MLB Player News
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Scott Effross RP | NYY
Yankees' Scott Effross: Sent to Triple-A
Effross was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
Effross logged 1.1 innings Friday and may not have been used Sunday, so he was the roster casualty to make room for Ben Rice.
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Jake Cousins RP | NYY
Yankees' Jake Cousins: Hopes to be ready for ALDS
Cousins (pectoral) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday and likely face live hitters Thursday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.
He still hopes to be ready for the ALDS, and it sounds like he's hitting each necessary checkpoint. Cousins has been out for 10 days with a right pec strain.
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Tucker Davidson RP | BAL
Orioles' Tucker Davidson: Designated for assignment
Davidson was designated for assignment Sunday.
Davidson's contract was selected Saturday, and he logged 4.2 scoreless innings in Minnesota while giving up four hits and two walks with just one strikeout. The 28-year-old lefty logged a 3.89 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 104 strikeouts in 115.2 innings at Triple-A this season.
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Colin Selby RP | BAL
Orioles' Colin Selby: Recalled Sunday
Selby was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.
Selby has a 4.24 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 26 strikeouts and four saves in 17 innings for Norfolk. The 26-year-old righty has good stuff and was acquired by Baltimore from Kansas City in July for cash.
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Ryan Burr RP | TOR
Blue Jays' Ryan Burr: Opening Sunday's action
Burr is opening Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Burr has not given up a run while notching eight strikeouts in 4.1 innings while working as an opener this season. Ryan Yarbrough could come in to log some bulk innings after Burr exits.
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Shawn Dubin RP | HOU
Astros' Shawn Dubin: Sent to minors
Dubin was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday.
Dubin logged a 4.17 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 49 strikeouts, two saves and one win in 45.1 innings for the big club this year. He pitched a clean ninth inning with two strikeouts and a save Saturday, so Dubin may have been optioned simply because he wasn't going to be used Sunday.
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Diego Castillo RP | MIN
Twins' Diego Castillo: Loses 40-man roster spot
Castillo was designated for assignment Sunday.
He loses his spot on the 40-man roster on the final day of the season and will be a free agent this offseason. Castillo walked more batters (eight) than he struck out (six) in the big leagues this season and last recorded a save in 2022 with Seattle.
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Kirby Yates RP | TEX
Rangers' Kirby Yates: Secures save No. 33
Yates picked up the save over the Angels on Saturday, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
Yates took the mound with a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and retired the side on just nine pitches to secure his 33rd save of the campaign. The veteran reliever has been spectacular in the month of September, recording eight saves while allowing just one hit over 9.1 scoreless innings (10 appearances). He's also issued just one walk over his last four outings.
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Mason Miller SP | OAK
Athletics' Mason Miller: Falters in ninth Saturday
Miller was charged with his third blown save of the season in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday, allowing two earned runs on two hits over one inning. He struck out three.
Miller surrendered a game-tying, two-run home run to Luke Raley in the bottom of the ninth inning. The blown save was the right-hander's first since June 14, and the pair of earned runs snapped a four-appearance scoreless streak. Despite the stumble, Miller heads into the final day of the 2024 campaign basking in a breakout season that's seen him accrue 28 saves alongside a 2-2 record, 2.49 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and elite 14.4 K/9 across 65 innings (55 appearances).