MLB Player News
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Sitting Sunday
Gonzalez is absent from Sunday's lineup against Tampa Bay, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Enmanuel Valdez will start at third base and bat ninth in the Red Sox's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Gonzalez will end his first season with the Red Sox having slashed .266/.306/.417 with 11 stolen bases, six home runs and 29 RBI across 216 plate appearances.
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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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Kenta Maeda SP | DET
Tigers' Kenta Maeda: Starting Sunday vs. White Sox
Maeda is starting Sunday against the White Sox.
This will be Maeda's first start since July 9. He has been much better out of the bullpen (3.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) than in the rotation (7.26 ERA, 1.58 WHIP) this season, but the Tigers will look to him to eat some innings on the final day of the regular season.
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Anthony Santander RF | BAL
Orioles' Anthony Santander: Not starting Sunday
Santander is absent from Sunday's lineup against Minnesota.
Santander will rest for the regular-season finale after going 2-for-9 with one RBI over his last two outings. Unless he pinch hits Sunday, he'll end the 2024 regular season with a .235/.308/.506 slash line, 44 home runs and 102 RBI over 665 plate appearances. The Orioles will start Colton Cowser, Cedric Mullins and Ryan O'Hearn in the outfield.
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Ben Gamel RF | HOU
Astros' Ben Gamel: Moved to 60-day IL
Gamel (fibula) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday.
It had already been reported that Gamel was unlikely to return this season, and this move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Sunday's starter Ryan Gusto.
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Adam Frazier 2B | KC
Royals' Adam Frazier: Sitting Sunday
Frazier is absent from Sunday's lineup against Atlanta.
Barring a pinch-hit appearance Sunday, Frazier will end the regular season having slashed .202/.282/.294 with four home runs and 22 RBI over 294 plate appearances. Hunter Renfroe will start in right field and bat sixth.
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Absent from lineup
Perez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Freddy Fermin will start behind home plate and bat seventh in the Royals' regular-season finale. Unless Perez comes in to pinch hit Sunday, he'll end the regular season with a slash line of .271/.330/.456 with 27 home runs and 104 RBI across 651 plate appearances.
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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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Gavin Sheets RF | CHW
White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Out for regular-season finale
Sheets is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.
Unless he pinch hits Sunday, Sheets will end the season with a slash line of .233/.303/.357 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI across 501 plate appearances. Bryan Ramos will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth.
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Zach Penrod SP | BOS
Red Sox's Zach Penrod: Sent down Sunday
Penrod was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday.
The 27-year-old lefty split the majority of his season between Double-A and Triple-A, establishing himself as a fringe prospect despite his age. Control was an issue for Penrod at Triple-A (16.1 percent walk rate), and he walked four batters in four innings while up with the big club.