MLB Player News
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Brady Singer SP | KC
Royals' Brady Singer: To bullpen for wild-card round
Singer will pitch out of the bullpen during the American League Wild Card Round, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Singer pitched a career-high 179.2 innings this year for Kansas City, logging a 3.71 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 170 strikeouts. Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha line up as Kansas City's starting rotation in the wild-card round.
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Landon Knack SP | LAD
Dodgers' Landon Knack: Following opener
Knack is set to follow Anthony Banda for Sunday's game in Colorado, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Plunkett notes that this could foreshadow how the Dodgers will use Knack in the postseason. The rookie right-hander has a 5.14 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 23 strikeouts in 21 innings over his last five appearances and will make his final trip to the mound of the regular season in Coors Field.
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Anthony Banda RP | LAD
Dodgers' Anthony Banda: Opening for Knack on Sunday
Banda is opening Sunday's game against the Rockies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Landon Knack will serve as the primary pitcher after Banda exits, foreshadowing how the Dodgers might use Knack in the postseason. Banda returned from the injured list Thursday to throw 1.1 scoreless innings against the Padres.
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Not in Sunday's lineup
Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that he fully expects Rojas (thigh) to be in the lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
The hope was that Rojas would be back Sunday for the regular-season finale, but he will instead get another few days off in advance of the postseason. Rojas is slashing .283/.337/.410 with six home runs and eight steals in 103 games.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: On track for Game 1
Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that he fully expects Freeman (ankle) to be in the lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
It's not quite a lock that Freeman will be ready, since the skipper is discussing contingency plans that would involve Enrique Hernandez starting at the hot corner and Max Muncy shifting to first base. Freeman exited Thursday's game with an ankle injury and was seen on crutches and in a walking boot as the Dodgers looked to keep the swelling down.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Absent for regular-season finale
Swanson is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Luis Vazquez will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Swanson will finish the 2024 regular season with a slash line of .242/.312/.390, 19 stolen bases, 16 home runs and 66 RBI across 593 plate appearances.
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Austin Hays LF | PHI
Phillies' Austin Hays: Not in Sunday's lineup
Hays (back) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Hays will sit for the regular-season finale as he continues to battle back soreness, but he could be available off the bench for Sunday's contest. Kody Clemens will start in left field and bat seventh.
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Heliot Ramos CF | SF
Giants' Heliot Ramos: Banged up to close season
Ramos, who is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals, has a tight hamstring and has been playing through plantar fasciitis, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Manager Bob Melvin said that Ramos could hit Sunday or start at designated hitter, but with nothing to play for, he'll likely get the finale off. Ramos had a breakout age-24 season, slashing .269/.322/.469 with 22 home runs and six steals in 518 plate appearances.
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J.T. Realmuto C | PHI
Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Sitting Sunday
Realmuto is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Nationals.
Realmuto will rest for the Phillies' regular-season finale as Garrett Stubbs starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Barring a pinch-hit appearance, Realmuto will end the regular season with a slash line of .266/.322/.429, 14 home runs and 47 RBI across 413 plate appearances.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: May have shoulder surgery
Yoshida may have right shoulder surgery soon, Carlos Yamazaki of Tokyo Sports Press reports.
Yoshida also expressed frustration about not getting enough at-bats and being a full-time designated hitter this year, per Chris Ryan of New Hampshire Today. The 31-year-old slashed .280/.349/.415 with 10 home runs, 45 runs, 56 RBI and two steals in 108 games this year. He will be UT-only next year in fantasy in the vast majority of formats after getting just one start in the outfield.