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  • TOR Third Baseman #5
    Eduardo Escobar hit a three-run homer off the bench against the Pirates on Wednesday.
    Escobar came into the day 2-for-27 with 11 strikeouts, so he really needed to do something. The veteran still seems like a long shot for a spot on the Blue Jays’ roster as a reserve infielder.
  • LAA Catcher #14
    Logan O’Hoppe is on the bench again Friday, as the Angels wanted him to have three days off in a row.
    He also didn’t start Wednesday before the off day Thursday. O’Hoppe is third in the majors in inning caught this season, which might have something to do with his decline in productivity in recent weeks. Matt Thaiss is catching tonight.
  • SEA Starting Pitcher #62
    Mariners recalled RHP Emerson Hancock from Triple-A Tacoma.
    Filling in for Luis Castillo, Hancock will make his 10th major league start of the year tonight against the Rangers. He was 3-4 with a 4.76 ERA in the previous nine. Expectations are that he’ll remain up and start again versus the Yankees next week.
  • SEA Catcher #33
    Mariners designated C Seby Zavala for assignment.
    Zavala didn’t play this time around in his three days with the Mariners. He’s hit .154/.214/.282 in 18 games for Seattle this season.
  • CLE Center Fielder #38
    Steven Kwan was scratched from Friday’s lineup because of body fatigue.
    They could have at least made something up to sound more like a minor injury. Kwan will return Saturday, we assume.
  • CIN Shortstop #9
    Reds manager David Bell said Friday that he didn’t expect Matt McLain to play before the end of the season.
    McLain was originally expected to miss about four months after shoulder surgery, but a stress reaction in his rib ruined that timetable. He’ll still likely be penciled into the Reds’ 2025 lineup, probably at second base.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #31
    Tyler Glasnow had a setback with his elbow while warming up prior to a simulated game Friday and is meeting with trainers.
    Even if it’s a minor setback, this is going to make it very difficult for Glasnow to return during the regular season. He last pitched on Aug. 11 before going on the IL with elbow tendinitis. The Dodgers declared that there was no structural damage at the time.
  • KC Relief Pitcher #56
    Hunter Harvey has resumed throwing after missing the last month with a sore back.
    Harvey initially began throwing just a week after going on the injured list, but he experienced a setback then. At best, he might return to make two or three appearances before the end of the regular season.
  • ATL Second Baseman #1
    Ozzie Albies said Friday that he wants to try to return from his fractured left hand in the near future while hitting right-handed exclusively.
    Albies, normally a switch-hitter, said he’ll be able to play within the next week, if the Braves let him. He thinks he’ll need just one rehab game. Apparently, he didn’t at all like Brian Snitker saying Friday that he was iffy for the rest of the season.
  • CLE Center Fielder #38
    Steven Kwan was scratched from Friday’s lineup for an undisclosed reason.
    Daniel Schneemann is playing left field in his place. Kwan had been showing signs of pulling out of his slump in recent down, going 5-for-13 with six walks in his previous four games. Of course, three of those games were against the White Sox.
  • NYM Relief Pitcher #72
    Dedniel Núñez is not expected back this season after receiving a PRP injection for his flexor tendon soreness.
    Núñez looked great for the Mets in the first half of the year, but he got hurt in late July, returned to make one appearance a month later and was forced back to the IL with the same problem. He ends the year with a 2.31 ERA and a 48/8 K/BB in 35 innings out of the pen.