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  • Nestor Cortes SP | NYY

    Yankees' Nestor Cortes: Ramps up intensity

    Cortes (elbow) has continued to throw and was able to increase the intensity in Thursday's session, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Cortes maintains hope to pitch in the ALCS as the Yankees are a win away from advancing Thursday. The left-hander continues to make strides in his recovery from the flexor strain, but his availability for the rest of the playoffs remains up in the air.

  • Jorge Polanco 2B | SEA

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Undergoes knee surgery

    Polanco underwent surgery Thursday to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

    Polanco had a career-worst .651 OPS in 2024 while playing through the knee issue, and he's now getting the injury addressed. The second baseman is expected to be ready for spring training, but it remains to be seen which uniform he will be donning in 2025 as the Mariners weigh a $12 million club option or $750,000 buyout.

  • Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Sitting out Game 4

    Cabrera is not in the lineup Thursday for Game 4 of the ALDS against the Royals.

    Yankees manager Aaron Boone has alternated starts at first base in the ALDS, with Cabrera starting Games 1 and 3 and Jon Berti handling the position in Games 2 and 4. Cabrera is 1-for-5 with a double and three walks in the series.

  • Jon Berti 3B | NYY

    Yankees' Jon Berti: Back at first base for Game 4

    Berti is starting at first base and batting ninth Thursday in Game 4 of the ALDS in Kansas City, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.

    Berti received his first professional start at first base in Game 2 and will be back there in Game 4 as the Yankees try to close out the series. Oswaldo Cabrera -- who started Games 1 and 3 at first base -- will begin this contest on the bench.

  • Wenceel Perez RF | DET

    Tigers' Wenceel Perez: Idle for Game 4

    Perez isn't in the lineup Thursday for Game 4 of the ALDS against Cleveland.

    Perez has gone 1-for-5 while appearing in two games this series, and he'll move to the bench Thursday as the Tigers look to clinch a spot in the ALCS. Matt Vierling will take over in right field while Zach McKinstry covers the hot corner.

  • Reese Olson SP | DET

    Tigers' Reese Olson: Drawing ALDS Game 4 start

    Olson will start Thursday in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Guardians.

    The Tigers used an opener ahead of Olson in Game 1 of the series, but he will be given a traditional start Thursday as Detroit looks to close out the series. Olson struck out four while allowing just one run over five innings in Game 1.

  • Yankees' Jasson Dominguez: Out of lineup again for Game 3

    Dominguez is absent from the lineup Wednesday for Game 3 of the ALDS versus the Royals.

    Dominguez started in left field in each of the last five games of the regular season, but he has yet to see any action in the ALDS. The Yankees are again going with Alex Verdugo in left field for Game 3.

  • Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Back at first base for Game 3

    Cabrera will start at first base and bat eighth Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALDS in Kansas City.

    Cabrera started Game 1 before yielding to Jon Berti in Game 2, but he will be back at first base for Game 3. The switch hitter went 1-for-4 with a double and three strikeouts in the first game of the series.

  • Tommy Pham LF | KC

    Royals' Tommy Pham: Sitting out ALDS Game 3

    Pham is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 3 of the ALDS versus the Yankees.

    Pham was in the lineup for the first two games of the series, picking up two hits, two RBI and two runs scored. He will begin Game 3 on the bench as Adam Frazier starts in right field and bats eighth.

  • Grant Taylor RP | CHW

    White Sox's Grant Taylor: Cleared for AFL

    Taylor (lat) is slated to pitch in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs.

    Taylor missed LSU's 2023 national championship season following Tommy John surgery and missed most of this season with a lat strain, so this is a chance for him to make up for lost time. It's a weak crop of pitching prospects in the AFL, and Taylor has the stuff to stand out, headlined by a mid-90s fastball, low-90s cutter and a pair of breaking balls. He posted a 1.13 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 25:1 K:BB in 16 innings over four starts for Single-A Kannapolis earlier this year.

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