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D-backs to designate Jesús Sánchez for assignment

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Jesús Sánchez

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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said late Friday that Jesús Sánchez will be designated for assignment prior to Saturday’s game against the Padres.

The Diamondbacks have won a staggering six consecutive contests to pull within a single game of the Phillies for the final NL Wild Card playoff berth with two games left on the schedule. Sánchez’s removal from Arizona’s roster will be to create a roster spot for the club to bring up some additional catching depth after Gabriel Moreno suffered a mild hamstring injury during Friday’s game. The 28-year-old was claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays earlier this month and has played against most right-handed starters as a temporary stopgap.

- George Bissell

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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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Oneil Cruz made an early exit from Saturday’s game against the Tigers with a possible injury.

Cruz struck out against Justin Verlander in his lone plate appearance prior to exiting the contest. He appeared to suffer the apparent lower-body injury when he went down awkwardly while trying to make a sliding catch in shallow center field in the early stages of the game. There should be an additional update on his status shortly.
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Kyle Stowers

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Kyle Stowers is out of the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Braves with abdominal discomfort.

Stowers remains out of Miami’s lineup for the second straight contest after experiencing abdominal pain during their previous series in Chicago. It’s challenging to gauge the severity of the issue and whether he’ll be able to come off the bench this weekend. There should be some additional clarity on his status before the season concludes.
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Xavier Edwards (thumb) remains out of the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Braves.

It’s a bit perplexing the Marlins basically elected to play with a shortened bench during the final week of the regular season. Edwards is sitting out his sixth consecutive game due to an ongoing left thumb issue on Saturday afternoon. It’ll be rookie Jared Serna drawing another start at second base in his place.
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Josh Jung (hand) is not in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Twins.

Jung is done for the remainder of the season, and is presumably headed to the injured list, after suffering a fractured right hand when he was hit by a pitch during Friday’s game against Minnesota. It’ll be Alejandro Osuna getting into the lineup at DH with Ezequiel Duran taking over at the hot corner.
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Freddie Freeman is not in the lineup for Saturday’s penultimate regular-season game against the Giants.

Max Muncy is also taking a seat with lefty Matt Wilkinson serving as San Francisco’s opener. It appears to be a routine off day for Freeman, who missed time with a right knee issue a couple weeks ago. The 37-year-old veteran has already played 152 games this season, hitting .290/.364/.432 with 74 runs scored, 16 homers, 70 RBI and seven steals in 654 plate appearances. It’ll be Enrique Hernández and Miguel Rojas at the infield corners in this one.
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White Sox recalled C Drew Romo from Triple-A Charlotte.

Romo returns to the big leagues for the first time in nearly a month with veteran Jake Rogers away from the club on paternity leave. The 25-year-old backstop hit .141 (25-for-177) with seven homers and one steal in 60 games for the White Sox earlier this season.
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White Sox placed C Jake Rogers on the paternity list.

Rogers will miss Chicago’s final two regular-season contests while on paternity leave. He should make it back in time for the start of the postseason next week.
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Max Scherzer will start Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Reds.

Scherzer told the media that he will make a decision regarding his future in the offseason before adding that he wanted to pitch in front of his family in the Rogers Centre one final time in case he decides to hang up his spikes after 19 seasons in the big leagues. The 42-year-old Future Hall of Fame starter finds himself just a handful of strikeouts behind former Tigers teammate Justin Verlander on the all-time strikeout list heading into what could potentially be the final outing of his remarkable career.
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Osleivis Basabe (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Saturday’s contest against the Dodgers.

Basabe is sitting out his straight game with left hamstring tightness. It’ll be Shay Whitcomb taking over at the hot corner in his place.
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Mets sent RHP Xzavion Curry outright to Triple-A Syracuse.

Curry passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment earlier this week. The 28-year-old righty will become a minor league free agent in a couple weeks after posting a respectable 5.48 ERA across 21 1/3 innings in the majors this season.
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