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Arauz will be part of the Red Sox's wild-card roster, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Arauz will give the team added infield depth, though the Red Sox probably hope he doesn't wind up playing a significant role. In 155 career plate appearances across the last two seasons, he's hit just .219/.301/.343.

Mayfield went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two stolen bases in Sunday's 7-3 victory versus the Mariners.

Mayfield was one of three Angels to knock multiple hits in the season finale, and he plated the team's second run with an infield single in the first inning. The 31-year-old began the campaign in the minors and was DFA'd by both the Angels and Mariners during the season. However, he became a bright spot for Los Angeles after he latched back on with the club in mid-June, eventually claiming a role as the club's starting third baseman. Mayfield collected at least one hit in 11 of his final 12 contests, slashing .280/.315/.400 with a home run, 11 RBI and three stolen bases over that stretch.

Lux (neck) went 0-for-1 with a walk and played right field during Sunday's win over Milwaukee.

Lux missed three straight games while dealing with a neck stinger, but he was able to return for Sunday's season finale. The 23-year-old came into the contest in the seventh inning as a defensive replacement in right field and struck out against Josh Hader in his first at-bat before drawing a walk in the eighth. While Lux slashed a modest .242/.328/.364 on the campaign, he looked like a different player after returning from the minors Sept. 10, slashing .360/.467/.500 with a home run, nine RBI, a stolen base and a 9:8 BB:K over his final 17 games. Manager Dave Roberts indicated that Lux will be counted on to make an impact in the postseason, stating, "I don't know when he'll start, if he'll start, but I do know that we value him, I value him, and he's going to impact us through the postseason," per Matthew Moreno of Dodger Blue.

Rosario went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 6-0 win over Texas.

The 25-year-old finished off a productive year with an RBI single to plate Myles Straw in the first inning. Rosario also walked and scored on a wild pitch in the third. He cemented himself as Cleveland's everyday shortstop in 2021 with a solid .282/.321/.409 slash line, 11 home runs, 13 stolen bases, 57 RBI and 77 runs scored across 141 games. He went 11-for-34 (.324) across his last eight games after returning from a personal matter.

Polanco went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Royals.

The Twins had plenty of success at the plate in the first inning Sunday, and Polanco put the team on the board with his three-run blast with no outs in the frame. The 28-year-old closed out the year with hits in eight of his last 10 appearances, and he slashed .269/.323/.503 with 33 home runs, 98 RBI, 97 runs and 11 stolen bases during the 2021 campaign.

Kemp went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Astros.

Kemp hit a solo home run off Jose Urquidy in the third inning, giving Oakland the lead. He went 15-for-32 in his last nine games to finish off the season. The 29-year-old finished with a .279/.382/.418 slash line, including eight long balls, 37 RBI and 54 runs scored in 397 plate appearances.

The Mets scratched Guillorme from the starting lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The Mets haven't clarified whether Guillorme's removal from the lineup was the result of an injury or simply a last-minute change by manager Luis Rojas. In any case, Jose Peraza will step in at second base for Guillorme, who has gone 1-for-15 at the dish while appearing in 11 games since being activated from the 10-day injured list Aug. 31.

McNeil is out of the lineup Sunday against Atlanta.

McNeil finds himself on the bench for the second time in the final three games of the season. If he doesn't make an appearance off the bench Sunday, the 29-year-old will finish 2021 with a 249/.317/.358 slash line, seven homers, 35 RBI and 48 runs in 426 plate appearances.

Garcia was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a strained left oblique.

Garcia will end up missing the final three games of the season due to the oblique injury. The 21-year-old appeared in 70 games this season and posted a .242/.275/.411 slash line with six homers, 18 doubles, 22 RBI and 29 runs in 247 plate appearances.

Garcia (ribs) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Garcia didn't play in either of the first two games of the weekend while contending with soreness in the left side of his ribcage, and Washington will presumably look to stay away from him in its season finale. Assuming Garcia goes unused Sunday, he'll wrap up the 2021 campaign with a .242 batting average to go with six home runs, 29 runs and 22 RBI across 247 plate appearances in 70 games.