Ryan Mountcastle's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle (knee) is out of Monday's lineup for the start of a three-game series on the road against the Los Angeles Angels as a precaution due to knee soreness. Skipper Brandon Hyde says Mountcastle is available to pinch-hit from Baltimore's bench if needed, so there's no need for fantasy managers to be alarmed by the infielder's absence. The 27-year-old slugger is slashing a stellar .324/.388/.500 with two home runs, seven doubles, 11 RBI, and 14 runs scored through 74 at-bats (19 games), and he can be expected back in the starting lineup as soon as Tuesday's matchup in Anaheim. Utility man Ramon Urias will slide in to bat fifth against Halos left-hander Reid Detmers and cover the cold corner for Mountcastle on Monday, but he's not the most exciting fantasy option while batting .219 (7-for-32) with just one extra-base hit and two RBI this season.

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle will be on the bench on Friday night as the Orioles open a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Mountcastle has been in the lineup card every game so far and has posted an excellent .298/.364/.468 stat line with eight RBI and one round-tripper. This should be seen as a maintenance day, and as a result, Ryan O'Hearn will slot in at first base. O'Hearn does have a difficult matchup against Freddy Peralta, but he could be a value in DFS as he is batting in the cleanup spot and should see plenty of RBI opportunities.

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle tallied three hits in the team's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Mountcastle is off to a great start in 2024, which continued in Sunday's contest. The first baseman started off his day with a double to right field in the first inning and then doubled home Adley Rutschman in the fourth inning to get the O's on the board. He also singled in the ninth inning to cap off his first three-hit day of the 2024 campaign. The 27-year-old is now hitting .294 at the plate with one home run and eight RBI in the first nine games of the season. He should be rostered in every format in fantasy going forward, given his upside in a top offense in baseball.

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.