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Hopkins is absent from the Rays' World Series roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays will carry Garrett Cleavinger in their bullpen instead. Hopkins was part of Tampa Bay's ALC roster, but the rookie right-hander not pitched in a game in nearly a month.

The Rays have included Cleavinger on their World Series roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Cleavinger was on the ALDS roster but ceded his ALCS roster spot to Brody Hopkins, and the two hurlers have now flipped spots again. Neither Cleavinger nor Hopkins have made an appearance this postseason.

The Royals outrighted Lange to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Lange ranked second on the Royals with 10 saves this season, but he finished with an unsightly 6.75 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 60:33 K:BB over 60 innings. The 31-year-old will remain in the organization for the time being, but he's a non-tender candidate.

The Royals outrighted Black to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

The transaction frees a spot on the 40-man roster as the Royals head into the offseeason. Black has made eight starts and 19 relief appearances thus far at the big-league level, logging a 5.53 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 55:35 K:BB over 71.2 innings. He'll turn 27 in December.

The Royals outrighted McGee to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Having been outrighted previously, McGee has the right to decline the assignment by the Royals and become a free agent. McGee has authored a 4.54 ERA and 25:11 K:BB over 35.2 frames covering parts of four seasons at the big-league level.

The Royals outrighted Seabold (lat) to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Seabold has the ability to decline the outright assignment and become a free agent. The right-hander missed the final three months of this season with a right lat strain, but he made some rehab appearances in September so he should have a relatively normal offseason. Seabold logged a 5.25 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 20:11 K:BB over 24 innings in the majors in 2026.

The Royals outrighted Marsh (shoulder) to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Marsh has missed two consecutive seasons due to shoulder problems and is still rehabbing from November 2025 labrum surgery. He could be ready by Opening Day, though Marsh is no longer on the 40-man roster and it's unclear how his shoulder will bounce back post-surgery.

The Orioles re-signed Sandridge (undisclosed) to a minor-league contract Tuesday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Sandridge made six relief appearances for Triple-A Norfolk in 2026 before an undisclosed injury ended his season in early May. It's unclear what the lefty's current health status is, but he will be back in the Orioles organization in 2027. Sandridge's lone appearance in the majors came in 2025 with the Yankees, when he allowed two runs while recording just two outs.

Armstong will serve as the Guardians' opener Monday in Game 6 of the ALCS versus the Rays, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

It will be the third appearance in as many days for Armstrong, who tossed 1.1 scoreless frames in Game 5 and another scoreless inning in Game 4. He's been lights out this postseason, allowing only two hits with a 6:0 K:BB over 7.2 scoreless frames.

Baker issued a walk and allowed no hits in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Game 5 of the ALCS at Cleveland on Sunday. He did not record a strikeout.

The right-hander walked leadoff batter Chase DeLauter to open the ninth but quickly locked in from there, as he needed just six pitches to retire the next three hitters and secure a 3-2 series lead for Tampa Bay. That's now 35 consecutive successful save conversions for Baker, who has fired six scoreless innings and allowed just three baserunners in six postseason appearances.