Whit Merrifield moving to Blue Jays' bench Wednesday
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Whit Merrifield is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against right-hander Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles.
What It Means:
Merrifield started the past two contests and he is batting .286 through his first six games with the Blue Jays. Raimel Tapia will move to center field while Teoscar Hernandez returns to right field and the cleanup spot.
Tapia is averaging 7.1 FanDuel points per game this season. Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays’ implied total (4.84) is No. 6 in the majors today.
Source:
Baseball Press
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