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Sheets is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.

Unless he pinch hits Sunday, Sheets will end the season with a slash line of .233/.303/.357 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI across 501 plate appearances. Bryan Ramos will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth.

Penrod was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday.

The 27-year-old lefty split the majority of his season between Double-A and Triple-A, establishing himself as a fringe prospect despite his age. Control was an issue for Penrod at Triple-A (16.1 percent walk rate), and he walked four batters in four innings while up with the big club.

Priester was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday ahead of his start against the Rays.

Priester will be making his Red Sox debut, as he last pitched in the majors July 27 as a member of the Pirates before getting traded to Boston two days later for Nick Yorke. Priester gave up eight runs in his first start for Worcester, but he has a 3.75 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 38 strikeouts in 36 innings over his last eight starts. He'll likely have a chance to compete for a big-league rotation spot in the spring.

Pasquantino (thumb) has a chance to be on the wild-card roster, according to manager Matt Quatraro, MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM reports.

He had live at-bats this weekend against Royals relievers, and it sounds like if he wakes up feeling good Tuesday, he'll be on the roster. Pasquantino has been out since Aug. 29 and underwent surgery in early September on a fractured right thumb.

Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit.

The White Sox will go with Zach DeLoach, Luis Robert and Dominic Fletcher across the outfield for their regular-season finale. Benintendi will end his second season with the White Sox slashing .229/.289/.396 with 20 home runs and 64 RBI across 522 plate appearances.

Lopez is absent from Sunday's lineup against Detroit.

Lopez will be out of the White Sox's lineup for a second straight game. Unless he pinch hits during Sunday's contest, he'll end the season with a slash line of .241/.312/.294 with five stolen bases, one home run and 21 RBI over 445 plate appearances. Jacob Amaya will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

Robert (ribs) is starting in center field and batting second in Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Robert has been dealing with soreness in his rib cage, which has kept him out of the lineup for the last two games. However, the 27-year-old outfielder will return for the regular-season finale. Since Sept. 1, Robert has slashed .237/.295/.313 with two RBI across 88 plate appearances.

Castillo was designated for assignment Sunday.

He loses his spot on the 40-man roster on the final day of the season and will be a free agent this offseason. Castillo walked more batters (eight) than he struck out (six) in the big leagues this season and last recorded a save in 2022 with Seattle.

The Yankees reinstated Leiter from the paternity list Sunday.

Leiter will be available out of the bullpen for the Yankees' regular-season finale against the Pirates. The 33-year-old reliever has a 4.58 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 83:20 K:BB over 57 innings this season.

Kavadas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and three runs scored in Saturday's loss to the Rangers.

Kavadas reached and scored in each of his first three trips to the plate while also adding his fourth home run of the campaign. It marked only the fourth multi-hit performance for the first baseman this season and he's now driven in a run in back-to-back games. Kavadas' three runs scored in Saturday's loss also marked a season high for the 25-year-old.