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American League

Team	Starter	Backup	Reserves
ATH	J. WilsonJacob Wilson	D. HernaizDarell Hernaiz	M. MuncyMax Muncy M. SchuemannMax Schuemann
BAL	G. HendersonGunnar Henderson	J. HollidayJackson Holliday	J. WestburgJordan Westburg J. JacksonJeremiah Jackson J. MateoJorge Mateo
BOS	T. StoryTrevor Story	C. RafaelaCeddanne Rafaela	D. HamiltonDavid Hamilton N. SogardNick Sogard N. EatonNathan Eaton R. GonzalezRomy Gonzalez M. Mayer Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Marcelo Mayer Wrist: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 V. Grissom Foot: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Vaughn Grissom Foot: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
CHW	C. MontgomeryColson Montgomery	C. MeidrothChase Meidroth	B. BaldwinBrooks Baldwin L. SosaLenyn Sosa
CLE	G. AriasGabriel Arias	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio	D. SchneemannDaniel Schneemann A. MartinezAngel Martinez
DET	J. Baez Tigers' Javier Baez: Plates four runs in Game 4 Javier Baez Tigers' Javier Baez: Plates four runs in Game 4	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry	T. SweeneyTrey Sweeney A. IbanezAndy Ibanez
HOU	J. Pena Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Jeremy Pena Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	M. DubonMauricio Dubon	C. CorreaCarlos Correa R. UriasRamon Urias
KC	B. WittBobby Witt	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	T. TolbertTyler Tolbert
LAA	D. GuzmanDenzer Guzman	O. PerazaOswald Peraza	Z. Neto Hand: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Zachary Neto Hand: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
MIN	B. LeeBrooks Lee	R. FitzgeraldRyan Fitzgerald	—
NYY	A. VolpeAnthony Volpe	J. CaballeroJose Caballero	A. RosarioAmed Rosario O. Cabrera Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Oswaldo Cabrera Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
SEA	J. CrawfordJ.P. Crawford	L. RivasLeonardo Rivas	C. YoungCole Young R. Bliss Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Ryan Bliss Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
TB	C. WilliamsCarson Williams	T. GrayTristan Gray	J. CamineroJunior Caminero T. Walls Groin: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Taylor Walls Groin: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
TEX	C. Seager Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Corey Seager Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	J. SmithJosh H. Smith	E. DuranEzequiel Duran D. MooreDylan Moore S. Haggerty Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Sam Haggerty Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 C. FreemanCody Freeman M. HelmanMichael Helman
TOR	A. GimenezAndres Gimenez	E. ClementErnie Clement	B. Bichette Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Won't return for ALCS Knee: Expected to be out until at least Oct 12 Bo Bichette Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Won't return for ALCS Knee: Expected to be out until at least Oct 12 I. Kiner-FalefaIsiah Kiner-Falefa

National League

Team	Starter	Backup	Reserves
ARI	G. PerdomoGeraldo Perdomo	J. Lawlar Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Heading to winter ball Jordan Lawlar Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Heading to winter ball	C. KaiserConnor Kaiser B. AlexanderBlaze Alexander I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
ATL	H. KimHa-seong Kim	N. AllenNick Allen	N. Alvarez Jr.Nacho Alvarez Jr. V. Brujan Hip: Out for the season Vidal Brujan Hip: Out for the season E. WhiteEli White B. WiselyBrett Wisely
CHC	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	W. CastroWilli Castro M. ShawMatt Shaw
CIN	E. De La CruzElly De La Cruz	M. McLainMatt McLain	S. EspinalSantiago Espinal G. LuxGavin Lux N. MarteNoelvi Marte
COL	E. TovarEzequiel Tovar	R. RitterRyan Ritter	O. ArciaOrlando Arcia K. FarmerKyle Farmer T. Freeman Back: Out for the season Tyler Freeman Back: Out for the season T. Estrada Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Thairo Estrada Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
LAD	M. Betts Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Works key walk Mookie Betts Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Works key walk	M. Rojas Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Appears off bench in Game 3 Miguel Rojas Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Appears off bench in Game 3	H. KimHye Seong Kim T. EdmanTommy Edman E. HernandezEnrique Hernandez
MIA	O. LopezOtto Lopez	J. SanojaJavier Sanoja	X. EdwardsXavier Edwards
MIL	J. OrtizJoseph Ortiz	A. MonasterioAndruw Monasterio	B. TurangBrice Turang C. DurbinCaleb Durbin
NYM	F. LindorFrancisco Lindor	L. AcunaLuisangel Acuna	R. MauricioRonny Mauricio N. Madrigal Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Nick Madrigal Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
PHI	T. TurnerTrea Turner	E. SosaEdmundo Sosa	B. StottBryson Stott
PIT	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales	J. TrioloJared Triolo	C. DevanneyCam Devanney O. CruzOneil Cruz N. YorkeNick Yorke
SD	X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts	J. Iglesias Padres' Jose Iglesias: Suspended one game by MLB Suspension: Suspended until Mar 27, 2026 Jose Iglesias Padres' Jose Iglesias: Suspended one game by MLB Suspension: Suspended until Mar 27, 2026	J. CronenworthJake Cronenworth M. McCoyMason McCoy
SF	W. AdamesWilly Adames	C. SchmittCasey Schmitt	C. KossChristian Koss
STL	T. SaggeseThomas Saggese	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	J. FerminJose Fermin M. Winn Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Masyn Winn Knee: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
WAS	C. AbramsC.J. Abrams	N. NunezNasim Nunez	P. DeJongPaul DeJong B. HouseBrady House

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