MLB Player News
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Jorge Polanco DH | SEA
Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Puts M's ahead for good in Game 2
Polanco went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Monday's 10-3 victory over the Blue Jays in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.
Polanco proved yet again to be a clutch hitter for the Mariners this postseason, launching a three-run homer in the top of the fifth inning to put his club ahead 6-3. This marks his third long ball of the playoffs, with his previous two coming against Detroit ace Tarik Skubal in Game 2 of the ALDS.
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Owen White RP | CHW
White Sox's Owen White: Removed from 40-man roster
The White Sox Sox" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" data-league-abbreviation="MLB" data-team-abbreviation="CHW">White Sox outrighted White to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday.
White made three relief appearances for Chicago in 2025, allowing seven runs on 14 hits and three walks over seven innings. The 26-year-old is no longer on the 40-man roster but will remain in the organization.
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Elvis Peguero RP | CHW
White Sox's Elvis Peguero: Cleared off 40-man roster
The White Sox outrighted Peguero (elbow) to Triple-A Charlotte on Monday.
Peguero finished the season on the 15-day injured list with a strained right elbow, though he did not require surgery and should be ready for spring training, barring any setbacks. He's no longer on the 40-man roster but could be in spring training with the White Sox as a non-roster invitee.
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Davis Schneider LF | TOR
Blue Jays' Davis Schneider: Enters lineup in left field
Schneider will start in left field and bat eighth in Monday's ALCS Game 2 against the Mariners, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
He's sliding into the lineup in place of Anthony Santander, who had to be scratched due to lower-back tightness. It will be the first start versus a righty this postseason for Schneider, who made two starts against lefties during the ALDS versus the Yankees.
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Anthony Santander DH | TOR
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Scratched with lower-back tightness
Santander was scratched from the lineup for Monday's ALCS Game 2 versus the Mariners due to lower-back tightness, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Santander had been slated to start in left field and bat seventh, but a back issue will ultimately prevent him from doing so. It's not clear whether he will be available off the bench. Davis Schneider will enter the lineup as the left fielder and will hit eighth.
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Max Scherzer SP | TOR
Blue Jays' Max Scherzer: Likely on tap for Game 4 start
Scherzer threw a bullpen session Monday, tentatively lining him up to start Game 4 of the ALCS versus the Mariners on Thursday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Both Scherzer and Chris Bassitt were added to the Blue Jays' ALCS roster after neither were included on the ALDS roster. It appears it will be Scherzer getting the nod over Bassitt as the fourth member of Toronto's ALCS rotation, although manager John Schneider has not yet confirmed it. Scherzer stumbled to the finish line with a 9.00 ERA over his final six regular-season starts. However, he had a 3.60 ERA and 56:15 K:BB over 60 frames covering his first 11 starts, and the Blue Jays will place faith in the 41-year-old's extensive postseason experience.
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Bryan Woo SP | SEA
Mariners' Bryan Woo: Tentatively in line for Game 5
Woo (pectoral) is tentatively lined up to start Game 5 of the ALCS against the Blue Jays, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
Woo was not on the Mariners' ALDS roster as he works his way back from right pectoral inflammation, but he is on the ALCS roster and had a successful live batting practice session Monday that he referred to as "a huge positive." If he recovers well from live BP, it sounds as though Woo will start on Friday in Game 5, if necessary. If that happens, he will have gone nearly a month between starts, as Woo's last appearance came Sept. 19 against the Astros.
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Nathan Lukes RF | TOR
Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Back in lineup for Game 2
Lukes (knee) will start in right field and bat second Monday in Game 2 of the ALCS versus the Mariners.
Lukes had to be lifted from Game 1 on Sunday after fouling a ball off his right knee. X-rays and a CT scan came back negative, and the 31-year-old is feeling well enough to give it a go Monday as the Blue Jays look to even the series.