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Kris Bryant

COL Outfield #23

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Playing his first game at Wrigley since signing with the Rockies, Kris Bryant went 0-for-4 against the Cubs on Friday.

It’s not his first return to his old stomping grounds, since he did play there with the Giants weeks after being traded in 2021. Still, this one felt a little different after a couple of years away, and he got a standing ovation in his first at-bat. Unfortunately, Bryant went hitless for the fourth straight start. He homered in two of his first three games back from the IL, but he’s batting just .171 in 11 games.

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Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

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Ozzie Albies is batting third for the Braves in their Opening Day matchup against the Royals Friday.

Coming off a .240/.306/.365 batting line in 2025, this is a pretty surprising lineup placement for Albies in the opener. He batted third in just seven of 157 appearances last season. He did hit slightly better against lefties (.277/.296/.412) last year, but we’re still a bit surprised. The full Opening Day lineup against LHP Cole Ragans is: RF Ronald Acuña Jr., C Drake Baldwin, Albies, 1B Matt Olson, 3B Austin Riley, LF Eli White, SS Mauricio Dubón, C Jonah Heim, and CF Michael Harris II.

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Misiorowski could be 'really, really special'

March 27, 2026 01:43 PM

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Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12
Blue Jays OF Jesús Sánchez is not starting Friday’s opener against RHP Luis Severino.

It never seemed like Sánchez had fully carved out a role with the Jays after coming over in a mid-February deal for Joey Loperfido. Nathan Lukes is starting in left field and batting second for Toronto against a right-hander. Sánchez probably doesn’t need to be dropped in deeper leagues ASAP, but those in 12-team leagues can probably move on while we see how the playing time shakes out.
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Kazuma Okamoto

TOR 3rd Baseman #7

Blue Jays 3B Kazuma Okamoto is batting seventh in Toronto’s Opening Day lineup against the Athletics on Friday.

The Jays have a deep enough lineup that this shouldn’t mess with his run and RBI opportunities too much, but fantasy managers probably were hoping he’d hit higher than this. The full lineup against RHP Luis Severino is: DH George Springer, LF Nathan Lukes, 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., RF Addison Barger, C Alejandro Kirk, CF Daulton Varsho, Okamoto, 2B Ernie Clement, and SS Andrés Giménez.

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Nick Kurtz

ATH 1st Baseman #16

Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz is batting leadoff against the Blue Jays on Opening Day.

He hit first in 18 games last year, so it’s not a total surprise, but we hope it doesn’t cut into his RBI totals too much. The rest of the Athletics lineup against RHP Kevin Gausman is pretty much as expected: Kurtz, C Shea Langeliers, LF Tyler Soderstrom, DH Brent Rooker, SS Jacob Wilson, RF Lawrence Butler, 3B Max Muncy, 2B Jeff McNeil, and CF Denzel Clarke.

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Vidal Bruján

NYM 3rd Baseman #2

Mets outrighted INF/OF Vidal Bruján to Triple-A Syracuse.

Bruján lost his bid for a bench spot in Spring Training and cleared waivers today. If Bruján accepts his assignment to Triple-A, he’s probably first in line for a bench spot on the Mets if injuries strike.

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Ben Rortvedt

NYM Catcher #77

Mets outrighted C Ben Rortvedt to Triple-A Syracuse.

Assuming he sticks with the team, Rortvedt will be functional catcher depth for the Mets after going unclaimed on waivers.

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Bryan Hudson

CWS Relief Pitcher #78
White Sox claimed LHP Bryan Hudson off waivers from the Mets.

He’s back. Hudson finished the 2025 season with four appearances for the White Sox in which he allowed three runs in 4.2 IP. The left-hander has a career 2.83 ERA on the back of his magnificent 2024 season. The White Sox will try to coax another year like that out of him in 2026.
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Willi Castro

COL Left Fielder #3

Rockies 2B Willi Castro is batting third for the Rockies in Friday’s Opening Day game against the Marlins.

If Castro can stick this high in the order all season, it will benefit his run and RBI totals and give him some decent traction in deeper fantasy leagues. The full Rockies lineup against RHP Sandy Alcantara is: LF Jake McCarthy, C Hunter Goodman, Castro, SS Ezequiel Tovar, 1B TJ Rumfield, RF Jordan Beck, CF Brenton Doyle, DH Edouard Julien, and 3B Kyle Karros.

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Jakob Marsee

MIA Center Fielder #87

Marlins OF Jakob Marsee is batting third on Friday in Miami’s Opening Day lineup against the Rockies.

Apparently the Marlins preferred Austin Slater in the leadoff spot against Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland. The (righty-heavy) lineup against Freeland is: Slater, C Agustín Ramírez, Marsee, SS Otto Lopez, 1B Christopher Morel, DH Connor Norby, LF Heriberto Hernández, 2B Xavier Edwards, and 3B Javier Sanoja.

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César Salazar

HOU Catcher #18

Astros outrighted C César Salazar to Triple-A Sugar Land.

Salazar cleared waivers. The 30-year-old will be a depth piece for the Astros in 2026 assuming he reports to Sugar Land. Christian Vázquez, who signed on just a few weeks ago, won the Astros’ backup catcher job.

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