MLB Player News

Edwards (thumb) isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

Edwards will miss a second straight start due to a thumb injury that he picked up during Saturday's game against the Padres. While he recovers, Jared Serna will start at the keystone and bat ninth.

The Rangers optioned Macko to the club's Arizona Complex League affiliate Tuesday.

The left-hander was called up by Texas over the weekend and will return to the minors after firing 2.1 scoreless frames Sunday against the Blue Jays. Macko won't be eligible to be recalled by the Rangers before the end of the regular season unless the corresponding transaction is injury related.

The Rangers activated Gray (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.

Gray has been shelved for all of September with right elbow inflammation, but he'll go back directly onto the active roster without having made a rehab appearance. The rookie reliever has pitched well out of the Texas bullpen this season, logging a 3.93 ERA and 58:16 K:BB over 55 innings.

Cavalli will not make another start this season, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.

Cavalli is healthy, as this is purely a workload-related shutdown. The right-hander reached the 200-strikeout mark in his last outing and, at 169.2 innings for the season, is almost 50 innings past last year's total, so it makes sense for the Nationals to pull the plug. Cavalli -- who signed a four-year, $47 million contract extension last week -- will finish with a 13-5 record, 3.02 ERA and 200:48 K:BB over 169.2 frames covering 32 starts.

Peters (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

It's the third straight absence due to a bruised left shoulder for Peters, who sustained the injury on a collision with the outfield wall Friday versus Detroit. Brenton Doyle is picking up another start in center field and is batting seventh against Kansas City lefty Daniel Lynch.

Nimmo (illness) is starting in right field and batting fifth Tuesday against the Mets.

The veteran outfielder was scratched from the lineup Sunday due to a stomach bug but is ready for action after Monday's team off day. It's been a struggle for Nimmo through 17 games in September, as he has a .227/.292/.288 slash line and 30.6 percent strikeout rate.

The Yankees optioned Schuemann to the Florida Complex League on Tuesday.

He's clearing off the active roster in order to make space for the return of Jazz Chisholm (thumb). Schuemann reporting to the Yankees' FCL affiliate allows him to continue working out at the team's spring training complex in case he's needed in the future.

The Yankees activated Chisholm (intercostal) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday in between the first and second games of a doubleheader against the Rays.

Chisholm made a swift recovery from a right thumb sprain, an injury he suffered just two weeks ago. He did not play any rehab games, as the Yankees were satisfied with how Chisholm looked in workouts enough to reinstate him to the active roster. Max Schuemann was optioned in a corresponding roster move.

Flaherty (forearm) will be activated from the 15-day injured list and pitch during this weekend's series against the Pirates, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

He could follow either Justin Verlander (hamstring/hip) on Saturday or River Ryan on Sunday in a piggyback role, as neither Verlander nor Ryan are stretched out to handle a full workload. Flaherty's stamina isn't built up, either, but he was scheduled for a 2-to-3-inning simulated game this past Saturday. The right-handed hurler has been sidelined since late July due to right forearm flexor inflammation.

Story is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

Fresh off clinching a spot in the playoffs Sunday, the Red Sox will give Story a day off after starting the previous 15 games. The veteran shortstop posted a .799 OPS during that span and could carry a hot bat into the postseason. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is starting at shortstop and batting eighth Tuesday for Boston.