Ryan Mountcastle's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings
Player profile
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HT/WT6' 4'' , 220 lbs
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Birthdate02/18/1997 (27)
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Draft InfoUndrafted
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StatusInactive
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle (neck) returned to the team's Grapefruit League lineup on Wednesday versus the Philadelphia Phillies and started at first base and hit fifth in the batting order. Neck stiffness kept Mountcastle out of the spring lineup since last Friday, but he's back in there on Wednesday and should be fine to play on Opening Day next Thursday against the visiting Los Angeles Angels. The 27-year-old's fantasy arrow is pointing up after hitting .270/.328/.452 with 18 home runs and 68 RBI in 115 games in 2023 despite missing time with vertigo and a shoulder injury. He's never played in more than 145 games in his four seasons in the big leagues, but he did hit 33 homers in 2021 and could be an excellent value pick in fantasy leagues if he can stay healthy in 2024. Mountcastle is RotoBaller's No. 24 ranked first baseman.
Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that first baseman Ryan Mountcastle (illness) was scratched from Thursday's Grapefruit League lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates because he was under the weather. Mountcastle is fine and should be back in the lineup in spring training games soon. The 27-year-old right-handed-hitting first baseman missed a month of action in 2023 due to a bout with vertigo, but this illness doesn't appear to be related to that, thankfully. After a rough start last year that was likely a result of his vertigo, Mountcastle started raking and finished by hitting .270/.328/.452 with 18 home runs and 68 RBI for the first-place O's. He has gone hitless through his first six spring at-bats and will look to get going when he returns to the lineup, most likely at some point this weekend.
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle was scratched from the Grapefruit League lineup on Thursday against the Pirates. There was no reason given for why Mountcastle will not play, but we'll update you if it was injury-related. Tyler Nevin ended up taking his place at first base and hit third in the lineup. Mountcastle went on the injured list last year in June due to vertigo and missed a month, but when he returned, he started crushing the ball and finished the regular season with a .270/.328/.452 slash line, 18 home runs, 68 RBI and 64 runs scored in 423 at-bats in his third full major-league season. Mountcastle resides in a great lineup and hitting environment, but there are injury concerns. RotoBaller has him ranked as the No. 26 fantasy first baseman.