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Matt Vierling's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings
Player profile
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HT/WT6' 3'' , 205 lbs
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Birthdate09/16/1996 (28)
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CollegeNotre Dame
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Draft InfoUndrafted
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StatusInactive
Detroit Tigers outfielder/infielder Matt Vierling (foot) is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the hosting Minnesota Twins, playing third base and batting leadoff against Twins rookie right-hander David Festa, who will be making just his second major-league start. Giovanny Urshela will move across the diamond to first base and will bat in the eight-hole. Vierling was held out of the starting lineup in each of the last two games due to soreness in his left foot. The 27-year-old will return to a .250/.285/.437 slash line with a .722 OPS, 10 home runs, 33 RBI and 35 runs scored for the Tigers in 268 at-bats this year. Vierling struggled in the month of June, hitting .188 (19-for-101) with three home runs, four doubles, a triple, five RBI, five walks and 25 strikeouts in 24 games played. He'll be hoping to turn things around in his first game in July on Wednesday.
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Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (foot) is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game on Tuesday for the series opener against the division-rival Minnesota Twins. Vierling was scratched from Sunday's lineup with left-foot soreness, but X-rays came back clean, so he's considered day-to-day for now. Check back on Wednesday to see if he's available to play in the second game of this series in Minnesota. The 27-year-old was hit by a pitch in his foot on Saturday. With Vierling missing another game, Akil Baddoo will draw into left field on Tuesday and will bat seventh versus Twins rookie right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson. Fantasy managers setting DFS lineups should look to avoid Baddoo, who has gone 5-for-45 (.111) this year with two homers and four RBI in a reserve role for Detroit.
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Detroit Tigers third baseman/outfielder Matt Vierling (foot) was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the hosting Los Angeles Angels with left-foot soreness. For now, fantasy managers in deeper leagues should consider Vierling day-to-day and check back to see if he's available for the series opener against the division-rival Minnesota Twins on Tuesday after a scheduled day off on Monday. With Vierling sidelined on Sunday, Justyn-Henry Malloy is starting in left field and is batting eighth against Angels left-hander Tyler Anderson. The 27-year-old Vierling should see most of his time moving forward in the outfield now that Giovanny Urshela is at third base. In 263 at-bats in 2024, he's hitting .251/.287/.441 with a career-high-tying 10 home runs and 33 RBI in 74 games in his second year in Motown.
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