MLB Player News

Goldschmidt has been tending to a bone bruise in his right knee recently, but he'll be available off the bench for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Goldschmidt missed multiple games in August due to a right knee sprain, so his current bout with the bone bruise could be related. Testing on his knee came back clean, and the Yankees are confident the issue will be manageable, even though he was available off the bench only in an emergency during Saturday's 3-1 win. Goldschmidt appears to have fallen into a short-side platoon role at first base with Ben Rice, who has started eight of the last 11 games against right-handed pitchers.

Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Young made his return Saturday from a two-game absence due to back spasms and went 0-for-3 at the plate. He'll yield to Robert Hassell in center field Sunday for Washington's series finale. After serving as the everyday center fielder for most of June and July, Young and Hassell have been splitting work at the position over the last few weeks.

Schneemann started at second base and went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rays. He was also caught stealing.

Schneemann was integral to the win, which vaulted Cleveland above Tampa Bay in the postseason chase. He popped a two-run, bases-loaded double to left-center to put the Guardians on top in the fourth inning. He later led off the ninth with a single and scored the game-winning run. The offense came out of nowhere for Schneemann, who entered the contest on a 1-for-25 skid over the previous eight games.

Holliday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

The Orioles will give Holliday a couple of days to catch his breath with a team day off coming Monday. Holliday had made 12 consecutive starts at second base, but he'll yield to Luis Vazquez on Sunday.

Tucker (calf) is out of the lineup Sunday against Washington.

Tucker isn't part of the starting nine for a fourth consecutive game since being removed from Tuesday's contest due to left calf tightness. The Cubs were optimistic he'd return to the lineup this weekend, but with that goal having passed, the likelihood of an IL stint grows. Seiya Suzuki will fill right field Sunday while Justin Turner serves as the designated hitter.

Crow-Armstrong (knee) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Crow-Armstrong left Saturday's game after fouling a ball off his knee in the sixth inning, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. The Cubs have deemed the injury a right knee contusion, which means Crow-Armstrong should be considered day-to-day. Kevin Alcantara will patrol center field Sunday.

Bichette is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Bichette started the previous 55 contests and will receive a break Sunday after going 9-for-19 with four doubles and two homers in the first five games of September. He appeared to get a bit banged up during Saturday's contest on a slide into home plate, though no injury has been announced and the shortstop never exited the contest. Monday's team off day will provide Bichette with two consecutive days to rest ahead of a stretch of a stretch of 13 games in 13 days.

Donovan (groin) hopes to begin a rehab assignment sometime during the upcoming week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Donovan has been upping his baseball activities as he works his way back from a left groin strain and appears almost ready to test things out in a game setting. He could be eyeing a return Sept. 15 when the Cardinals return to St. Louis to begin a homestand. Donovan has been sidelined since mid-August.

Witt (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Witt left Friday's 2-1 win with low back spasms and will close out the weekend with two straight absences while he manages the injury. On an encouraging note, an MRI on Witt's back returned clean Saturday, so he should be viewed as day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener in Cleveland.

Mazur is expected to work as a bulk reliever behind opening pitcher Tyler Phillips during Sunday's game against the Phillies, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Mazur had made a pair of starts for the Marlins upon being recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on Aug. 28, but Miami appears set to use the right-hander behind an opener with the hope of generating better results from him. Over his three total starts with Miami this season, Mazur has gone 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 12:5 K:BB in 15.2 innings.