MLB Player News

Merrifield is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.careports.

Merrifield is 3-for-32 in his past nine games and finds himself on the bench for the third time in Toronto's last four contests. The veteran utility man and Daulton Varsho have been splitting time in left field of late, with both players have struggled in September with a sub-.700 OPS.

Westburg isn't in Baltimore's lineup Tuesday against the Astros, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

After collecting just one hit in 12 trips to the plate across his last five games, Westburg will get a day off Tuesday to regroup. Gunnar Henderson will slide to third base in Westburg's absence while Jorge Mateo starts at shortstop.

Massey is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

Massey's bat has come alive in September with an .892 OPS and four homers in 13 games, but he'll receive a day off after going 0-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run Monday. Nick Loftin will man the keystone and bat sixth against Cleveland lefty Logan Allen.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Angels, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Southpaw Patrick Sandoval will be on the hill for the Halos, so the left-handed hitting Lowe will take a seat. Osleivis Basabe is getting a start at second base for the Rays.

Gimenez went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Royals.

Gimenez has multiple hits in five of his last eight games, and he's batting .350 (21-for-60) in September. The steal was his seventh of the month, giving him 29 thefts on 33 attempts this season. The second baseman's strong hitting has him up to a .248/.315/.388 slash line with 13 home runs, 57 RBI and 69 runs scored through 144 contests. While it's nowhere near his .297/.371/.466 slash line from 2022, Gimenez has shown off his skills late in the campaign.

Caballero went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Monday's 5-0 win over the Athletics.

Caballero was stuck in a brutal slump prior to Monday -- he'd gone 0-for-18 over his last 13 contests, which had effectively removed him from consistent playing time. The homer was just his fourth of the season and his first since June 28. The infielder is at a .225/.351/.329 slash line with 26 RBI, 36 runs scored and 26 steals through 271 plate appearances. Most of his at-bats for the remainder of the year will likely be against left-handed pitchers, though he can also provide speed off the bench.

Stefanic was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.

Stefanic was optioned to Triple-A nearly two weeks ago, but he'll return to the Angels after Kyren Paris (thumb) was placed on the 60-day IL and Jordyn Adams was sent down. Stefanic is slashing .148/.303/.185 with three RBI and four runs scored through 14 games this year.

Rojas is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the A's.

Rojas still has not started against a southpaw since joining the Mariners, so it should come as no surprise that he is opening on the bench Monday with left-hander JP Sears on the bump for Oakland.

Sosa is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Sosa is on the bench for the fifth time in seven games and appears to have lost his grip on the everyday role at second base, with veteran Elvis Andrus re-emerging as the top option at the position. Since the beginning of September, Sosa has mustered a lowly .446 OPS in nine games.

Andrus will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game in Washington, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Andrus had appeared to move into a utility role toward the end of August, but he'll pick up his fourth consecutive start Monday and seems to have supplanted Lenyn Sosa as the White Sox's preferred option at the keystone. The 34-year-old is on an expiring deal and thus doesn't look to be a part of the White Sox's long-term plan in a non-contending season, but he's made it tough for manager Pedro Grifol to remove him from the lineup in recent weeks. Dating back to Aug. 1, Andrus has arguably been Chicago's top hitter overall, slashing .353/.375/.543 with four home runs and six stolen bases across a stretch of 33 games.