Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins came up clutch for his team during Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Twins. There was some thought that Mullins would return to the leadoff spot this season, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Instead, Mullins normally sits in the sixth spot where he has hit well this season. On Wednesday, Mullins was hitless until he blasted a walkoff two-run home run off right-hander Griffin Jax. Mullins now has five home runs and 15 RBI through 18 games.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins did it all in Monday's 7-4 win over the Twins. Mullins went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, three RBI, and an amazing diving catch. The 29-year-old is off to an encouraging start after a down 2023 and is now slashing .265/.321/.551 with four HR, 12 runs scored, 13 RBI, and two stolen bases in 57 plate appearances. He should provide fantasy value as long as he can produce enough to see routine time in one of baseball's best lineups.

Baltimore Orioles outfield Cedric Mullins is not in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday with the team taking on left-hander Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals. It's just a routine day of rest for Mullins after he started each of the first five games of the season. With the 29-year-old sitting out, Jorge Mateo is getting the start in center field and will hit seventh for the O's. Mateo will be looking for his first career hit against Ragans. He's only faced the southpaw two times before. Mullins could probably use the rest day, as he's gotten off to a slow start to his 2024 campaign, going 3-for-18 (.167) with a home run, four RBI, three runs scored and seven strikeouts in his first 19 plate appearances. Fantasy managers need to make sure to take Mullins out of their lineups for the early start on Wednesday.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (hamstring) is scheduled to return to the team's Grapefruit League lineup on Thursday, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Mullins left a spring training game last week with a right-hamstring discomfort last week and has been held out of action since as a precaution. It appears the 29-year-old left-handed-hitting outfielder is fine now, though, so he will return to game action on Thursday and should be fine for Opening Day at the end of March. After breaking out in 2021 with a 30-30 campaign and a .291 batting average, Mullins' power and average have come down in the last two seasons. It's looking more like his 2021 season was an outlier, but Mullins, when healthy, can still provide an interesting mix of power and speed in a strong Baltimore lineup.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (hamstring) continues to progress and is still on track to return to spring training games next week, according to manager Brandon Hyde. After leaving Monday's Grapefruit League loss to the Minnesota Twins due discomfort in his right hamstring, Mullins' precautionary MRI came back negative, so this continues to seem like a day-to-day problem. His status for Baltimore's home opener on March 28 versus the Los Angeles Angels doesn't appear to be in any kind of jeopardy. The 29-year-old speedy slugger has regressed following his 2021 Silver Slugger run, but after smacking 15 home runs and swiping 19 bases through only 116 outings last year, Mullins still offers plenty of power and speed upside in the early-double-digit rounds of upcoming fantasy drafts as the everyday O's leadoff man in 2024.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had an MRI on his hamstring come back clean, and the issue is just some cramping. He is expected to return to Grapefruit League action next week. The early-spring hamstring issue is somewhat concerning as Mullins made a pair of trips to the injured list last season with leg injuries, once with a groin injury and once due to a quad strain. The 29-year-old took a step back at the plate a season ago, hitting just .233 with a .721 OPS across 116 games. However, he still slugged 15 home runs and provided 19 stolen bases for fantasy managers in that time. ATC projects 19 long balls and 26 steals from Mullins in 2024, production that certainly serves managers quite well.

Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said it was a precautionary move for the team to remove outfielder Cedric Mullins (hamstring) from the Grapefruit League game on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, and the outfielder will not undergo an MRI exam. Mullins received treatment on his right hamstring and will see how he feels on Tuesday morning. He's considered day-to-day for now. It sounds like the 29-year-old dodged a bullet and should be fine for the start of the 2024 regular season. Groin injuries landed him on the injured list twice last year, and he just hasn't been able to replicate his 2021 breakout in the last two years. Most of Mullins' fantasy value as a No. 3 outfielder comes from being an everyday player in a strong Baltimore lineup, but his fly-ball heavy approach the last two years has really put a strain on his batting average.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (hamstring) departed Monday's Cactus League game against the Minnesota Twins with hamstring discomfort. It's an ominous issue for the 29-year-old who spent two different IL stints with groin issues last season. It was a down season for Mullins at the plate in 2023 as he hit just .233 with 15 home runs, 19 stolen bases, and a .721 OPS across 455 trips to the plate, production that graded out 1% below the league average, as per his 99 wRC+. At the same time, he does sport a solid combination of power and speed, when healthy, while he should be able to put up plenty of runs scored on what should be a potent Orioles offense in 2024. His fantasy stock has dipped, but he is certainly a valued asset again in the 2024 campaign.

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins (groin) reportedly feels 100% heading into the 2024 season. He spent most of 2023 dealing with a groin injury that led to two trips to the injured list. Before the injury, his slash line was .263/.356/.479. He had eight home runs and 13 stolen bases through 53 games. After that, he played 63 games, slashing .205/.257/.357. In that span, he had seven homers and just six steals. Hoping to stay healthy in 2024, he has even studied the "biomechanics" that led to his groin injury. Mullins will turn 30 in October. If he truly is healthy, this could be his best season since he broke out in 2021.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is out of the starting lineup Thursday versus the Boston Red Sox and left-hander Chris Sale. The 28-year-old started against a left-hander in the Nationals' Patrick Corbin on Wednesday and doubled while scoring a run and striking out twice in his club's 5-1 victory. Although Mullins' splits aren't terribly worse against left-handed pitching this season, it's an opportunity for the Orioles to get him off his feet against a pitcher who has been one of the tougher left-handers in the game over his career. For the season, the outfielder is hitting .238 with 15 home runs and 19 stolen bases in 112 games while making multiple trips to the injured list with groin issues.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins played his part in Monday's 11-5 slugfest win over the Cardinals. Mullins went 2-for-3 with a single, a grand slam, and a walk. The 28-year-old has dealt with injuries this season but has produced when healthy, slashing .251/.328/.452 with 14 home runs, 67 RBI, and 17 stolen bases in 390 plate appearances. He should remain a fantasy asset down the stretch whenever he is in the lineup.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins remains out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. The 28-year-old will miss his second game in a row with the O's facing back-to-back left-handed starters. The O's will deploy Austin Hays, Aaron Hicks, and Anthony Santander will the outfield versus lefty Patrick Sandoval on Wednesday. The assumption is that Mullins will return to the lineup after this contest.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. This appears to be nothing more than a routine day off for the 28-year-old outfielder. The O's will play the matchup game here with left-hander Reid Detmers on the mound for the Halos. Ryan McKenna will cover center field and bat eighth for the O's on Tuesday. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups with Mullins hitting the bench.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is starting on the bench on Friday against the visiting Colorado Rockies with left-hander Kyle Freeland on the mound. Ryan McKenna will get the start in center field and will bat eighth in the order against Freeland. Mullins is an everyday player for Baltimore, but he hasn't been as productive against left-handers this year, going 20-for-83 (.241) against them with only two of his 11 home runs. He's also hit just .217 (10-for-46) with two home runs, three doubles, eight RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored in 12 games (11 starts) since returning from a stint on the injured list on Aug. 11. McKenna won't offer DFS gamers much, especially at the bottom of Baltimore's batting order on Friday.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Seattle Mariners. Mullins was just activated from the injured list on Friday after missing a month with a groin issue, so it makes sense that Baltimore wants to ease him back into action. The 28-year-old is slashing .251/.338/.440 with nine home runs, 47 RBI, and 15 stolen bases over 259 at-bats on the season. Austin Hays is covering center field and Ryan O'Hearn is in left in Sunday's rubber match.

The Baltimore Orioles reinstated outfielder Cedric Mullins (groin) from the 10-day injured list on Friday. In corresponding moves, the team optioned outfielder Ryan McKenna and right-hander Joey Krehbiel to Triple-A Norfolk and recalled left-hander Nick Vespi from Norfolk. Mullins will be returning to Baltimore after being out since July 15 due to a right-adductor strain. The 28-year-old should be right back in the starting lineup as the starting center fielder on Friday against the Seattle Mariners and right-hander Luis Castillo. Mullins should be rostered in all fantasy leagues because of his blend of power and speed for the first-place O's. He's returning to a .259/.347/.454 slash line with an .801 OPS, nine home runs, 47 RBI, 14 steals and 33 runs scored in 251 at-bats.

Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that outfielder Cedric Mullins (groin) will play another minor-league game with Double-A Bowie on Wednesday, and he could rejoin the team for the start of their road trip on Friday against the Seattle Mariners. Mullins will likely play in his fourth and final rehab game on Wednesday, barring a setback in that game. The 28-year-old has been on the 10-day injured list since just after the All-Star break on July 15. The O's could choose to ease him back at first, but he will eventually return to everyday starting duties in center field in Baltimore. He should be rostered everywhere after hitting .259/.347/.454 with an .801 OPS, nine home runs, 47 RBI, 14 stolen bases and 33 runs scored in his first 251 at-bats of the year.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (groin) is playing in another minor-league rehab game on Tuesday night with Double-A Bowie and is "getting really close" to a return from the injured list, according to manager Brandon Hyde. There's a chance that this could be Mullins' third and final rehab game before he returns to Baltimore. The 28-year-old starting center fielder has been out since July 19 due to a right-groin strain, but his return is right around the corner. He should remain stashed in all fantasy leagues because of his combination of power and speed for the first-place O's. Mullins is batting .259/.347/.454 with an .801 OPS, nine home runs, 47 RBI, 14 stolen bases and 33 runs scored for fantasy managers in 251 at-bats this year.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (groin) is scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie on Saturday. The 28-year-old has been sidelined since mid-June due to a right groin strain. It sounds like the plan is for Mullins to get in a few rehab games this weekend. After that, Mullins will hopefully be ready to return to the O's lineup by early next week. Fantasy managers should keep an eye out for another update on Mullins as the weekend goes on.

Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias is confident that both outfielders Cedric Mullins (groin) and Aaron Hicks (hamstring) will return to play a "large part of August." The team is currently happy with their center field options in the meantime -- Colton Cowser, Ryan McKenna and Austin Hays -- and won't let the situation impact their trade decisions ahead of next Tuesday's deadline. Mullins has been out almost two weeks, but he's making some progress and has resumed running. Hicks landed on the injured list on Tuesday, but he's expected to be ready to return when he's eligible on Aug. 4. Mullins is Baltimore's starting center fielder when healthy, and he should remain stashed in all fantasy leagues for the stretch run.