MLB Player News

Winn's (thumb) activation from the 10-day injured list has been delayed due to discomfort he felt during pregame batting practice Friday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Winn had targeted a return Saturday, but certain kinds of swings still give him trouble and the Cardinals "need to get on the other side of it completely" before the shortstop is reinstated, per manager Oliver Marmol. The 24-year-old has missed the last two-plus weeks with a small fracture in his left thumb. Thomas Saggese has drawn the last six starts at shortstop for St. Louis in Winn's stead.

Kim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Kim had started in each of the last four games and seven of the previous nine, going 6-for-21 (.286 average) with one walk, two RBI, one run and one stolen base during that span. The 30-year-old is still slashing an abysmal .113/.204/.124 on the season and may have more work to do before settling back into an everyday role at shortstop on a longer-term basis.

Pena sustained a fracture in his left fibula during Double-A Biloxi's game against Birmingham on Saturday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Pena suffered the injury on a slide into third base and was carted off the field. The 19-year-old required a splint and the use of crutches to get around, but he's expected to begin his rehab program next week. The fracture continues a tough run of injury luck for Pena, who missed a month earlier this season after collapsing in the dugout due to overheating. He was promoted to Biloxi in mid-August and has a .268/.328/.339 slash line in his first 16 contests at Double-A.

De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Brewers.

De La Cruz got the Reds on the board with a 438-foot blast off Dustin May in the first inning, and he's now matched his home run total (22) from 2025. The 24-year-old shortstop has hit safely in 12 of his past 13 contests, tallying seven multi-hit efforts, seven extra-base hits, five RBI, 14 runs scored and two stolen bases in that span. On the season, Elly's slashing .278/.356/.484 with 22 homers, 62 RBI, 85 runs scored and 24 steals across 550 plate appearances.

Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Twins.

Montgomery accounted for one of two White Sox home runs in the first inning. He now has 31 long balls this season, five of which have come in his last 14 games. Montgomery remains a boom-or-bust option at the plate, as he's also hitting .189 with a 41.7 percent strikeout rate in that span.

Abrams went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.

Abrams is still scuffling at the plate, having gone just 4-for-40 (.100) over his last 10 games, though he has two steals and two RBI in that span. The infielder is hitting .265 with an .837 OPS, 28 steals, 29 home runs, 94 RBI, 83 runs scored, 26 doubles and three triples over 135 contests. If he can find his swing again soon, he has plenty of time to secure the first 30-30 season of his career.

Saggese went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, one RBI, one stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 10-7 loss to the Rockies.

Saggese has hit safely in six straight games, four of which have been multi-hit efforts. He's also logged three home runs, eight RBI and two steals in that span. The infielder's playing time is likely to drop once Masyn Winn (thumb) returns, but Saggese has put together a nice audition that could help him stay in the Cardinals' long-term plans. Over 39 games this year, Saggese is batting .260 with a .772 OPS, four homers, three steals, 12 RBI, 18 runs scored, four doubles and one triple.

Tovar went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Cardinals.

Tovar's place in the lineup has been slipping lately -- he's started just five of the Rockies' last eight games, and in only one of the four games against right-handed starters in that span. The shortstop has gone 10-for-30 (.333) with three RBI over his last 12 contests, but that's been a brief bright spot in an otherwise disappointing year. Tovar is batting .213 with a .596 OPS, seven steals, 10 home runs, 41 RBI and 46 runs scored over 130 contests this season.

McGonigle is not in Detroit's starting lineup against Cleveland on Saturday.

McGonigle will have the day off after going 3-for-9 with an RBI during Friday's doubleheader against the Guardians. Hao-Yu Lee will draw the start at the hot corner and bat second while McGonigle is on the bench.

Winn (thumb) intends to return from the 10-day injured list for Saturday's game in Colorado, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

The Cardinals put Winn through a full pregame workout Friday, and as long as he recovers from that with no issues, he'll be in the lineup for Saturday's contest versus the Rockies. Winn has missed the last two weeks of action with a small fracture in his left thumb.