MLB Player News

Vargas is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Vargas is a big reason why the White Sox made the playoffs in 2026, as he has broken out with 33 homers and 22 steals through 159 games. His overall numbers put him second at third base in terms of earned fantasy value, behind only Junior Caminero.

Caminero went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Phillies.

Caminero opened the scoring with a two-run blast off Aaron Nola in the first inning, reaching 100 RBI for the second straight campaign. According to Adam Berry of MLB.com, the young third baseman became just the ninth player in history to have multiple 40-homer, 100-RBI seasons within his first four years. Overall, he's slashing .277/.361/.526 with 42 long balls, 101 RBI, 100 runs scored and three steals across 700 plate appearances with one regular-season game left to play.

Paredes went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 13-2 win over the Athletics.

Paredes has homered four times over his last seven contests, going 9-for-26 (.346) with six RBI in that span. The power surge has the infielder up to 25 homers on the year, reaching that mark for the second time in his five full big-league campaigns. Paredes is batting .263 with an .809 OPS, 94 RBI, 69 runs scored, 27 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over a career-high 154 contests.

Machado went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

Machado reached the 30-homer mark for the first time since 2023 when he went deep in the fourth inning. The third baseman has gone deep six times and added 15 RBI over his last 20 contests despite batting just .195 (15-for-77) in that span. He's hitting .216 with a .710 OPS, 90 RBI, 82 runs scored, 22 doubles and five stolen bases over 157 contests this season.

Garcia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Garcia will sit out Kansas City's penultimate game of the season after going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored Friday. Josh Rojas will fill in at third base and bat eighth.

The Royals placed Loftin on the paternity list Saturday.

Loftin will be away from the team while welcoming a new addition to his family, and his move to the paternity list will likely end his season early. The 28-year-old surpassed 100 games played in a season for the first time this year and slashed .240/.322/.388 with eight homers, 45 RBI and 42 runs scored while doing so.

The Rangers placed Jung on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a fractured right hand.

Jung's move to the injured list will officially rule him out for the rest of the regular season and the start of a potential postseason run, though it's more likely that he remains sidelined until 2027. Cody Freeman and Nicky Lopez are the leading candidates to pick up starts in the infield while Jung is out, and Logan O'Hoppe will come up from Triple-A to replenish Texas' bench depth.

Hayes isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Hayes will move out of the starting lineup Saturday after going just 2-for-31 since returning from the injured list Sept. 7. Juan Brito will replace him at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Gonzales isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.

Gonzales has notched a base hit in each of Pittsburgh's last three games, but he'll begin Saturday's affair in the dugout with Jacob Gonzalez starting at third base and batting eighth.

Arenado went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in Friday's 11-4 win over the Padres.

Arenado's first year in Arizona saw him get back to the 30-homer mark for the first time since 2022. He reached the threshold with a third-inning blast off Casey Mize. Arenado is batting .254 with an .803 OPS, 85 RBI, 79 runs scored, 24 doubles, one triple and four stolen bases over 150 contests this year.