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Rivas is expected to complete rehab on his finger in December and will have a normal offseason thereafter, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Rivas tore a tendon in his right middle finger in late September and was quickly ruled out for the season. However, it appears as if the injury won't cause any long-term issues, as he is expected to return to full health in plenty of time for spring training, Prior to going down with the injury, Rivas hit .318/.388/.409 across 49 plate appearances in his major-league debut.

Flores' $3.5 million club option for 2022 was picked up by the Giants on Sunday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Flores will remain in San Francisco for a third straight year after he slashed .262/.335/.447 with 18 homers, 57 runs and 53 RBI across 139 appearances in 2021. The 30-year-old will likely serve as a utility man once again in 2022.

Blandino was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.

Blandino was sent to the minors in mid-August after he was reinstated from the 60-day injured list, and he'll now lose his spot on the 40-man roster. The 28-year-old appeared in 43 major-league games in 2021 and hit .200 with nine runs and five RBI.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a strikeout in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Astros in Game 6 of the World Series.

Freeman recorded hits in each of his six appearances in the World Series, and he homered in back-to-back games en route to Atlanta's first championship since 1995. The 32-year-old slashed .318/.360/.636 with two home runs, a double and five RBI during the World Series.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 11-2 loss to the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS.

Freeman put Atlanta up 2-0 in the first inning, but that was the team's only offense for the game. He now has hits in each of his last three games while also going yard in consecutive contests. Overall this postseason, Freeman is hitting .303 across 39 plate appearances.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, two runs, two RBI, a walk and a strikeout in Wednesday's 9-2 win over the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS.

Freeman went 0-for-8 with seven strikeouts across the first two games of the NLCS, but he's turned things around at Dodger Stadium with multi-hit performances in each of the last two contests. During those two appearances, the 32-year-old has gone 5-for-8 with a home run, a double, three runs, two RBI and two walks.

Beaty is not in the lineup for Game 2 of the NCLS against Atlanta on Sunday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Beaty started the NL Wild Card Game and Game 1 of the NLDS at first base with Max Muncy (elbow) sidelined, but he's now coming off the bench for the sixth straight contest. Cody Bellinger will receive the start at first base, while Gavin Lux mans center field.

Beaty isn't starting Game 1 of the NLCS against Atlanta on Saturday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Beaty is one of the favorites for playing time at first base during the NLCS since Max Muncy (elbow) was left off the roster for the best-of-seven series. However, Albert Pujols will start at first base and bat sixth in Game 1.

Beaty isn't starting Game 5 of the NLDS against the Giants on Thursday.

Beaty drew the start in Game 1 of the NLDS but will be out of the lineup for a fourth consecutive matchup. Cody Bellinger will start at first base while Gavin Lux takes over in center field.

Tellez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts during the loss to Atlanta in Game 4 of the NLDS on Tuesday.

Tellez mirrored Game 1 during the fifth inning Tuesday when he gave Milwaukee a lead with a two-run, 448-foot blast to center field, but the bullpen was unable to hold the advantage. The Brewers struggled to find any offense through most of the series, though Tellez did all he could with a pair of two-run homers, which accounted for four of the team's six total runs. The 26-year-old had a rough start to the season for the Blue Jays, but he found success after being acquired by the Brewers with a .272/.333/.481 slash line, seven home runs, 28 RBI and 22 runs in 56 games. Barring any offseason acquisitions, he should begin spring training as the favorite to start at first base in 2022.