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Ryan Mountcastle
Set to return Wednesday
Mountcastle (neck) expects to play in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
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Nolan Schanuel
Nursing minor injury
Schanuel (back) was evaluated further after being scratched from Monday's exhibition against the Brewers, and he was told by trainers that it's not serious, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
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Dominic Smith
Less competition for role
Smith seems likely to make the Cubs' Opening Day roster, per Jordan Bastian of MLB.com, and he now has less competition with Matt Mervis getting optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.
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Nolan Schanuel
Dealing with back tightness
Schanuel was scratched from the Angels' Cactus League lineup Monday against the Brewers because of back tightness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
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Spencer Horwitz
Struggling at plate this spring
Horwitz is batting .138 (4-for-29) with his only extra-base hit being a double through 12 Grapefruit League games.
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Kyle Manzardo
Misses out on Opening Day roster
The Guardians reassigned Manzardo to minor-league camp Monday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
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Tristan Gray
Cut from big-league camp
The Marlins reassigned Gray to minor-league camp Monday.
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Bryce Harper
Hoping to play by Friday
Harper (back) hopes to return to action Friday in either a Grapefruit League game or minor-league game, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Rowdy Tellez
Returns to lineup
Tellez (back) will start at first base and bat sixth for the Pirates in Monday's spring contest versus the Phillies, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
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Xavier Isaac
Two homers in Spring Breakout game
Isaac hit two home runs in Saturday's Spring Breakout game, an 8-8 tie against Minnesota, despite being limited to DH this spring due to a sore ankle, MLB.com reports. His second home run had an exit velocity of 110.4 mph.
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Lewin Diaz
Reassigned to minor-league camp
The Nationals reassigned Diaz to minor-league camp Sunday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Bryce Harper
Dealing with stiff back
Manager Rob Thomson said Sunday that Harper has been held out the past few days with back stiffness and won't play Monday, but the slugger is expected to rejoin the lineup later in the week, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Joey Votto
Tweaks ankle in spring debut
Votto was removed from Sunday's Grapefruit League game as a precaution after rolling his right ankle in the dugout, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
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Rowdy Tellez
Nursing back issue
Tellez was scratched from Saturday's Grapefruit League lineup due to a minor back injury, Greg Brown of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports.
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Matt Mervis
Roster bid falls short
The Cubs optioned Mervis to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.
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Jose Abreu
Back in action Sunday
Abreu (knee) is batting fifth as the designated hitter in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Ryan Mountcastle
Neck feeling better
Mountcastle (neck) won't be in the lineup for either of Sunday's split-squad games but could return to game action as early as Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
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Vladimir Guerrero
Slugs homer Friday
Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers.
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Keston Hiura
Playing well this spring
Hiura went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays and is now batting .304 this spring with a 1.042 OPS.
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Matt Mervis
Decent spring so far
Despite going 0-for-4 in Friday's Cactus League game against the White Sox, Mervis is batting a solid .259 this spring with a .782 OPS.
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Ryan Mountcastle
Dealing with neck stiffness
Mountcastle reported neck stiffness Saturday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
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Carlos Santana
Could bat leadoff against lefties
Santana is likely to bat leadoff against left-handed pitchers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. "I think he will hit leadoff. I don't know if it's going to be the whole year," manager Rocco Baldelli said this week.
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Jose Abreu
Could see game action Sunday
Abreu (knee) will go through full workouts Friday and Saturday with the goal of starting at designated hitter in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies, Brian McTaggart of MLB.comreports.
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Joey Votto
Making Grapefruit debut Sunday
Votto will make his Grapefruit League debut for the Blue Jays on Sunday versus the Phillies, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports.
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Vladimir Guerrero
Back at first base Friday
Guerrero (knee) is starting at first base and batting third in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers.
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