MLB Player News

Gimenez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.

Gimenez hit .333 with three home runs and eight steals in September. Jose Tena gets the start at the keystone, hitting ninth.

Torres is not in Sunday's lineup against the Royals.

Torres, who put together his best season since his juiced-ball inflated 2019 campaign, will make way for some less accomplished infielders in the final game of the season. He hit .273 with 25 home runs and 13 steals in 158 games.

Polanco (ankle) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rockies.

He was pulled from Friday's game with right ankle soreness and will miss a second game in a row with the Twins already locked into the postseason. It's unclear if Polanco will be ready to go for the playoffs on Tuesday.

Julien went 3-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's victory over the Rockies.

Julien fell a triple shy of the cycle Saturday, notching a single in the first inning, a double in the sixth and belting a two-run homer in the seventh. He's now up to 16 homers on the year -- two in his last three games -- while slashing .263/.381/.461 across 108 contests.

Ibanez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 8-0 win over the Guardians.

Ibanez continued his good recent stretch, as he's batting .371 over his last 10 games with eight RBI. It's been a solid season overall for the utility player, who's batting .264 with a .747 OPS. Ibanez has also recorded a career-high 11 home runs and 40 RBI. The 30-year-old should have a similar role in 2024, which could make him an occasional fantasy contributor in deeper leagues, though he's far from an elite option.

Polanco (ankle) wasn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Colorado.

Polanco was pulled from Friday's matchup due to a sore right ankle, and the Twins are likely acting out of an abundance of caution by holding him out of this one after already locking up the AL Central. He'll continue to be considered day-to-day moving forward.

Stefanic will sit Saturday against Oakland, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

Stefanic sits after starting nine straight games, a run in which he hit .419/.471/.516. Mike Moustakas will take over at third base.

Westburg isn't in the Orioles' lineup Saturday against the Red Sox.

Westburg was originally scheduled for an off day Friday, but he ended up starting when Ramon Urias was scratched with an illness. Westburg will now get his breather Saturday while Urias starts at third and bats eighth.

Biggio went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two RBI in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rays.

Biggio made his 10th consecutive start Friday and his third in a row at second base, where he appears to have supplanted both Davis Schneider and Whit Merrifield as the team's preferred option. The 28-year-old has earned the everyday role by slashing .276/.398/.382 in September, with his efforts at the dish not going unnoticed as Toronto aims to secure a wild-card berth.

Rojas went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two total runs scored in Friday's 8-0 win over the Rangers.

Rojas had gone 26 games without a homer, hitting a paltry .236 in that span, but he swatted a solo shot in the third inning and added an RBI single in the fourth in Friday's contest. The second baseman is batting .280 with Seattle, an improvement on the .228/.292/.296 slash line over 59 games he managed with Arizona this season prior to be dealt to the M's. All four of his homers have come with his new squad, and he's added 40 RBI, 47 runs scored, 12 stolen bases and 17 doubles between both clubs this year.