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Perdomo

The homer, which came on an 88-mph liner to left, was initially called a single and an error on José Fermin but was changed afterwards, as Fermin never touched the ball as it was skipping past him. It’s the only hit that Perdomo has collected in his last five games.

Perdomo received a cortisone injection in his sore left hand over the All-Star break, but it was never expected to keep him out of action. He’s starting at shortstop and batting second against Cardinals’ right-hander Michael McGreevy on Friday evening in Arizona.

The 26-year-old shortstop had been playing through some soreness since the start of the season, so he got a cortisone injection to help out. Diamondbacks’ manager Torey Lovullo told reporters on Thursday that it’s not something that should hinder him going forward and isn’t something that should cause him to miss any time. It sounds like fantasy managers don’t have anything to worry about here. He’s considered day-to-day.

Perdomo’s solo homer left the bat at 97.8 mph but was sent 377 feet to right, giving the Diamondbacks a 7-0 lead in the sixth. Perdomo has five hits the last two days, bringing his OPS back over .700 to .723. He has 32 RBI and 40 runs scored through 88 games. In his first 88 games last year, he had 59 RBI and 48 runs scored.

Perdomo was responsible for the Diamondbacks’ only run on the night. The switch-hitting shortstop put the Diamondbacks on the board in the top of the first inning, taking Nick Martinez deep for his fifth homer of the season and his first since June 14th. Perdomo is having his best month of the season, slashing .269/.394/.359 with two homers and three steals.

This is different. It’s mostly been Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll atop Arizona’s lineup the last few weeks with Perdomo hitting towards the bottom of the order. The 26-year-old has seemingly pulled out of his early-season tailspin at the dish, hitting .333 (14-for-42) with one homer and three steals in 13 games since the start of June. Marte remains in the leadoff spot with Carroll hitting third during Monday’s series opener at Chase Field.

Perdomo was dropped to the bottom half of the order back on June 5, and he’s hit mostly sixth since then. He had never hit more than six homers before erupting for 20 in a breakout campaign last season, but Sunday’s long ball was only his fourth of 2026. 11 stolen bases have helped offset the power outage, but he’ll need to turn things around in a hurry to match the lofty fantasy expectations placed upon him back in March.

Perdomo will get a look atop Arizona’s lineup after coming off the bench to deliver a pinch-hit single during Tuesday’s showdown at Chase Field. The 26-year-old fantasy standout has gotten off to a dreadful start, hitting .224/.332/.347 with 27 runs scored, three homers, 21 RBI and eight steals through 57 games.

Perdomo went 0-for-3 during Monday’s series opener at Chase Field, leaving him with a .221 batting average with three homers, 21 RBI and eight steals through 56 games. It’s a noticeable difference from last year’s 20-homer, 100-RBI, 27-steal breakthrough campaign where he also hit .290 across 161 games and delivered first-round fantasy value. The hope for Arizona and fantasy managers is that a mental reset enables Perdomo to get back on track. It’ll be rookie Jose Fernandez at shortstop on Tuesday night against Los Angeles.

Perdomo got the Diamondbacks on the board with a solo homer off George Kirby in the fourth inning. He scored his third run of the game in the ninth inning on a game-tying fielder’s choice from Ildemaro Vargas, but Seattle would score in the 10th to prevent Arizona from winning their sixth consecutive game. Perdomo is now slashing just .232/.341/.362. That’s a far cry from his breakout 2025 campaign, but he does appear to be back on the right track as of late.