MLB Player News

Cruz (knee) is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Tigers.

Cruz was forced to exit Saturday's game with a left knee injury. The good news is an MRI came back negative, per Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com, but there's no reason to push Cruz to play during the regular-season finale. He will finish the 2026 campaign having hit .280/.368/.486 with 20 home runs and 30 stolen bases over just 97 contests.

Lopez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

The Marlins are resting several everyday players during Sunday's regular-season finale. Assuming he doesn't appear off the bench Sunday, Lopez will finish his excellent 2026 campaign having slashed .305/.349/.437 with 11 home runs and 34 stolen bases. Javier Sanoja is handling shortstop for the Marlins on Sunday.

Mack is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game versus Atlanta.

Mack will yield to Brian Navarreto at catcher for the regular-season finale. The rookie backstop will finish his first big-league season having slashed .234/.282/.403 with 14 home runs across 105 contests.

Stowers (abdomen) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's contest versus Atlanta.

Stowers will finish the regular season having been held out of the lineup for the final four games due to an abdominal injury, though he did appear once as a pinch hitter during that span. It's not an injury that should linger too far into the offseason for Stowers, who finishes with a .239/.331/.459 batting line and 21 home runs in 2026.

Baldwin is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Marlins.

It's the first day off since June 24 for Baldwin, who will get a bit of extra rest as Atlanta gears up for the playoffs. Sean Murphy will do the catching, and Mike Yastrzemski will slot in at designated hitter.

Harris is not in the lineup for Sunday's tilt in Miami.

Harris will receive an extra day of rest as Atlanta heads into postseason play. DaShawn Keirsey will net a start in center field during Sunday's regular-season finale.

Acuna is not in the lineup for Sunday's game in Miami.

Sunday's regular-season finale doesn't mean anything for Atlanta as far as the postseason goes, so Acuna will get a little rest. Brewer Hicklen will patrol right field and will bat eighth.

Smith is absent from the lineup for Sunday's contest in San Francisco.

Smith will get a little extra rest as the Dodgers head into postseason action. Hunter Feduccia will do the catching in Sunday's regular-season finale.

Moreno (hamstring) will start at designated hitter and will bat third in Sunday's game versus the Padres.

Moreno is nursing a hamstring injury that first cropped up during Friday's contest, but he'll attempt to play through the injury. The 26-year-old Moreno is also trying to win the National League batting title, as he'll enter play Sunday with a one-point edge over Luis Arraez (ankle).

Merrill is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Diamondbacks.

Merrill will receive a little extra rest as the Padres gear up for postseason play. Jase Bowen will patrol center field and will be situated in the No. 9 spot in the Padres' batting order for Sunday's regular-season finale.