PT TODAY: Mullins returns to BAL, Mountcastle not far behind

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NEWS:  Baltimore reinstated OF Cedric Mullins (groin) from the 10-Day IL and optioned 1B Josh Lester to AAA-Norfolk

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BHQ SPIN: Mullins returned sooner than anticipated from a strained groin, missing just under a month of action, and we’ve restored his playing time to its pre-injury levels via decreases to Lester and Ryan McKenna, who started just three of 21 games while Mullins was sidelined. In his return, Mullins started at designated hitter, with Aaron Hicks starting in center field. Hicks, who has been Baltimore’s primary center fielder, and Ryan O’Hearn, who has filled a strong-side platoon role starting at first base, designated hitter, and right field, have been two of the...

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