MLB Player News

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.

Ozuna is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

Ozuna is one of multiple starters sitting for the Cardinals on Wednesday. The outfielder played all 19 innings during Tuesday's 3-2 loss, going 0-for-6 with a pair of walks. Tyler O'Neill is starting in left field and hitting fifth in his stead.

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.

Blackmon went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and two walks in a marathon win over the Giants on Tuesday.

Blackmon's lone hit helped end the extra-inning affair, as he crushed a 422-foot shot to center field in the top of the 16th frame to plate the winning runs. The homer was a rare moment of success away from home for Blackmon this season; his .256/.296/.433 slash line and 10 long balls on the road pale in comparison to the elite .387/.442/.751 line and 21 round trippers he has posted in Colorado.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Padres on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old checked in with his 33rd long ball of the season courtesy of a ninth-inning solo shot off Michel Baez. Pederson's splits remain drastic, with an .892 OPS in 386 at-bats against right-handed pitching this season compared to a .516 mark in just 48 at-bats against lefties. However, that hasn't stopped him from posting a solid overall campaign at the dish, with a .244/.336/.521 slash line in 144 games.

Miller went 3-for-7 with two home runs and four RBI across both games of the team's doubleheader Tuesday against the Nationals.

Miller started both games in left field but did his damage in the second game of the doubleheader. He took Max Scherzer deep in the first inning for a three-run homer and followed that up with a solo shot in the fourth frame. The effort marks his second multi-homer effort in his last four starts, bringing his homer total to 10 on the season.

Harper went 2-for-5 with a solo home run across both games of the team's doubleheader Tuesday against the Nationals.

Harper went 1-for-4 in the first of the Phillies' games Tuesday. While he was out of lineup for the second contest, he appeared as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and delivered his 34th home run of the campaign. Though he has posted a disappointing season from a power perspective, Harper is ending the season with a flourish, delivering three home runs and two doubles across his last eight games. Overall, he's hitting .258/.374/.505 across 657 plate appearances.