MLB Player News

Sosa (hamstring) traveled to St. Louis to meet the Phillies ahead of Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Cardinals on Friday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

It's unclear if Sosa will be reinstated from the injured list and included on Philadelphia's roster for the wild-card round, but the fact he joined the team in St. Louis rather than continuing his rehab program is an encouraging sign for his recovery. The 26-year-old had a .227/.275/.369 slash in 78 games this season and will fill a utility role if included on the playoff roster.

Ramirez went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 9-2 victory over the Royals.

The 30-year-old wrapped up the season with his second four-hit effort of 2022, a fitting end to what has been another dominant campaign. Among his hits were two RBI singles, giving him 126 on the season, which is good for third in the majors. In 156 games, Ramirez slashed .280/.355/.514 with 29 home runs, 44 doubles and 20 stolen bases.

Henderson is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays.

Tyler Nevin will pick up the start at third base while Henderson takes a seat for the season finale. Henderson went 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk in the Orioles' 5-4 win in Game 1, improving his slash line to .261/.346/.443 since he arrived in the big leagues Aug. 31.

Escobar isn't starting Wednesday against the Nationals.

Escobar is getting a rare chance to rest during Wednesday's regular-season finale after he went 2-for-12 with a run, an RBI, three walks and five strikeouts over the last four games. Mark Vientos will start at the hot corner and bat seventh.

Riley isn't starting Wednesday against Miami.

Riley has gone 0-for-10 with a run, two walks and five strikeouts over the last three games, and he'll get a rare day off for Wednesday's regular-season finale. Ehire Adrianza is starting at the hot corner and batting ninth.

Arenado (undisclosed) is starting Wednesday against the Pirates, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Arenado sat out Tuesday as a precautionary move, but he'll start at the hot corner and bat third in Wednesday's regular-season finale. However, the 31-year-old is expected to have just two plate appearances so he can get some extra rest rest ahead of the postseason.

Suarez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

After starting in each of Seattle's last four games including both ends of Tuesday's doubleheader, Suarez will get a breather in the regular-season finale. Abraham Toro will fill in for Suarez at third base Wednesday.

Rendon is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Earlier this week, Rendon made an unexpected late-season return from the wrist surgery he underwent earlier in June, serving a five-game suspension first before he was formally reinstated. He started at third base in each of the past two games and went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts. Rendon seemingly avoided any setbacks with the wrist in either contest, so he'll likely just be getting some rest as the Angels wrap up their season Wednesday.

Miranda (mouth) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Miranda had been included in the Twins' initial lineup for Wednesday, but the Twins opted to hold him out for the season finale and give him more time to move past the mouth contusion he suffered when he was hit by a pitch Tuesday. He'll close out his rookie campaign with a .268 average, 15 home runs, 66 RBI and 45 runs over 124 games.

Bride isn't starting Wednesday against the Angels.

Bride has hit .204 with a homer, 17 runs, six RBI and a stolen base over 58 major-league games this year and will remain on the bench for a third consecutive matchup to close out the regular season. Chad Pinder will step in at the hot corner and bat sixth.