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Jesús Sánchez

AZ Right Fielder #12

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Diamondbacks claimed OF Jesús Sánchez off waivers from the Blue Jays.

Sánchez heads out west to help Arizona as a platoon option for the remainder of their late-season playoff push. The 28-year-old corner outfielder was designated for assignment by Toronto last week after hitting just .260/.318/.416 with eight homers and one steal in 299 plate appearances. The lackluster offensive production was manageable for the Blue Jays, but it became unpalatable when paired with utterly abysmal defense. He’ll split time in the outfield corners, in addition to spending some time at DH, for the Diamondbacks over the final two weeks of the season.

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AZ Right Fielder #18

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Jesús Sánchez is sitting against a right-hander Thursday for the first time since being claimed off waivers by the D-backs.

Gabriel Moreno is getting a half day off as a DH, so there’s no room for Sánchez today. Sánchez is just 2-for-15 for his new team. One imagines he’ll spend the weekend on the bench in favor of Jordan Lawlar and Ryan Waldschmidt if the D-backs are officially eliminated from contention.
Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12

Blue Jays designated OF Jesús Sánchez for assignment.

The 28-year-old has been worth negative-one BBWAR this year while hitting .260/.318/.416 with eight homers and a stolen base in 299 plate appearances.
Sánchez missed about a month with an ankle sprain at the end of June continuing in to July. He still has some power, but his speed declined this year (one stolen base compared to 13 in 2025) and his defense has been abysmal. It’s possible he’s claimed on waivers. He is arbitration eligible next offseason, but it would be surprising if a team wanted to pay him more than $6.8 million he made this year.
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Blue Jays recalled INF/OF Sean Keys from Triple-A Buffalo.

The 23-year-old Keys, who just recently added left field to his position mix along with first and third base, is back for another look after a big month of August that saw him hit .358/.470/.684 with seven homers for Buffalo. He might get some starts over Jesús Sánchez against righties to see if he can provide a spark.
Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12

Jesús Sánchez is absent from the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s tilt against the Mariners.

It’s the third time in the past four games that the 28-year-old outfielder has found himself out of the starting nine for the Blue Jays. The other two were against southpaws, which makes sense, though this one is against right-hander Logan Gilbert. Myles Straw will start in his place in left field and bat ninth for the Jays on Sunday.
George Springer

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George Springer (shoulder) was held out of the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for the second consecutive game on Sunday.

Springer was scratched from Saturday’s lineup due to tightness in his left shoulder and they’ll give him an extra day to rest on Sunday as well. The expectation is that he’ll once again be available off the bench if needed and he’s still considered day-to-day. Jesus Sanchez will serve as the team’s designated hitter while Myles Straw starts in left field and will bat ninth against Phillies’ left-hander Jesus Luzardo.
Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12

Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run homer and walked Wednesday against the Astros.

The homer was on a 3-0 pitch that was up and out of the strike zone, but it seems he knew what he was doing. Sánchez is batting .270/.313/.438 with eight homers through 246 plate appearances. He’s going to need to stay healthy and put together a nice finish here to avoid being non-tendered this winter.
Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12

Jesús Sánchez is not in the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Cardinals.

Sánchez returned from the injured list on Friday and has now sat in two consecutive games with opposing left-handers on the hill. It looks like he’ll be used exclusively in that strong-side platoon role with Myles Straw continuing to take his place against southpaws.
Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12

Blue Jays activated Jesús Sánchez off the 10-day injured list.

Sánchez wound up missing a month and a few days with an ankle sprain suffered on June 27. He’ll likely return to platoon COF duties in the place of the optioned Yohendrick Piñango.
Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12

Blue Jays sent OF Jesús Sánchez (ankle) on a rehab assignment to the FCL Blue Jays.

Sánchez was placed on the IL on June 27 and figures to have at least a week or two of rehab games. He’ll likely be back near the start of August. The 28-year-old outfielder was hitting .274/.316/.437 in 234 plate appearances before suffering the ankle sprain that sent him to 10-day injured list.
Jesús Sánchez

TOR Right Fielder #12

Jesús Sánchez (ankle) has started running the bases and could go on a rehab assignment this week.

Sánchez has been out with a right ankle sprain since the end of June. He was hitting .274/.316/.437 with seven homers and 29 RBI through 234 plate appearances over 73 games for the Blue Jays and would be welcomed back in their lineup. However, he could also make for an attractive trade chip considering he has one year of team control left through arbitration and will make over $7 million next season.

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Ceddanne Rafaela

BOS Center Fielder #3
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Ceddanne Rafaela is starting in center field against the Guardians on Thursday.

It seems the hamstring issue that knocked him out of Wednesday’s game really must have been a cramp. Rafaela is hitting sixth tonight in his second game back from a quad strain.
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Luis Castillo

CWS Starting Pitcher #58
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White Sox placed RHP Luis Castillo on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder impingement.

Castillo’s velocity issues suggest he’s been dealing with this for a spell, but it probably didn’t help decided to suddenly turn him into a reliever and use him on one day of a rest Tuesday. He still could potentially see some postseason time, but he ends the regular season 4-11 with a 5.85 ERA in 130 2/3 innings. He’s owed $22.75 million next year in the final season of a five-year contract.
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Tyler Davis

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White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte.

Davis was sent down just nine days ago, but now he’ll apparently get to finish the year in the White Sox pen. He has a 3.52 ERA in 29 appearances this season.
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Jesús Sánchez

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Jesús Sánchez is sitting against a right-hander Thursday for the first time since being claimed off waivers by the D-backs.

Gabriel Moreno is getting a half day off as a DH, so there’s no room for Sánchez today. Sánchez is just 2-for-15 for his new team. One imagines he’ll spend the weekend on the bench in favor of Jordan Lawlar and Ryan Waldschmidt if the D-backs are officially eliminated from contention.
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Ronny Mauricio

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Ronny Mauricio is on the bench for a fourth straight game Thursday against the Rangers.

Mauricio has gotten zero starts in four games against lefties since being recalled, but he did start the lone previous game against a righty, going 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI on Saturday. The Mets are finally facing another righty today, but they picked Nick Marabito to start over Mauricio, with Juan Soto DHing for a second straight day. Mauricio will be out of options next spring, but given how the Mets have handled him this year, he might not even be on the roster at that point.
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Kevin Gausman

CHC Starting Pitcher #12
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Kevin Gausman said Thursday that he was still dealing with left (non-throwing) shoulder soreness following his diving play Wednesday.

“I’ll probably be in the training room all day, just trying to get some inflammation down, get the range of motion going and kind of see where we’re at,” Gausman said. “The next two days are pretty important, to be honest, trying to get back to a little bit of normalcy.” Gausman is expected to start in next week’s Wild Card series if healthy.
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Sandy Alcantara

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Sandy Alcantara won’t start Saturday but will be available out of the pen this weekend, manager Clayton McCullough said.

Weird but ok. Alcantara, who picked up his second save last night, is still going to wind up leading the league in innings pitched in his first year back from Tommy John. He’s 13-11 with a 3.89 ERA and a 152/59 K/BB in 213 innings. The Marlins didn’t say who would start in his place, but Dax Fulton and Bradley Blalock could be available to go multiple innings.
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Mets hired Derek Falvey as a senior advisor of baseball operations.

Falvey was previously the Twins’ president of baseball operations, and the Twins reached the postseason four times under his leadership, earning a wild-card spot in 2017 and winning the division in 2019, 2020 and 2023. He will work closely with David Stearns, who he previously worked with in Cleveland in 2011-12. Additionally, Kris Gross, who was in charge of the Mets’ last three drafts (selecting Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, etc.), has been promoted to assistant general manager of scouting.
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Wyatt Langford

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Wyatt Langford is starting in left field and batting sixth on Thursday against the Mets.

Interestingly, Langford has been a reverse-splits player this year, hitting just .220/.316/.371 in 152 plate appearances against lefties with a nearly 26 percent strikeout rate. In his career, he is slashing .238/.356/.440 against lefties and .247/.327/.419 against righties. Justin Foscue will lead off and play second on Thursday.
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Evan Sisk

PIT Relief Pitcher #48
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Pirates recalled LHP Evan Sisk from Triple-A Indianapolis

Sisk was sent down to Triple-A at the beginning of the month, but it seems like he’ll finish the season with the big league club. The left-hander has a 3.16 ERA in 42 2/3 innings for the Pirates so far this season.
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