MLB Player News

Cabrera does not plan on having knee surgery this offseason but will focus on losing weight heading into 2020, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera has been playing through a chronic knee issue for a good stretch of the year, though his offseason will likely include platelet-rich plasma treatment as opposed to surgery. The veteran also plans on trimming down from his current playing weight of 249 pounds in an effort to take a little pressure off of his lower half. Cabrera has a solid .282 average this season but has only hit 10 home runs in 133 games, with his balky knee perhaps inhibiting some of his power.

Brantley is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Brantley will head to the bench after starting the previous two contests and has a .167/.243/.258 slash line through 18 games in September. Kyle Tucker is starting in left field Wednesday for the Astros.

Jimenez is not in the lineup Wednesday due to an ear infection and sore throat, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Jimenez is not with the White Sox for Wednesday's game, indicating he won't be available off the bench. Daniel Palka is starting in place of Jimenez, who is slashing .348/.389/.719 with eight home runs and 23 RBI through 21 games this month. Consider the 22-year-old day-to-day heading into Thursday's series finale.

Solak will sit Wednesday against Boston.

Solak doesn't necessarily have a starting job at the moment, as he's sat three times in the last five games, only starting against lefties. He's hit just 3-for-27 with nine strikeouts over his last seven games, potentially explaining his lack of playing time. Danny Santana will be the third baseman Wednesday.

Cabrera (knee) returns to the lineup Wednesday against the White Sox, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Cabrera has battled a chronic knee issue throughout the season, as he's expected to do for the remainder of his career. He's back in action following a three-game absence Wednesday, batting third as the designated hitter.

Jimenez will sit Wednesday against Cleveland.

Jimenez went hitless Tuesday, ending a 13-game hitting streak in which he'd posted a .411/.450/.839 slash line. Leury Garcia slides to left field in his absence, with Daniel Palka starting in right.

Vogelbach (neck) went 0-for-2 with a walk in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.

Vogelbach had sat out the series finale versus the Orioles on Sunday with neck soreness, but he was well enough to serve as the designated hitter Tuesday. The slugger remains mired in a 1-for-16 slump that's encompassed his last five games, and he's now gone without an extra-base hit in 12 of his last 13 contests overall.

Choi went 1-for-4 with a game-winning solo home run and a walk in an extra-innings victory over the Yankees on Tuesday.

Choi's 18th blast of the season, which led off the 12th inning against Cory Gearrin, sent the Rays home winners in a key victory in their Wild Card quest. Choi has left the yard in consecutive games and now has 13 RBI on 13 hits in September, despite producing a pedestrian .217 average overall during the month.

Martinez went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 12-10 win over the Rangers.

Martinez produced a run-scoring single in his first at-bat of the day before coming around to score in what was a four-run first inning for the Red Sox. He drove in two more runs with another single in the fifth inning, marking his fifth and sixth RBI over the past three games. Martinez is 6-for-13 (.462) with three runs scored and a 2:3 BB:K over that stretch.

Alvarez is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

He is hitting .348 with six home runs, nine walks and 18 strikeouts in 18 games this month. Michael Brantley starts at designated hitter while Kyle Tucker starts in left field.