MLB Player News

Simpson (foot) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Simpson will get a day off to recover after fouling a ball off his right foot during the sixth inning of Friday's contest. His absence will move Victor Mesa to left field, opening up right field for Jonny DeLuca.

Montgomery isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Montgomery has gone 11-for-23 with an RBI and six runs scored across the White Sox's last six games, but he'll begin Saturday's affair on the bench while Randal Grichuk, Brenton Doyle and Tristan Peters start across the outfield.

Meidroth (hamstring) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Meidroth will get another day off to recover from a hamstring issue that's been bothering him as the White Sox aim to get him as healthy as possible for the postseason. Sam Antonacci will start at second base as a result, opening up left field for Randal Grichuk.

Isbel isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

The Royals will keep Isbel on the bench Saturday following his 1-for-3 performance during Friday's high-scoring loss. Isaac Collins, John Rave and Jac Caglianone will start across the outfield while Isbel rests.

Garcia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Garcia will sit out Kansas City's penultimate game of the season after going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored Friday. Josh Rojas will fill in at third base and bat eighth.

The Royals recalled Lugo from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

Lugo will join the Royals for their final few regular-season contests to replace Nick Loftin, who went on the paternity list Saturday. Lugo has recorded just two hits in 14 at-bats with Kansas City this year and isn't likely to have much of an impact on the team's final two games.

The Royals placed Loftin on the paternity list Saturday.

Loftin will be away from the team while welcoming a new addition to his family, and his move to the paternity list will likely end his season early. The 28-year-old surpassed 100 games played in a season for the first time this year and slashed .240/.322/.388 with eight homers, 45 RBI and 42 runs scored while doing so.

Miles struck out four and allowed two hits and no walks over three scoreless frames in a start during last Sunday's 7-2 win over the Rangers.

Drawing his eighth start of the season, Miles was sharp but was limited to 46 pitches since he's been mostly used in a relief role since the All-Star break. The Blue Jays haven't used Miles since last weekend, but he could be a candidate to pitch multiple innings in bulk relief in one of the team's final two games of the season against the Reds. The Blue Jays have named Trey Yesavage and Max Scherzer as their starters for Saturday and Sunday, respectively, and both are likely to be operating with limited workloads.

The Rangers optioned Collyer to the Arizona Complex League on Saturday.

Collyer gave up two earned runs in two innings during Friday's contest and will now be pushed out of Texas' bullpen in favor of Robby Ahlstrom, who will give the team another fresh arm to work with.

The Rangers recalled Ahlstrom from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

The 27-year-old will provide the Rangers with another fresh bullpen arm to work with, replacing Gavin Collyer. Ahlstrom has recorded a 6.08 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over 37 innings with the Rangers this year and will likely be limited to middle-relief duty.