MLB Player News
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Cedric Mullins CF | TB
Mets' Cedric Mullins: Sitting Saturday
Mullins is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.
Mullins has been used in a strong-side platoon role in center field, but he's starting to lose playing time. Mullins has now been held out of the starting nine for two of the Mets' last three games against right-handers, and he's started just one of the team's last five contests. Tyrone Taylor will patrol center field Friday. Mullins is slashing .111/.222/.167 in his last 21 games.
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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: On bench Saturday
Baty (side) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.
Baty exited Friday's contest with a side injury, and he'll get the afternoon off Saturday to recover. Ronny Mauricio will draw the start at third base and bat eighth.
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Pedro Pages C | STL
Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Absent from lineup
Pages isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
Pages will sit out Saturday's contest after going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Friday's series opener. His absence will give Jimmy Crooks another start behind the plate catching for Michael McGreevy.
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Joel Peguero P | SF
Giants' Joel Peguero: Earns third hold of 2025
Peguero picked up a hold in Friday's 6-3 victory over the Rockies, allowing one hit while striking out one across a scoreless inning.
Peguero entered the game in the eighth and gave up just one single, throwing eight of his 14 pitches for strikes. The right-hander has logged three consecutive scoreless outings, surrendering one hit while striking out four across three innings during that span. Overall, he owns a 2.53 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 17:7 K:BB across 21.1 innings in 16 games this season.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Doubles in win
Devers went 1-for-2 with three walks, a double and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rockies.
The 28-year-old drew a walk in the first inning before coming around to score on a two-run homer by Willy Adames. Devers added a double in the second, marking his first two-bagger since Sept. 10. He has reached base safely in 10 consecutive games, slashing .211/.348/.474 with three home runs and a 30.4 percent strikeout rate in 46 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he's slashing .252/.373/.476 with 107 RBI, 97 runs scored, 34 long balls and one stolen base across 721 plate appearances in 161 games between the Giants and Red Sox.
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Roki Sasaki P | LAD
Dodgers' Roki Sasaki: Pops triple digits on radar gun
Sasaki recorded the second hold of his career in Friday's 3-2 win over the Mariners, giving up one hit and striking out two in a scoreless seventh inning.
It's been a tough first North American season overall for Sasaki, who has only been healthy enough to throw 36.1 innings, but he appears to be back to 100 percent as he works a high-leverage relief role for the Dodgers headed into the playoffs. The right-hander topped out at 100.1 mph with his fastball Friday, and he's fanned four batters in two shutout innings since being activated from the IL on Sept. 24. If closer Tanner Scott falters in the postseason, Sasaki could find himself in some very high-pressure situations in October.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Swipes bag No. 20
Ohtani went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
The reigning NL NVP hasn't been able to match his historic 50-50 campaign from 2024, but Ohtani swiped his 20th bag of the year Friday, the third straight season he's reached that mark. His power numbers haven't regressed as he looks to defend his MVP crown -- he's headed for his third straight campaign with an OPS over 1.000, slashing .279/.390/.616 through 720 plate appearances with 54 homers and 101 RBI, including nine long balls in 23 September contests.
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Tanner Scott RP | LAD
Dodgers' Tanner Scott: Notches 23rd save
Scott gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 23rd save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Mariners. He struck out two.
The left-hander has looked a little more stable over the last couple weeks, giving up runs in only one of his last seven appearances. Scott has still blown three of seven save chances since returning from elbow inflammation in late August, however, stumbling to a 7.15 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 10:7 K:BB in 11.1 innings over that span. The Dodgers have plenty of other high-leverage relief options if those struggles resurface in the playoffs, including Roki Sasaki, who struck out two in a scoreless seventh inning Friday to collect his second hold and topped out at 100.1 mph with his fastball.
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Emmet Sheehan SP | LAD
Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan: Begins conversion to short relief
Sheehan didn't factor into the decision Friday, getting the start but working only one inning in a 3-2 victory over the Mariners. He gave up one unearned run on one hit while striking out three.
The Dodgers will shift the 25-year-old right-hander to the bullpen in the playoffs, and Sheehan looked like he will have no issues adapting to the role, topping out at 97.6 mph with his fastball as he struck out the side around a single, a wild pitch and an error. If this was Sheehan's final appearance of the regular season, he'll put 2025 in the books with a 2.82 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 89:22 K:BB through 73.1 innings, and he could have a prominent spot in the Dodgers' 2026 rotation plans.
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Jackson Chourio CF | MIL
Brewers' Jackson Chourio: Records 20-20 season
Chourio went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Reds.
The steal was his 20th of the season, giving Chourio his second straight 20-20 campaign to begin his big-league career. The 21-year-old outfielder is slumping heading into the postseason, however, going 1-for-20 over his last five games and slashing .188/.258/.294 through 98 plate appearances in September.