Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Fantasy Stats

After missing the first few weeks of the 2026 season while recovering from the torn ACL that ended his 2025 campaign, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned to the big leagues on April 18. The 32-year-old has struggled in his first 26 plate appearances of the year, hitting .125/.192/.167 with zero home runs, three RBI, and one run scored. However, Gurriel Jr. recorded at least 18 home runs and 85 RBI in each of his first three seasons with Arizona from 2023 through 2025. He's also a career .273 hitter who cut his strikeout rate to a career-low 13.9% last season. Once Gurriel Jr. settles in and gets some more plate appearances under his belt, he remains a solid bet to provide balanced, four-category production for fantasy managers. In leagues where he remains on the waiver wire, Gurriel Jr. could be a worthy target.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) had his start to the 2026 season delayed by recovery from the ACL tear that ended his 2025 campaign. However, the 32-year-old made his return to the Arizona lineup on Saturday after logging a 1.083 OPS across nine plate appearances in his rehab stint at Double-A. Now that he's back, Gurriel Jr. profiles as the Diamondbacks' everyday left fielder and should be a fixture in the heart of the team's lineup. Before getting injured last season, Gurriel Jr. hit .248/.295/.418 with 19 home runs, 80 RBI, 52 runs scored, and 10 stolen bases across 546 plate appearances. While Gurriel Jr. may struggle to reach double-digit stolen bases in his return from major knee surgery, he's driven in at least 75 runs in all three of his seasons with the Diamondbacks and owns a career batting average of .274. Particularly in deeper leagues, Gurriel Jr. could be a useful compiler for managers to target on the waiver wire.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) has been reinstated from the Injured List on Saturday. Gurriel is set to make his season debut after missing the beginning of the season while recovering from ACL surgery he underwent last September. The assumption was that Gurriel would be eased back into things and serve as the designated hitter. That isn't the case as Gurriel is in left field and batting cleanup against right-hander Max Scherzer on Saturday. The 32-year-old is coming off major knee surgery, so fantasy managers should dampen their expectations. Gurriel should still be able to offer decent value in deeper mixed leagues.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) is already in Arizona and is expected to make his 2026 season debut on Saturday against his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, a source told Francys Romero. Gurriel made a speedy recovery after having surgery for a torn ACL in his right knee last September. It should give fantasy managers cautious optimism for Gurriel upon his return after a major injury toward the end of last season. It's great news for Arizona's lineup, as the 32-year-old veteran should be a regular in left field going forward, although the Snakes could ease Gurriel in. The return of Gurriel is bad news for Jorge Barrosa's playing time in the desert. Gurriel was a first-time All-Star in 2023, when he hit 24 home runs and 82 RBI while slashing .261/.309/.463 with a 772 OPS in 145 games played. The Cuban outfielder is rostered in only 3% of Yahoo leagues right now, but he deserves some consideration as bench depth in deep-mixed leagues now that his return is imminent.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) is playing in simulated games, but manager Torey Lovullo said he won't return until late April, at the earliest, according to Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports. Gurriel is on the 10-day injured list and is still working his way back from surgery to fix a torn ACL in his right knee that he suffered in the outfield on Sept. 11. The 32-year-old was hoping that he'd be ready for Opening Day last week, but the D-backs have slow-played him so that he doesn't have a setback. He has been serving as the designated hitter in minor-league games at the team's spring training complex to get his timing back at the plate. Once he gets the green light to return to the outfield, a minor-league rehab assignment probably won't be far off. The Cuban outfielder should be a lineup regular for the Snakes when he returns, but right now, fantasy managers can leave him on the waiver wire in mixed leagues. Gurriel is rostered in just 3% of Yahoo leagues.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) will play in minor-league games soon as a designated hitter, according to Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports. Gurriel has taken part in defensive drills and shagging, but he has yet to play the outfield in a game this spring. He's getting close to playing on defense, though. "Defensively is the next piece of the puzzle because you're gonna be chasing a baseball and you can't predict what your body's gonna need to do, what start-stop action you're gonna have with your lower half," manager Torey Lovullo said. "So we're getting very close to that." Gurriel tore the ACL in his right knee on Sept. 1 of last year and underwent surgery on Sept. 11. The 32-year-old veteran was hoping that he'd be ready for Opening Day, but that was never a realistic target date for his return. The D-backs are hoping that he can make his 2026 debut in early May. In mixed leagues, fantasy managers can leave Gurriel on the waiver wire to begin the season.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) is expected to be out until at least mid-April after having surgery to fix a torn ACL in his knee, according to Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. Gurriel has already said that he's hopeful to be ready for Opening Day at the end of March, but the D-backs have other plans and plan to bring him along a bit more slowly. Still, the 32-year-old veteran is making excellent progress, and he could even serve as a designated hitter in Cactus League games before the end of spring training. With Gurriel set to open the 2026 regular season on the injured list, Jordan Lawlar is "all but certain" to make the Opening Day roster and get regular playing time for the Snakes. When Gurriel does return, he'll provide the D-backs with a platoon bat in left field. He has a three-year streak of 75-plus RBI, but Gurriel is undraftable in shallow mixed redraft leagues coming off the torn ACL that he suffered in the final month of last season.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee), who is recovering from a torn ACL in his right knee that he suffered last September, has been ahead of schedule in his rehab to the point where he thinks he could be ready for Opening Day, according to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert. Gurriel took live batting practice on Tuesday in camp and has been running the bases. However, manager Torey Lovullo already said that the 32-year-old Cuban outfielder won't be an option on Opening Day. Alek Thomas, who has been a mainstay in center field for the Sankes in the last three years, has started taking fly balls in left field this spring. Corbin Carroll (hand) also had surgery to remove a broken hamate bone from his hand, but he has a realistic chance to be ready for Opening Day. With an unknown timetable on Gurriel, he's currently outside RotoBaller's top-100 fantasy outfield rankings entering 2026.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) is well ahead of schedule in his rehab work, according to the team's general manager Mike Hazen. Gurriel underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee during September of last year. Even with a great recovery, Gurriel is likely going to be sidelined until at least mid-season. When healthy, Gurriel is a viable middle-of-the-order bat that could give this lineup a boost once he's back. He slashed .248/./295/.418 with 19 home runs, 80 RBI, and 10 steals in 129 games in 2025. He's not an ideal stash option given he'll probably miss half of the season, but fantasy managers should monitor his status closer to spring training.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (knee) will undergo surgery this Thursday to fix the torn ACL in his knee, according to Francys Romero. Gurriel is expected to be facing a nine- to 10-month recovery, which means he's not going to be ready for the start of the 2026 campaign. Depending on how his rehab goes, the 31-year-old veteran might be able to return just before the All-Star break in mid-July next year. He injured his knee back on Sept. 2 while trying to avoid a collision in the left-center gap with Blaze Alexander and had to be carted off the field. The Cuban outfielder was once again a solid source of power in 2025 in his third year in the desert before getting hurt, slashing .248/.295/.418 but with a career-low .713 OPS, 19 homers, 80 RBI, a career-high 10 steals, and 52 runs in 129 games played. Jake McCarthy should see most of the starts in left in Arizona the rest of the way.