Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Lands on IL with strained groin
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Baltimore placed Mullins on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right groin strain.
Mullins suffered the injury during Monday's loss to the Guardians while running out a grounder. He's dealing with a Grade 2 strain, but the team is hoping Mullins is out weeks rather than months, general manager Mike Elias told Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com on Tuesday. Baltimore signed Aaron Hicks to a one-year deal in a corresponding move, and he could see regular starts in center field while Mullins is out.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Dealing with abductor strain
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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after Monday's 5-0 loss to the Guardians that Mullins has been diagnosed with a right groin abductor strain, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Mullins was injured while running out a groundball to first base in the eighth inning. He'll undergo further examination before the Orioles determined how much time he might miss, but Mullins' groin strain certainly sounds like something that could force him to the 10-day injured list. Mullins went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks before exiting Monday's game in the top of the ninth.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Leaves early with lower-body injury
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Mullins was removed in the top of the ninth inning of Monday's game against the Guardians with an apparent lower-body injury, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Ryan McKenna replaced Mullins in center field after the latter player suffered the injury while running out a grounder to first base in his eighth-inning plate appearance. Mullins limped back to the dugout after the out was recorded and might have tweaked his calf or hamstring, though the Orioles should offer a proper diagnosis shortly after the game. He went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks on the day.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Returns to lineup Friday
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Mullins (personal) is back in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Rangers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Mullins didn't play Thursday due to personal reasons but is back in there Friday for the series opener against Texas. He'll be in center field and batting leadoff versus Jon Gray.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Out for personal reasons
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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Mullins is out of the lineup Thursday for personal reasons, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Hyde noted that it should just be a one-day absence for Mullins. Ryan McKenna is starting in center field and Adam Frazier will take a turn in the leadoff role as the O's wrap up their three-game series at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Getting day off
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Mullins is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
It looks to be a routine day off for Mullins. Ryan McKenna will get the call in center field and the hot-hitting Adam Frazier will move up to the leadoff spot.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Launches eighth homer
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Mullins went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.
Mullins took Gerrit Cole deep in the third inning to stretch the Orioles' lead to 3-0. Over the last two weeks, Mullins has surged, going 18-for-48 (.375) with four homers and 11 RBI in 12 contests. The outfielder's up to a .282/.368/.520 slash line with eight long balls, 39 RBI, 24 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 12 doubles and three triples through 48 games this season.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Five hits in extra-innings win
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Mullins went 5-for-6 with two doubles, three RBI, one run scored and one steal in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays in extras.
Mullins recorded his third five-hit game of his career and his first since 2021. His batting average raised 20 points thanks to the effort, and he's now hitting .283 with seven home runs, 38 RBI, 23 runs scored and 13 steals across 47 appearances (198 plate appearances). Mullins burst onto the scene in 2021, but he took a step back last year, so it's encouraging to see him off to a hot start in 2023.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Homers in Saturday's win
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Mullins went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.
Mullins has hit safely in four straight games, going 4-for-13 with a homer, two doubles and two RBI in that span. The outfielder continues to excel as the Orioles' leadoff hitter versus right-handed pitchers. He's racked up seven homers, 35 RBI, 22 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 10 doubles and three triples while slashing .263/.353/.485 on the season.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: At leadoff versus lefty
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Mullins is starting in center field and batting leadoff for the Orioles on Friday in Toronto, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.
Mullins has now been at the top of the batting order just three times in his team's last 15 games versus southpaws. The 28-year-old struggled last year against lefties, but this year he holds an .883 OPS through 61 plate appearances in that split compared to a .797 mark against righties.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Getting day off
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Mullins is not in the Orioles' lineup Thursday against the Angels, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
It's a day off for Mullins as the Halos have left-hander Tyler Anderson on the rubber. Ryan McKenna will patrol center field for the O's.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Stays hot with homer
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Mullins went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-5 loss to the Angels.
Mullins is batting .360 (9-for-25) with five extra-base hits and a stolen base across the last six games. His homer Monday was the final scoring play of the contest. The outfielder is slashing .267/.357/.480 with six long balls, 32 RBI, 20 runs scored and 12 stolen bases through 41 contests.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Hits for cycle in win
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Mullins went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-3 victory over the Pirates.
After flying out in his first at-bat, Mullins singled in the third, tripled in the fifth, doubled in the seventh and hit a three-run home run in the eighth to extend Baltimore's lead to 6-2. It was the second cycle in MLB this season, and the 12th cycle in Orioles franchise history. Mullins is slashing .268/.365/.478 with five home runs and 31 RBI across 38 games (161 plate appearances) this season.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: On bench Monday
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Mullins is absent from the Orioles' lineup for Monday's game against the Rays, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
With the Rays throwing ace left-hander Shane McClanahan, it's a well-timed night off for Mullins. Ryan McKenna will patrol center field.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Makes impact in seventh inning
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Mullins went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Friday's 9-4 win over Atlanta.
Mullins started a seven-run rally in the seventh inning with his solo shot, and he added the RBI single on his second trip to the plate in the frame. He was hitting seventh Friday, perhaps a product of going just 3-for-20 across the previous six contests. Hot-hitting Jorge Mateo was in the leadoff spot, though it's unclear if that was a one-game switch or something that could stick. Mullins is now slashing .252/.363/.435 with four homers, 28 RBI, 15 runs scored and 11 stolen bases through 32 games this season.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Two hits, steal in win
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Mullins went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a steal in Wednesday's victory over Boston.
Mullins recorded his seventh multi-hit game of the season while adding his 10th stolen base, tying Corbin Carroll for second in the league behind Ronald Acuna. Mullins had a strong series at the plate against Boston, going 5-for-12 with a double, a home run and five RBI. The 28-year-old outfielder is now slashing .271/.386/.447 with three homers, 12 runs scored and 20 RBI through his first 103 plate appearances this year.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Cranks grand slam Tuesday
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Mullins went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Red Sox.
His ninth-inning blast off Kaleb Ort helped make the final score more respectable, but it didn't change the outcome. Mullins snapped a 19-game power drought with the long ball, but it was only a matter of time before he put one over the fence again -- after a sluggish start to the season at the plate, he's batting .359 (14-for-39) over the last 12 games.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: On base five times Saturday
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Mullins went 2-for-3 with a double, three walks, one RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the White Sox.
Mullins and the Cubs' Nico Hoerner lead all of baseball with eight steals entering Sunday's action. Getting on base consistently as he did Saturday has been a struggle early in 2023 for Mullins, but he's racked up five hits and six walks over his last four games. He's posted a .218/.348/.364 slash line with two home runs, 11 RBI and nine runs scored through 67 plate appearances. There's room to be optimistic with the outfielder, who has a .244 BABIP, which suggests he's been a victim of some bad luck early on.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Swipes another bag
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Mullins went 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.
Mullins is slowly turning things around at the plate, going 3-for-9 with three walks over his last three games. He's also picked up two steals in that span, and he's up to seven thefts through 14 contests this season. The outfielder is batting just .192 with two home runs, 10 RBI, nine runs scored and a double over 61 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Cedric Mullins: Registers sixth steal
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Mullins went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 8-7 win over the Athletics.
Mullins has mostly hit leadoff this year, but he batted ninth Tuesday and sat out Wednesday. The outfielder's place at the top of the order may be tenuous, as he's hitting .184, but his 6:19 BB:K and six steals through 13 games show that his plate discipline and speed are just fine. He may sit occasionally versus southpaws, but he should still play in a vast majority of the Orioles' games.
