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Marlins activate Liam Hicks for Tuesday return

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Liam Hicks

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Marlins activated C Liam Hicks from the 10-day injured list.

It’s phenomenal timing for fantasy purposes as Hicks returns to Miami’s lineup for Tuesday’s showdown against the Rockies at high-octane Coors Field. The 27-year-old has been one of the most impactful backstops in fantasy this season, hitting .278/.359/.472 with a career-high 13 home runs, 53 RBI and one steal in 288 plate appearances through 73 games before requiring a trip to the injured list with a lower back strain on June 20. His return should add some additional thunder to the heart of the Marlins order.

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Liam Hicks (back) is “swinging without limitations” and could come off the injured list on Tuesday.

Tuesday is the first day that Hicks can be activated from the injured list for his lower back inflammation. On Saturday, the Marlins said he was participating in full baseball activities and had no issues with swinging. There have been no updates since then, but if Hicks didn’t suffer any setbacks, then he should be able to return to join the team in Colorado.
Liam Hicks

MIA Catcher #34

Liam Hicks (back) underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural damage.

Hicks was sent for precautionary imaging that came back clean after hitting the injured list with a back strain over the weekend. The 27-year-old slugging backstop is likely to miss at least a couple weeks, but doesn’t appear to be facing an extended absence.
Liam Hicks

MIA Catcher #34

Marlins placed C Liam Hicks on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 20, with a lower back strain.

Miami made the decision to give Hicks some additional time off after he showed up to the ballpark on Sunday still experiencing back tightness. The 27-year-old has emerged as one of the most impactful catchers in fantasy this season, slashing .278/.359/.472 with a career-high 13 home runs, 53 RBI and one steal in 288 plate appearances through 73 games. Back issues can be complicated matters, but Hicks figures to return at some point in early July.
Liam Hicks

MIA Catcher #34

Liam Hicks was scratched from the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Giants with back tightness.

Hicks received some extra time to rest and recover due to a back issue. The 27-year-old catcher went 1-for-5 with an RBI during Friday’s series opener. He’s been one of the most impactful backstop’s in the fantasy landscape this season as a middle-of-the-order run-producer for Miami, delivering 53 RBI through 73 contests, which is tied for seventh in baseball.
Liam Hicks

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Liam Hicks went 3-for-4 with a homer, three runs scored and two RBI in Miami’s 8-3 win over the Pirates on Friday.

Hicks scored on a Kyle Stowers single in the second inning, came around on a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, and took an Antwone Kelly changeup off the right field foul pole in the eight inning for a two-run shot. After a .224/.325/.367 May raised concerns that April was a fluke, Hicks has raised his overall line from .268/.344/.468 on May 31 to .274/.355/.489 as we stand today.
Heriberto Hernández

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Heriberto Hernández is in the leadoff spot for Tuesday’s contest against the Nationals.

Hernández gets a look atop Miami’s lineup after homering during Monday’s series opener. The 26-year-old has homered twice in his last seven games and has three round-trippers and five steals through 36 games this season. It’ll be interesting to see if the Marlins continue to give him opportunities near the top of the order. Liam Hicks, who has typically hit first or second recently, is batting sixth with Washington utilizing lefty opener Richard Lovelady ahead of veteran righty Miles Mikolas on Tuesday night.
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Liam Hicks slugged a solo homer on Monday, powering the Marlins to a 7-3 win over the Nationals.

Hicks extended Miami’s lead with a solo shot to right field off Nats reliever Cole Henry in the ninth inning. It was his 12th round-tripper of the season. The 26-year-old backstop reached base safely in two of his five plate appearances out of the leadoff spot and scored a pair of runs in this one. He’s had an outstanding season so far, slashing .268/.345/.479 with 29 runs scored, 12 homers, 46 RBI and one steal in 58 games.
Liam Hicks

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Liam Hicks is hitting leadoff on Monday against the Nationals.

Miami has moved Hicks around between several spots in their lineup, but he’s mostly hit second for the last month. The 26-year-old slugging backstop figures to continue hitting near the top of the order, which should drive enough volume to make him one of the more impactful catchers in the fantasy landscape. He’s off to a phenomenal start, slashing .268/.344/.468 with 27 runs scored, 11 homers, 45 RBI and one steal through 57 games this season.
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Liam Hicks went 3-for-4 with one RBI against the Mets on Saturday.

Hicks had cooled down significantly in May, coming into Saturday’s game hitting .211 in the month after hitting .315 through April. He’s ending the month on a good note, collecting three hits against the Mets while driving in the team’s only run. The 26-year-old is hitting an excellent .274/.347/.478 with 11 homers, 27 runs scored, and 45 RBI across 213 plate appearances.
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MIA Catcher #34

Liam Hicks went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers to lead the Marlins to a 4-1 win over the Mets on Saturday.

Hicks snapped a 14-game home run drought with a solo blast off Freddy Peralta in the third inning. He did it again in the fifth, leading off with his second homer off Peralta. The 26-year-old backstop continues to be one of the most valuable catchers, slashing .279/.339/.503 with 11 homers, 24 runs scored, and 44 RBI across 186 plate appearances.

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Trent Grisham

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Trent Grisham (hamstring) went 1-for-3 with a walk on Wednesday in a minor league rehab game for Double-A Reading.

Grisham completed seven innings in center field and appears poised to return to New York’s lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Twins. The 29-year-old has been on the shelf with a hamstring strain since mid-June.
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Shane McClanahan

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Shane McClanahan allowed three hits over six innings to earn the win as the Rays blanked the Royals 4-0 on Wednesday.

Although he wasn’t dominant in finishing with four strikeouts and seven whiffs, this seems like a good sign that McClanahan’s July will more closely resemble his May (4-0, 1.41 ERA) than his June (0-3, 5.79 ERA). McClanahan walked none for the fourth time this year, leaving him with a 77/28 K/BB through 79 2/3 innings. His next start will come at home against the Yankees.
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Kevin Kelly

TB Relief Pitcher #49
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Kevin Kelly retired four of the five batters he faced for his fourth save Wednesday against the Royals.

Kelly came into a 4-0 game with two out in the eighth inning, creating the save chance. If it had been a three-run game, one imagines Bryan Baker would have gotten the ball, but since there was no save chance at that point, the Rays let Kelly finish it. After a nightmare of a 2025 season, Kelly has a 2.52 ERA in 39 1/3 innings this year.
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Seth Lugo

KC Starting Pitcher #67
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Seth Lugo surrendered three runs in six innings Wednesday in a loss to the Rays.

Lugo gave up two homers, two doubles and five singles, but he was able to limit the damage by walking none (though he did hit a batter) and striking out seven. He still hasn’t fanned more than seven in a game this season, but he has now reached that total four times. The quality start tonight was his 10th, yet he has a 3-6 record to show for it. He’ll face his old friends the Mets in New York next week.
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Cedric Mullins

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Cedric Mullins went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI versus the Royals on Wednesday.

Mullins has three homers in four games and six over the last month after hitting three through the end of May. Between his struggles hitting for average and his platoon status, he remains a tough play in mixed leagues. However, nine homers and 13 steals at the midpoint is pretty good.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Raynel Delgado

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Raynel Delgado was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Twins with a dislocated right pinky finger.

It’s probably going to be an injured list situation for Delgado after he took a bad hop off his throwing hand during the fifth inning of Wednesday’s contest. The 26-year-old rookie was brought back to the majors earlier this week after Jeremy Peña hit the injured list with a calf strain.
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Ian Seymour will start Thursday’s series finale against the Royals.

Seymour will work without an opener when he faces Kansas City for the second consecutive outing in another favorable road matchup. He tossed 6 2/3 hitless innings in a bulk relief outing against the Royals last week. The 27-year-old lefty has been magnificent recently, posting a pristine 3.86 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 20/8 K/BB ratio across 21 innings over five outings since the start of June. He’s an extremely attractive streaming option for fantasy managers, even in shallow mixed leagues.
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Hurston Waldrep will start Thursday’s series finale against the Cardinals.

Waldrep draws the starting assignment after he wasn’t needed in relief during Wednesday’s contest, thanks to a stellar performance from Reynaldo López. The 24-year-old tossed a pair of scoreless frames in relief during his season debut against the Giants last Friday. He offers enough strikeout upside that he’s a decent streaming option for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues.
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The Braves are skipping Bryce Elder’s next scheduled start on Friday against the Mets.

Elder will get some additional time off to recover after experiencing some diminished velocity during his last start against the Giants where he allowed five runs over four innings last Saturday. The 27-year-old will be pushed back to next week’s series against the Pirates. It’ll be Grant Holmes taking the ball for Friday’s game against the Mets.
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Trea Turner

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Trea Turner went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in the Phillies’ 10-6 defeat of the Pirates on Wednesday.

Turner had a solo homer Monday, a two-run homer Tuesday and now a three-run homer tonight. Perhaps the Phillies should try batting him cleanup on Thursday and see what happens. The homer tonight was his 10th of the year. He’s scored runs in seven straight games and two runs in each of the last three.
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