 14 games in the month of June. The 24-year-old former first-rounder in 2022 out of Tennessee has settled in as an everyday player for the last-place Rockies in his second MLB season and is currently hitting .260/.322/.457 with a .780 OPS, eight home runs, 22 RBI, 32 runs scored and eight steals in 245 plate appearances. If Beck stays healthy, he has a shot at his first 20-20 campaign. Hilliard has one homer on the year in 28 at-bats and will be a low-upside DFS sleeper near the bottom of the order.

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Miami Marlins cornerinfield prospect Deyvison De Los Santos (quad) is set to continue his rehab assignment with Single-A Jupiter on Tuesday. The 21-year-old suffered a quad strain in mid-May that sidelined him for a month. He played two games with the team's FCL affiliate last week prior to his Single-A assignment. It shouldn't be long before he rejoins Triple-A Jacksonville, where he was slashing .250/.317/.399 with five home runs in 40 games before the injury. The Marlins' 11th-ranked prospect has huge power, blasting a minor league-leading 40 home runs last season between Double and Triple-A. A 30.5 percent strikeout rate in 2025 is concerning, but the power potential and above-average walk rate of 9.3 percent help offset it. If he gets on a roll, expect to see him make his major league debut later this year, and he could even become a stash candidate in redraft leagues.

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