MLB Player News
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa CF | PIT
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Sitting Sunday
Kiner-Falefa is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.
Jared Triolo will start at third base and bat sixth in Pittsburgh's regular-season finale. As a member of the Pirates this season, Kiner-Falefa slashed .240/.265/.322 with eight stolen bases, one home run and 10 RBI across 215 plate appearances.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Sitting in finale
Winn is not in Sunday's lineup against the Giants.
Thomas Saggese will get the start at shortstop in Winn's place, batting seventh. Winn wrapped up the regular season riding a seven-game hitting streak, batting .313 (10-for-32) during that stretch with seven extra-base hits (five doubles, a triple and a homer).
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Not in Sunday's lineup
Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that he fully expects Rojas (thigh) to be in the lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
The hope was that Rojas would be back Sunday for the regular-season finale, but he will instead get another few days off in advance of the postseason. Rojas is slashing .283/.337/.410 with six home runs and eight steals in 103 games.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Absent for regular-season finale
Swanson is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Luis Vazquez will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Swanson will finish the 2024 regular season with a slash line of .242/.312/.390, 19 stolen bases, 16 home runs and 66 RBI across 593 plate appearances.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Stays hot with three hits
Tovar went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's loss to the Dodgers.
Tovar singled in his first trip to the plate before launching a 429-foot solo homer in the bottom of the third inning. The shortstop went on to reach base three times in the contest, tallying at least three hits for the 16th time this season. Tovar has also posted multiple knocks and at least one RBI in each of his last three games, while the long ball was his 26th on the campaign.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Steals base in loss
Perdomo went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Padres.
Perdomo stole second base with one out in the third inning but the Diamondbacks were unable to advance him. It was the ninth steal of the season and the first in 17 games for Perdomo. Arizona faces a must-win scenario Sunday to give it a chance at the postseason, so manager Torey Lovullo will want his best, likely including Perdomo, in the lineup.
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Ha-seong Kim SS | SD
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Will undergo shoulder surgery
Kim told reporters Saturday that he will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Kim has been on the 10-day injured list since Aug. 20 due to right shoulder inflammation. His rehab was repeatedly stalled as he continued to feel discomfort in his right shoulder, and it was decided Saturday that he would be pulled from his recovery program, per Cassavell. For now, it's unclear whether Kim's procedure will have a recovery timeline that would allow him to return for the start of spring training or if he might miss the start of the 2025 regular season. The 28-year-old infielder ends the year with a slash line of .233/.330/.370 with 22 stolen bases, 11 home runs and 47 RBI across 470 plate appearances.
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Ha-seong Kim SS | SD
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Shut down for season
The Padres pulled Kim (shoulder) off his recovery program Saturday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Kim has been on the injured list since mid-August due to right shoulder inflammation. Despite spending more than a month on the IL, he's made little progress in his ability to throw the ball and will now shift his focus to getting ready for the start of the 2025 campaign. He'll close the book on 2024 with a .233/.330/.370 slash line alongside 47 RBI and 22 stolen bases across 121 games.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Swipes 19th bag in win
Swanson went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Reds.
Swanson swiped a bag in the fifth frame and then doubled and scored the game's first run in the eighth. The shortstop is finishing the season strong, hitting safely in eight of his past 10 contests with three multi-hit efforts, five extra-base hits and two steals. On the season, he's batting .242 with 16 home runs, 66 RBI, 82 runs scored and a career-high 19 stolen bases across 593 plate appearances.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Baserunning blunder in loss
De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a double in Friday's 1-0 loss to the Cubs.
De La Cruz lofted a flyball to left center that fell in between two Chicago outfielders that he tried to stretch it to a triple, but he was thrown out by Pete Crow-Armstrong. Reds interim manager Freddie Benavides told Mark Sheldon of MLB.com that it was mistake for De La Cruz to not stop at second base. "The ball was in front of him," Benavides said. "He's got to realize that [Crow-Armstrong] has got a great arm. It's something me and him talked about, we addressed. It's a mistake and he's going to learn from it." While it may have been a tactical error on the part of De La Cruz, it does not take away from his fantasy value. The 22-year-old infielder has an .815 OPS with 25 home runs, 74 RBI, a league-leading 65 steals and 104 runs scored over 158 games.