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Arroyo underwent right elbow surgery Wednesday to clean up cartilage and brace a chronic injury to his UCL.

The Mariners expect Arroyo to be ready to play in games again by next April, so he's slated to get a late start to next season. Arroyo was impressive down the stretch for the Mariners after being summoned for his major-league debut in September, going 13-for-35 (.371) with one home run, two steals and a 5:6 BB:K. It's unclear whether Arroyo will be able to play the field right away upon his return, or if the Mariners could limit him to designated hitter initially.

Stefanic cleared waivers Thursday and was sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Stefanic spent most of his time this season at Triple-A, slashing 296/.405/414 with six homers, 59 RBI, 59 runs scored and nine steals across 453 plate appearances. He may get a chance to compete for a roster spot during spring training in 2027, though he will most likely remain in the minors as organizational depth.

Williamson delivered a walk-off, RBI single as a pinch hitter in the 12th inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the Brewers on Tuesday.

Williamson came to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th with the game tied 3-3 and delivered a first-pitch single to keep Tampa Bay's season alive. The 25-year-old entered the day having gone 1-for-15 through seven playoff games, but he came through as the last player off the bench Tuesday and extended the series.

Palacios is not in the lineup Monday for Game 3 of the World Series versus the Brewers.

Palacios collected an .864 OPS between the ALDS and ALCS, but he's now started just one of the first three games of the Fall Classic. He will yield to Ben Williamson at second base in Game 3.

Palacios is not in the lineup Friday for Game 1 of the World Series versus the Brewers.

Although right-handed batters had just a .582 OPS against righty Jacob Misiorowski, lefties had an even harder time with a .378 OPS. Presumably, that's why the right-handed-hitting Ben Williamson is getting the start at second base over the lefty-swinging Palacios.

Palacios is out of the lineup for Game 5 of the ALCS against the Guardians on Sunday.

Palacios went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs in Game 4 on Saturday but will take a seat Sunday since southpaw Parker Messick is starting for Cleveland. Ben Williamson is manning the keystone and batting eighth in a pivotal Game 5.

Bazzana went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in Game 4 of the ALCS against the Rays on Saturday.

The rookie second baseman gave the Guardians some life with a seventh-inning solo homer that cut the deficit to 5-2, but Cleveland was able to score just one additional run. It was the first multi-hit performance of the playoffs for Bazzana, who has a .200/.294/.367 slash line with two doubles, a homer, a stolen base, two RBI and four runs through nine games.

Palacios is not in the lineup Monday in Game 1 of the ALCS versus the Guardians.

The lefty-swinging Palacios started all three games of the ALDS against the Yankees, including versus southpaw Max Fried. However, he will be on the bench Monday as the Guardians send lefty Foster Griffin to the hill. Ben Williamson will handle second base for the Rays.

Chisholm is not in the lineup Wednesday for ALDS Game 3 against the Rays.

Chisholm made one of the Yankees' four errors in their Game 2 loss, and he's hitless so far in the series. As a result, the lefty-swinging Chisholm will sit out versus righty Nick Martinez, who has fairly neutral splits. Anthony Volpe is covering second base in Game 3 as the Yankees try to stave off elimination.

Shaw (undisclosed) was activated from the 7-day injured list Sept. 21.

Shaw's campaign ended prematurely after he picked up an unspecified injury in July, but it appears he's returned to health ahead of the offseason. He spent the majority of his time in 2026 at High-A Vancouver, where he slashed .239/.427/.535 with six home runs, 22 RBI, three stolen bases and 17 runs in 21 games.