MLB Player News
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Undergoing surgery on finger
Bichette will undergo surgery Wednesday to have a pin inserted into his fractured right middle finger, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
The pin will ensure the finger heals correctly. Bichette is expected to make a full recovery from surgery by the time spring training rolls around. The 26-year-old was limited to just 81 games in 2024 due to injury, slashing a disappointing .225/.277/.322 with four home runs.
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Taylor Walls 3B | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Heading back to bench Wednesday
Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
Walls will hit the bench after a stretch of three consecutive starts and five starts in the past six games. The infielder has produced a weak .546 OPS in September, but that mark is actually an improvement over his season-long OPS of .519. He continues to see semi-regular playing time largely because of his defensive work.
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Ceddanne Rafaela CF | BOS
Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Absent from lineup
Rafaela is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Rafaela appears to be receiving a routine day off after he started each of the previous five contests. Jarren Duran will shift over to center field in Rafaela's stead, and Enmanuel Valdez will cover second base for the Red Sox.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Contributes game-winning hit
Wilson went 1-for-3 with a walk-off RBI single and a walk in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.
The rookie drove home Zack Gelof with one out in the ninth inning to snap a 4-4 tie and send the Athletics home winners in their penultimate night game at Oakland Coliseum. Wilson now has singles in three straight games, but he's shown very little pop since his late-August return from a long IL stint with just four extra-base hits across 86 plate appearances.
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Bobby Witt SS | KC
Royals' Bobby Witt: Two hits, steal in win
Witt went 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 1-0 extra-inning win over the Nationals.
Witt's 10th-inning single and an error by the Nationals led to the Royals scoring the decisive run of the game. The shortstop has gone 12-for-30 (.400) with five extra-base hits, nine RBI and three steals over his last nine games. He's at a .335/.392/.597 slash line with 32 home runs, 108 RBI, 124 runs scored and 31 steals over 157 contests in his breakout campaign.
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Leonardo Jimenez SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez: Taking seat Tuesday
Jimenez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
Jimenez started the previous eight games but will receive a day off after going 4-for-24 with eight strikeouts during that stretch. Davis Schneider will man second base while batting eighth versus Boston righty Brayan Bello.
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Meeting with hand specialist
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Bichette (finger) traveled to Arizona this week to meet with a hand specialist, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.
Bichette has already been ruled out for the season with a fractured right middle finger, but the consultation with the specialist should help the infielder determine whether or not he'll need surgery to address the injury. Regardless of whether he gets surgery, Bichette should be back to full health in advance of spring training. The 26-year-old is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2025 season and could be a trade candidate this winter, though the Blue Jays may prefer to have Bichette rebuild some value after he posted a career-worst .599 OPS over 336 plate appearances in 2024.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Goes deep twice
Neto went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double and six RBI in Sunday's win over Houston.
Neto put the Angels on the board with his two-run shot in the sixth inning. He then delivered two more clutch hits, a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth and a go-ahead three-run double in the ninth. He snapped a 10-game homerless drought, which was also a 3-for-39 (.077) slump. Neto is now slashing .248/.317/.444 with 23 home runs, 57 extra-base hits and 30 steals through 152 games.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Sitting for nightcap
Story is not in the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Twins, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
The Red Sox are starting a rather surprising number of regulars in both ends of the twin bill, but Story is not among those starting in Game 2, which makes sense given he just returned earlier in September after missing five months with a dislocated left shoulder. Story went 1-for-4 with a run scored and three strikeouts in the Red Sox's 8-1 win in the early game. Nick Sogard with take over at shortstop and bat sixth against right-hander Zebby Matthews.