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  • Angels' Gustavo Campero: Filling in for injured Adams

    Campero will start in right field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    He'll occupy right field for the eighth time in nine games, with injuries to Mickey Moniak and Jordyn Adams (knee) paving the way for Campero to pick up at-bats following his Sept. 15 call-up from Triple-A Salt Lake. Moniak has since returned to action, but Adams will miss out on a fifth straight start while he tends to the knee injury. Campero has opened his big-league career by going 8-for-28 (.286 average) with two stolen bases, three RBI and three runs through his first eight contests.

  • Mickey Moniak CF | LAA

    Angels' Mickey Moniak: Exiting lineup Wednesday

    Moniak is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Moniak recently battled a hand injury, but he started each of the Angels' last three games and went 2-for-10 with a double, two walks, one stolen base and two runs. His absence from the lineup Wednesday looks to be maintenance-related.

  • Brandon Drury 2B | LAA

    Angels' Brandon Drury: Losing playing time

    Drury is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Drury finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in five games, with all four absences coming against right-handed starting pitchers. Jack Lopez has seemingly supplanted Drury as the Halos' top option at second base.

  • Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA

    Angels' Niko Kavadas: Idle against right-hander

    Kavadas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Kavadas' grip on a strong-side platoon role may be slipping down the stretch; he'll hit the bench Wednesday for the second time in the Angels' last three matchups with right-handed pitchers. He'll cede his spot in the lineup to Matt Thaiss, who picks up a start at catcher while top backstop Logan O'Hoppe gets a day off behind the dish but sticks in the starting nine at designated hitter.

  • Jordyn Adams RF | LAA

    Angels' Jordyn Adams: Still on bench with knee injury

    Adams (knee) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Adams will miss out on a fifth consecutive start while he continues to battle a sore right knee. Gustavo Campero will fill in for Adams in right field and will bat eighth.

  • Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Getting night off

    Horwitz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

    Horwitz's streak of 11 consecutive starts will come to an end while he heads to the bench for the first time since Sept. 11. He'll cede his spot in the lineup to Tyler Heineman, who will handle catching duties while top backstop Alejandro Kirk gets a day off behind the plate but sticks in the starting nine as the Blue Jays' designated hitter.

  • Mariners' Julio Rodriguez: Extends hitting streak with homer

    Rodriguez went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over Houston.

    Rodriguez extended his hitting streak to seven games with his ninth-inning homer, his 20th of the season, giving him his third straight 20-20 campaign to begin his career. After disappointing for most of the season, Rodriguez has finally found his groove as the Mariners make their final push towards the playoffs. The 23-year-old is 14-for-36 (.389) with four home runs, 13 RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases during his seven-game hitting streak, leading the Mariners to a 5-2 record to keep their playoff hopes alive.

  • Cole Irvin RP | MIN

    Twins' Cole Irvin: DFA'd by Minnesota

    The Twins designated Irvin for assignment Wednesday.

    Irvin allowed five earned runs over just 3.2 innings during his brief time with the Twins, and he's now been DFA'd by two teams within the last 10 days. The left-hander carries a 5.11 ERA and 1.45 WHIP through 111 innings on the year and would not be eligible for the postseason if a contender claims him.

  • Daulton Varsho CF | TOR

    Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: May be available for start of spring

    Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Wednesday that Varsho (shoulder) is expected to be close to a full participant for the start of spring training, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

    Varsho underwent surgery on his right shoulder Monday, and though the extent of the procedure wasn't known at the time, the Blue Jays indicated that the 28-year-old required a standard rotator cuff repair, with no other damage being detected. While the lack of additional damage to his shoulder qualifies as good news for Varsho, he could still face a tight window to gain full clearance by the time position players report to camp in the second half of February. Any setbacks in the rehab process over the winter could put Varsho at risk of opening the 2025 season on the injured list.

  • Brent Headrick RP | MIN

    Twins' Brent Headrick: Back in minors

    The Twins optioned Headrick to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.

    Headrick logged one appearance during his four-day stint in the big leagues, giving up one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out five batters over three innings. He'll now be sent back across the Mississippi River in favor of Jorge Alcala, who was recalled from Triple-A.

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