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Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said Tuesday that Gonzalez is still recovering from a hyperextended elbow injury suffered at Triple-A Worcester but is "very much in play" for the ALDS roster if Boston advances, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

Gonzalez slashed just .185/.264/.308 in 19 games for the Red Sox this season and spent the final two months of the year at Worcester. However, the 30-year-old had a .978 OPS versus lefties in 2025, so he could be a useful reserve for the Red Sox in subsequent rounds if he can get healthy.

The Yankees activated Stanton (calves) from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

Stanton has been sidelined since late April due to injuries to both calves, but he increased his baseball activities enough in recent days to convince the Yankees to carry him on their American League Wild Card Series roster against the Red Sox. The 36-year-old could be limited primarily to a pinch-hitting role for the Yankees.

Stanton (calves) ran the bases at Yankee Stadium on Monday in addition to taking live batting practice, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Stanton hasn't played in a game since late April, first due to a right calf strain and later because of a strain to his left calf. However, he's improved enough that he's under consideration for the Yankees' wild-card roster versus the Red Sox.

Bell went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Rangers.

Bell opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first inning before adding a two-run shot in the third. It ends a solid campaign for the 34-year-old, who took a one-year deal with the Twins and led the team with 96 RBI, his highest total since 2019. Additionally, he slashed .255/.319/.419 with 21 homers, 78 runs scored and two steals across 631 plate appearances and may enter free agency despite having a mutual option for 2027.

O'Hoppe was optioned to the ACL Rangers on Sunday.

The move corresponds with the Rangers recalling utility man Cam Cauley from Triple-A Round Rock. O'Hoppe has appeared in 10 games for the Rangers since being acquired from the Angels in late July, going 6-for-17 with an RBI and five runs scored with Texas.

The Red Sox placed Gasper on the 10-day injured list Sunday, retroactive to Sept. 26, with a right biceps strain.

Gasper was hurt on a swinging strikeout during the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs, and the injury has been deemed significant. Boston is expected to be without Gasper for at least the wild-card round and could be without his services for the entire postseason. He ends the regular season having hit 10 homers with an .823 OPS across 225 MLB plate appearances.

Diaz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Diaz is the Rays' catalyst atop the order, and the team will rest him for the final game of the regular season ahead of what they hope is a deep playoff run. Liam Hicks will serve as the designated hitter while Nick Fortes catches and Victor Mesa leads off against right-hander Zack Wheeler.

Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double and a second run scored in Saturday's 13-2 win over the Athletics.

Alvarez's blast was his 42nd of the season, putting him one back of Pete Alonso for the American League lead. Over the last 11 games, Alvarez has gone 16-for-40 (.400) with four homers and nine RBI. The star slugger leads the majors in batting average (.316) and OPS (1.036) this year while adding 105 RBI, 104 runs scored, 34 doubles, one triple and one stolen base over 157 contests in the best season of his career by most metrics.

Benintendi went 1-for-2 with a walk and a three-run home run during the White Sox's 9-6 loss to the Rockies on Saturday.

Benintendi replaced Tommy Pham in the fifth inning, and the former gave the White Sox a glimmer of hope of a comeback after cracking a three-run homer to right field in the ninth inning. It was the 15th home run of the season for Benintendi and first since Aug. 29 against the Twins. He has a .715 OPS with one steal and 78 RBI across 468 plate appearances this season.

The Rangers recalled O'Hoppe from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

O'Hoppe will rejoin the Rangers for the final weekend of the regular season to give the team a bat to replace Josh Jung, who landed on the IL with a fractured hand Saturday. O'Hoppe has posted just a .578 OPS in 274 plate appearances in the big leagues this year and isn't likely to see much playing time to close out the season.