MLB Player News

Freeman was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday.

Freeman had lost out on playing time recently, as he was in the lineup for just two of the last 10 games. The 23-year-old will be cast off the active roster as part of a move after Bo Naylor's contract was selected Saturday.

Ramirez isn't starting Saturday against the Royals.

Ramirez has gone 1-for-11 with a three-run homer, a walk and two strikeouts over the last three games, and he'll have a chance to rest Saturday. Gabriel Arias is taking over at the hot corner and batting seventh.

Candelario remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Twins.

Candelario's age-28 season has been a disappointing one, as his .210/.267/.360 slash line (78 wRC+) represents a significant drop from the .278/.356/.458 line (125 wRC+) he managed over the previous two years. He'll sit for the second straight game, with Brendon Davis getting the nod at third base.

Suarez will be on the bench Saturday against Oakland.

The Mariners clinched their first playoff berth since 2001 with a victory Friday night, and they've rewarded several of their regulars with a day off Saturday. Abraham Toro will be the third baseman in his absence.

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Rays.

Bregman took Drew Rasmussen deep in the first inning to tally his 23rd homer of the season. Despite hitting only .232 across 24 games in September, Bregman reached base at a .353 clip with 12 runs scored and 15 RBI. Overall, he has a .262/.369/.463 line across 637 plate appearances on the season.

Walls went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Friday against the Astros.

Walls was in the lineup for the fourth time in the Rays' last five games, and he tallied his eighth homer of the season in the eighth inning against Phil Maton. He has tallied a home run and a stolen base with four runs scored in that same five-game span. Walls also had two long balls, three stolen bases and 12 runs scored across 23 games in September, though he hit just .185 for the month.

Hayes went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Friday against the Cardinals.

Hayes reached base on a single in the eighth inning and proceeded to steal second base. He has 19 stolen bases on the season, five of which have come across 21 games in September. For the season, Hayes has maintained a disappointing .246/.316/.350 line across 544 plate appearances.

LeMahieu isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Orioles.

LeMahieu returned from the injured list for Friday's series opener against the Orioles, but he went 0-for-3 in the loss. Gleyber Torres will draw the start at the keystone and bat third Saturday.

Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.

Riley was the first of back-to-back homers with Matt Olson in the second inning Friday, putting Atlanta on the board. Riley has 38 homers on the year, which has him tied with Mike Trout for fourth in baseball. It was Riley's sixth homer in September. The third baseman has struggled this month, batting .206 with 28 strikeouts. During that span, his season batting average dropped from .289 to .275.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Royals.

Every Guardian hitter had exactly one hit Friday, but Ramirez made his count the most with a three-run, go-ahead blast in the sixth inning. The third baseman struggled a bit in September, batting .229 with three homers, four steals, 16 RBI and 15 runs scored across 29 contests. He's still slashing an impressive .274/.351/.512 with 29 homers, 122 RBI, 87 runs scored and 18 steals in 153 contests overall. He needs just one more long ball to reach the 30-homer mark for the third time in his career.