Luke Voit

Voit isn't starting Thursday against the Dodgers. Voit is getting a breather after he went 3-for-17 with a run, an RBI, a walk and seven strikeouts over the last five games. Manny Machado (ankle) is serving as the designated hitter and batting second Thursday.

Voit is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies. Voit started the past two games after missing one contest due to hamstring soreness, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jorge Alfaro will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Austin Nola starts behind the plate.

Voit (hamstring) will bat third as the designated hitter Friday against the Phillies, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. Voit was withheld from Thursday's lineup due to hamstring soreness, but it was a minor issue and he'll quickly rejoin the starting nine. The 31-year-old is 1-for-11 over his past three games, though overall in June he has an .882 OPS with six home runs, 10 doubles, 22 RBI and 12 runs.

Voit isn't starting Thursday's game against Philadelphia. Voit will get his first day off in nearly a month after he slashed .286/.444/.571 with a home run, three doubles, four RBI and three runs over the last six games. Jorge Alfaro is serving as the designated hitter while Austin Nola starts behind the plate.

Voit isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies due to hamstring soreness, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. Voit has been an everyday player for the Padres this season, and he's out of the lineup Thursday for the first time since May 24. Manager Bob Melvin said that Voit could have played, but the team wanted to be safe by keeping him out of the starting nine. The 31-year-old should be considered day-to-day for now.

TAMPA — When the Yankees looked to trade first baseman Luke Voit in spring training, they wanted upside in return. So, they finally settled on the Padres’ offer of right-handed pitching prospect Justin Lange, who has all the traits of a big-time pitcher. He’s 6-foot-4. He’s 220 pounds. He throws gas.

Luke Voit was a breath of fresh air during his time with the New York Yankees (except defensively), and was universally beloved from the day he began mashing to the day he came down with foot stuff. Things ended bizarrely between the two parties, though, resulting in some strange benchings during team-wide 2021 slumps, and a lack of acknowledgment during the start of the Anthony Rizzo Era.

Voit went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's loss against the Rockies. Voit took Antonio Senzatela deep in the second inning to give the Padres a short-lived lead. He later came around to score on an Austin Nola homer in the eighth. Voit had a slow start to the year, but he has picked things up in June with eight multi-hit affairs in 19 games this month. The first baseman is on a three-game hitting streak and has raised his season batting average to .245.

After the New York Yankees signed Anthony Rizzo to a two-year contract to lock down the first base position, Luke Voit requested a trade to a team that would give him regular playing time. Voit ended up joining the San Diego Padres, who are tied for first in the NL West along with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres have won 40 games this season and Voit has made 45 appearances.

If you wondered what the hype surrounding Spencer Strider was all about, hopefully you get it now. The Nationals were utterly helpless against him Wednesday. They knew what was coming but could only flail at it sheepishly before retreating to the dugout, seemingly embarrassed to have made the attempt. He even made Keibert Ruiz look like he was swinging with his eyes closed, and that guy always puts bat to ball.

No actual pitcher on the Chicago Cubs roster had much success retiring San Diego Padres hitters last night as the visitors enjoyed a 16-5 lead entering the ninth inning. So there was nothing else to do but allow first baseman Frank Schwindel to take the mound and steer into the weirdness. This afforded Luke Voit the opportunity to have a stress-free at-bat against someone throwing pure puss and the slugger did not hesitate in capitalizing. Embedded below is the pure violence Voit brought to Wrigley when everyone was just trying to have a laugh.

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Tuesday's action was highlighted by a few surprising performances from players on the rise. We had one hitter and one pitcher who continued to get the job done on Tuesday night -- building on recent performances -- and a bonus hitter who we'll talk about. You'll want to get all three of them on your radar and they're all most likely worth a waiver wire add depending on where your roster is at now.

Luke Voit hit a two-run homer and a go-ahead, three-run double, as the visiting San Diego Padres overcame a five-run

Voit went 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in a 12-5 win over the Cubs on Tuesday. With his team down by five in the sixth, Voit hit a two-run shot to put his team on the board. He would also cash in the go ahead-run on a bases-clearing, three-RBI double his very next at-bat. Voit is now slashing .226/.306/.396 on the season. Despite carrying a 33.9 percent strikeout rate, Voit is a mainstay in the heart of the Padres lineup and should continue to see plenty of RBI opportunities from the cleanup spot.

Voit went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Rockies. Voit's sixth home run of the season put the Padres on the board after Rockies starter German Marquez blanked the Friars through the first four frames. Since returning from a stint on the 10-day injured list May 10 after dealing with a biceps injury, Voit has slashed .259/.311/.464 with six home runs, 16 RBI and 15 runs in 29 games.

Tuesday marked Luke Voit's 15th straight start at DH; he'd never started at DH in more than four straight games before the Padres acquired him from the Yankees

Voit went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Monday in a loss to the Mets. The Padres trailed 7-2 entering the bottom of the eighth inning before Voit made things interesting with a three-run shot to center field. The Mets bounced back with four runs of their own in the following frame to put the game out of reach. Despite the loss, Voit continued a recent resurgence that has seen him slash .333/.355/.567 over his past seven games. Strikeouts remain a problem for the slugger, however, as he has fanned 11 times while taking only one walk over that span.