Jack Ralston set to make MLB debut with Marlins

With Jonathan Pintaro (illness) landing on the injured list on Sunday, Yan returns to the Mets’ bullpen for the final game of the 2026 season. The 30-year-old southpaw has registered a 4.87 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and a 26/15 K/BB ratio across 20 1/3 innings at the MLB level this season.

Pintaro was feeling under the weather and wasn’t going to be available for Sunday’s season finale, so the Mets opted to place him on the injured list and bring in a fresh arm. Jefry Yan rejoined the Mets’ bullpen and will be available on Sunday. Pintaro finishes the season with a 5.28 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and a 30/16 K/BB ratio over 30 2/3 innings in his 22 appearances with the Mets.

Kjerstad was brought up from Triple-A Norfolk on September 23 but hadn’t drawn a start until now. The 27-year-old outfielder will bat eighth for the O’s against Yankees’ right-hander Elmer Rodriguez on Sunday afternoon in New York.

Nuñez enters the contest sitting on 49 stolen bases for the season, so if he gets on base expect him to run wild in an attempt to hit that 50-steal plateau. For the season, the 26-year-old infielder is slashing a paltry .208/.292/.241 with one homer, 36 RBI and 49 stolen bases (59 attempts).

The Padres are already locked in as the top Wild Card team in the National League, so Sunday’s game doesn’t mean anything to them. It’s imperative to the Diamondbacks though, who need a victory and a loss from the Phillies in order to punch their ticket to the postseason. Vásquez has been working out of the bullpen and hasn’t thrown more than 44 pitches in an outing since September 1, so don’t expect him to work deeply into Sunday’s contest.

The 25-year-old hurler struggled throughout the minor league season, registering a 6.27 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and a 45/29 K/BB ratio over 47 1/3 innings at Triple-A Louisville. Apparently, the Cubs saw something that they liked though, as they poached him from a division rival.

The Cubs needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster after claiming Julian Aguiar off of waivers, and unfortunately for Kelly, he was the odd man out this time around. The 26-year-old southpaw made just one appearance with the Cubs, throwing 1 1/3 scoreless innings with one strikeout in his MLB debut.

That’s an interesting choice, what with Lambert seemingly running on fumes at the moment. He gave up four in 2 2/3 innings against the A’s on Thursday, and he’s thrown 44 more innings this season that he has in any of the last five years. Most likely, he’ll throw only an inning or two.

It’s hard to see how Crawford, a free agent to be, would fit for the Marines in 2027 and beyond, since he no longer belongs at shortstop, but he might have a little more in store offensively if he gets out of Seattle. He’s hit .220/.335/.352 in 115 games this season. His homer tonight was hit 403 feet off Mitch Ferris, breaking the game open in the seventh.

The Angels let Johnson off the hook by scoring four times in the top of the sixth tonight, but they went on to lose 8-4. Johnson ends the year 5-9 with a 5.04 ERA, but there’s still more reason for optimism here than there was a year ago. He just needs to figure out something with his sinker if he intends to keep throwing it. It’d be better if he does, but it was such a liability while his four-seamer, slider and splitter were all solid this year.