MLB Player News

Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that it's "very unlikely" that Muncy (elbow) will appear in Wednesday's NL Wild Card Game, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Muncy is undergoing additional tests after he exited Sunday's regular-season finale with a left elbow injury, although the severity of the issue isn't yet known. Even though he likely won't be available for Wednesday's winner-take-all contest against the Cardinals, Roberts is slightly more optimistic that the infielder could return if the Dodgers advance to the NLDS but called him "unlikely" to appear in the best-of-five series.

Muncy was diagnosed with a left elbow injury after being removed from Sunday's game against the Brewers, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Muncy had his left arm run into by a baserunner while attempting to field a throw at first base, and he appeared to be in significant pain before leaving the field. The severity of the elbow injury remains unclear, leaving the 31-year-old's availability for the wild-card game, or a potential Game 163 versus the Giants, up in the air.

Muncy was removed from Sunday's game against the Brewers with an apparent left wrist injury, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The 31-year-old suffered the injury during the third inning of Sunday's contest on a collision at first base with baserunner Jace Peterson, as Peterson collided with Muncy's left arm while he attempted to field a throw from catcher Will Smith. Muncy appeared to be in significant pain and left the field cradling his left wrist. It'd be a huge blow for the Dodgers heading into the playoffs if he's forced to miss any time.

Escobar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

With the Brewers already being locked into their playoff positioning, manager Craig Counsell will rest several veterans for the regular-season finale. Along with Escobar, fellow lineup regulars Lorenzo Cain, Christian Yelich and Kolten Wong will sit Sunday. Luis Urias replaces Escobar at third base.

Segura is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Segura will remain on the bench for the third straight game to close out the season after the Phillies were eliminated from the playoffs. Barring an appearance off the bench, he'll finish the campaign with a .290/.348/.436 slash line, 14 homers, 58 RBI, 76 runs and nine stolen bases.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Pirates.

Suarez continued his hot September with yet another home run. This one was of the two-run variety off Max Kranick, and Suarez followed it up with a double to make it a multi-hit night. With one game to go, the third baseman is now hitting .371 in MLB's final month with eight home runs. If he could ever reduce the swing-and-miss in his game, the 30-year-old has the pop to be one of the better sluggers in the game. Alas, even with his late season surge he's hitting just .197 on the year with 171 strikeouts.

Davis will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left hand immediately after the season concludes, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

Davis has battled the injury throughout the season, with surgery initially being deemed unnecessary. However, he'll now fly to Ohio immediately after the season to have the procedure done. Davis will require two months off after the surgery, and will be in a splint for four-to-six weeks. It is expected that Davis will be fully healthy well before the start of spring training.

Farmer (abdomen) will not play in either of the Reds' final two games, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Farmer was held out of Saturday's lineup due to an abdominal strain, and it was later revealed that he would also be sidelined Sunday. He'll close the season with a .263/.316/.416 line to go along with 16 home runs, 63 RBI and 60 runs scored. Jose Barrero starts in Farmer's place at shortstop while hitting sixth Saturday, and he may get another chance to start Sunday.

Sosa (wrist) is starting Saturday's game against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa had been out of the lineup in each of the last seven games due to a wrist injury, but he went 1-for-1 off the bench Friday. He'll start at the keystone and bat seventh while Paul DeJong serves as the starting shortstop.

Newman isn't starting Saturday's game against the Reds.

Newman went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a run and a strikeout in Friday's series opener, and he'll get a breather Saturday. Oneil Cruz will make his major-league debut at shortstop and bat eighth.