MLB Player News
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Dominic Canzone LF | SEA
Mariners' Dominic Canzone: Exiting starting nine
Canzone is absent from the lineup for Monday's ALCS Game 7 against the Blue Jays.
The left-handed-hitting Canzone had been in the lineup all nine times the Mariners went up against a righty this postseason, but he's just 3-for-27 during the playoffs and will take a seat Monday as the Blue Jays sent right-hander Shane Bieber to the bump. Victor Robles will play right field and bat ninth for the Mariners.
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Justin Steele SP | CHC
Cubs' Justin Steele: Begins throwing program
Steele (elbow) began a throwing program Monday, the pitcher posted from his X account.
The left-hander was cleared to throw on flat ground for the first time since undergoing UCL revision surgery in April. A firm timetable for Steele's readiness to pitch in games isn't clear, but he's likely to get a late start to next season. The left-hander boasts a 3.18 ERA and 458:128 K:BB over 449.2 innings since the beginning of the 2022 campaign.
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Brandon Woodruff SP | MIL
Brewers' Brandon Woodruff: Expected to be ready for spring
Woodruff (lat) is expected to be 100 percent well ahead of spring training, MLB.com reports.
Woodruff didn't pitch after being diagnosed with a moderate right lat strain in late September. The injury is unrelated to his previous shoulder surgery, and the expectation is that he'll be fine after some rest. Woodruff and the Brewers have a $20 million mutual option for 2026 that carries a $10 million buyout. He pitched very well in 2025 when able to toe the rubber, collecting a 3.20 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 83:14 K:BB over 64.2 innings covering 12 starts. Woodruff will turn 33 in February and will remain a major injury risk heading into 2026.
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Shelby Miller RP | MIL
Brewers' Shelby Miller: Requires UCL, flexor surgery
Miller is likely to miss most, if not all, of the 2026 season after undergoing UCL and flexor tendon surgery Oct. 13, MLB.com reports.
Miller had been hopeful of a less invasive procedure that would give him a chance to return before the end of the 2026 campaign, but ultimately he's unlikely to pitch again until 2027. It's the second UCL repair for Miller, who had Tommy John surgery in May 2017. He's an impending free agent after posting a 2.74 ERA and 54:15 K:BB over 46 innings between the Diamondbacks and Brewers this season.
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Tanner Scott RP | LAD
Dodgers' Tanner Scott: Hoping to be on World Series roster
Scott (lower body) has been throwing and hopes to be included on the Dodgers' World Series roster, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Scott has not made an appearance this postseason after undergoing a lower-body abscess procedure earlier this month. It's unclear whether he will be built back up enough to be included on the roster for the World Series, which begins Friday. Scott paced the Dodgers with 23 saves during the regular season, but he had an up-and-down campaign, finishing with a 4.74 ERA and 60:18 K:BB over 57 frames.
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Logan Gilbert SP | SEA
Mariners' Logan Gilbert: Ineffective in Game 6 of ALCS
Gilbert was tagged with the loss after he pitched four innings, surrendering five runs (four earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out three batters in Sunday's 6-2 defeat to the Blue Jays in Game 6 of the ALCS.
Gilbert gave up two runs in the bottom of the second inning before later giving up a two-run home run to Addison Barger in the following frame and a solo shot to Vladimir Guerrero in the fifth. The right-hander has now posted a 4.20 ERA and 1.47 WHIP with 14 strikeouts over 15 innings in four appearances, including three starts, with Seattle in the playoffs so far.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Naylor: Homers in Game 6 loss
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 6 of the ALCS.
Naylor notched a single in the top of the fourth inning and later launched a two-out solo home run off Trey Yesavage in the top of the sixth. The first baseman is now batting .341 with three home runs, four RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases over 44 at-bats in 11 games so far in the postseason.
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Addison Barger SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Goes deep in Game 6 of ALCS
Barger went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 6-2 win over Seattle in Game 6 of the ALCS.
Barger got the scoring started in bottom of the second inning, driving in Daulton Varsho on a single. The 25-year-old would later add a two-run home run off Logan Gilbert in the fourth inning, notching his second long ball of the playoffs. Barger is now batting .281 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored over 32 at-bats in nine games during the postseason.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Goes yard again
Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Mariners in Game 6 of the ALCS.
Guerrero launched a solo home run off Logan Gilbert to open the bottom of the fifth inning before later being hit by a pitch in the seventh frame and coming around to score again. Additionally, the first baseman notched a single in the bottom of the eighth, securing his sixth multi-hit performance of the playoffs. Through 10 games in the postseason, Guerrero has batted .462 with six home runs, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored over 39 at-bats.
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Trey Yesavage SP | TOR
Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage: Bounces back in Game 6
Yesavage earned the win after he pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out seven in Sunday's 6-2 victory over Seattle in Game 6 of the ALCS.
Yesavage toed the rubber for the second time in the series, bouncing back well after surrendering five runs over four innings in Game 2. The right-hander was able to blank the Mariners through five innings before he gave up a two-out solo home run to Josh Naylor in the top of the sixth. Yesavage then surrendered a two-out single to Randy Arozarena, and he was subsequently removed from the game. Arozarena later came around to score on a single by Eugenio Suarez. Yesavage has now posted a 4.20 ERA with 22 strikeouts over 15 innings in three starts during the postseason.