August
23,
2025
The
Seattle
Mariners
have
reinstated
outfielder
Victor
Robles
(shoulder)
from
the
60-day
injured
list
and
designated
utility
player
Dylan
Moore
for
assignment,
according
to
Daniel
Kramer
of
MLB.com.
Robles
is
back
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August 23, 2025
Houston Astros reliever
Bennett Sousa (elbow) landed on the 15-day injured list on Friday (retroactive to Aug. 20) with left-elbow inflammation. The 30-year-old will miss more time than that, though, as the Astros announced he's dealing with a low-grade flexor/pronator strain and will go at least two weeks without throwing. The Astros plan to re-evaluate Sousa in early September. One of the Astros' most effective relievers this season, Sousa has gone 5-1 with a 2.84 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, 59:15 K:BB, seven holds, and four saves in 50 2/3 innings. With Sousa and closer
Josh Hader (shoulder) on the shelf, Houston's bullpen has taken a couple of significant late-season hits as the team pushes for an AL West title.
--Connor ByrneSource: Matt Kawahara - Houston Chronicle
August 23, 2025
The Houston Astros have designated right-handed reliever
Shawn Dubin for assignment and recalled righty
AJ Blubaugh from Triple-A Sugar Land, per a team announcement. The Astros are cutting Dubin from their 40-man roster amid a horrific August in which he has surrendered 13 earned runs on 14 hits, including four homers, with three strikeouts and one walk in 5 1/3 innings. The 29-year-old missed time earlier this season with multiple injuries and has recorded a 5.61 ERA with a 1.48 WHIP, 21:8 K:BB, and six holds over 25 2/3 frames.
--Connor ByrneSource: Houston Astros
August
23,
2025
The
Los
Angeles
Dodgers
announced
that
they
have
activated
reliever
Kirby
Yates
(back)
from
the
15-day
injured
list
and
placed
left-hander
Blake
Snell
(personal)
on
the
paternity
list.
Yates
is
returning
read more...
August 23, 2025
The San Francisco Giants have activated third baseman
Matt Chapman (hand) from the 10-day injured list and optioned second baseman
Tyler Fitzgerald to Triple-A Sacramento, according to Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle. After missing the minimum of 10 days with right-hand inflammation, Chapman is back at the hot corner on Saturday and hitting sixth against Milwaukee Brewers right-hander
Freddy Peralta. Chapman, who has been on the IL twice this season with hand injuries, has hit .229/.337/.423 with 16 homers, 44 RBI, 53 runs scored, and seven stolen bases in 403 plate appearances.
--Connor ByrneSource: Shayna Rubin - The San Francisco Chronicle
August 23, 2025
Texas Rangers second baseman
Marcus Semien (foot) will not play Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News reports. Semien, who also missed Friday's game, has a left-foot contusion and is in a walking boot. The 34-year-old has been in pain since he fouled a ball off his foot in a loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday and will undergo a fourth round of testing with a doctor on Sunday, according to McFarland. A stint on the 10-day injured list looks like a possibility for Semien, who has hit .230/.305/.364 with 15 homers, 62 RBI, 62 runs, and 11 steals in 534 plate appearances this year. The Rangers haven't released a lineup for Saturday yet, but they started
Ezequiel Duran in Semien's absence on Friday.
--Connor ByrneSource: Shawn McFarland - Dallas Morning News
August 23, 2025
New York Mets second baseman/outfielder
Jeff McNeil (shoulder) is returning to the lineup on Saturday in a meeting with the Atlanta Braves. He'll hit fifth against right-hander
Cal Quantrill after missing two straight games with soreness in his right shoulder. McNeil has hit a respectable .294/.342/.426 with one home run, eight RBI, and a 9:5 K:BB in 18 games this month. He owns an overall slash line of .259/.350/.442 with 10 homers, 40 RBI, 33 runs scored, and more walks (38) than strikeouts (36) in 342 plate appearances.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August 23, 2025
The New York Mets announced that they have placed right-hander
Frankie Montas (elbow) on the 15-day injured list with a UCL injury in his pitching elbow, retroactive to Friday. The team recalled righty
Huascar Brazoban from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move. UCL injuries often lead to long absences for pitchers, so it's possible that Montas won't return in 2025. Regardless, this has been a season to forget for Montas, who hasn't fared well since joining the Mets on a two-year, $34 million contract in free agency last winter. After Montas suffered a high-grade lat strain during the spring, he didn't make his season debut until June 24. Between then and Saturday's IL placement, Montas went 3-2 with a 6.28 ERA, a 1.60 WHIP, and 32:14 K:BB in 38 2/3 innings. The 32-year-old made his two most recent appearances in relief after failing to impress over seven starts.
--Connor ByrneSource: New York Mets
August
23,
2025
Philadelphia
Phillies
ace
Zack
Wheeler
(shoulder)
will
undergo
season-ending
surgery
for
venous
thoracic
outlet
syndrome,
the
team
announced.
Wheeler
will
need
six
to
eight
months
to
recover,
which
could
put
him
in
jeopardy
for
the
start
read more...
August 23, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder
Oneil Cruz (head) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona on Saturday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Cruz has been on the seven-day concussion injured list since Aug. 13. The hulking slugger got off a to a rough start in August before suffering the injury, as he went 5-for-41 (.122) with one home run, seven RBI, and 15:3 K:BB in 11 games. Cruz is an elite base stealer (34 SBs) who ranks among the best in the league in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate, and barrel percentage, but he has only managed a .207/.304/.398 line with 18 homers, 51 RBI, and 58 runs scored over 454 plate appearances.
--Connor ByrneSource: Noah Hiles - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 23, 2025
Chicago Cubs right-hander
Cade Horton (finger) will start on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, manager Craig Counsell announced. Horton left a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday with a middle-finger blister, but it won't lead to any missed starts. The 24-year-old rookie has toed the rubber four times this month and posted a near-spotless .95 ERA with a mere nine hits allowed and 20:6 K:BB in 19 innings. Overall, Horton has gone 7-4 with a 3.08 ERA (4.18 xERA), a 1.20 WHIP, and 70:28 K:BB across 87 2/3 frames. While Horton has thrived in August, the Angels' offense ranks a below-average 19th in wOBA (.307) and 20th in runs (85) this month.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August 23, 2025
Colorado Rockies left-hander
Kyle Freeland (finger) will start Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. There was some question as to whether Freeland would be able to pitch after leaving his previous start with a blister on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's good to go in Pittsburgh, which owns the majors' second-worst wOBA against lefties (.276). The Pirates should be a favorable matchup for Freeland, but regardless of opponent, it's hard to trust the struggling 32-year-old. He has gone 3-12 with a 5.16 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, and 85:31 K:BB in 120 1/3 innings this season.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August 23, 2025
Miami Marlins shortstop
Otto Lopez (illness) is not in the lineup on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Maximo Acosta will play short and hit ninth in a matchup with right-hander
Jose Berrios. Lopez has been dealing with an illness and hasn't been in Miami's lineup since Tuesday. The 26-year-old has endured a nightmarish August, having hit .183/.247/.225 with no home runs, three RBI, and 11 strikeouts against five walks in 79 trips to the plate. Lopez does boast a solid .349 xwOBA this season, but his actual results have been unappealing. He's hitting a subpar .240/.309/.361 with 11 homers, 58 RBI, 52 runs scored, and 11 steals in 456 plate appearances.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August 23, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (hamstring) remains out of the lineup on Saturday against the Miami Marlins.
Ty France will handle first base and hit sixth in a meeting with right-hander
Janson Junk. It'll be the fourth straight game off for Guerrero, who hasn't played since he left a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday with inflammation in his left hamstring. The five-time All-Star has begun participating in baseball activities since then, though it's unclear if he'll be ready to return on Sunday. Guerrero, who's having yet another stellar offensive season, has slashed .298/.396/.498 with 21 homers, 69 RBI, 83 runs scored, and five stolen bases in 545 plate appearances.
--Connor ByrneSource: MLB.com
August 23, 2025
The Atlanta Braves will start right-hander
Cal Quantrill, who was claimed off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Thursday, against the division-rival New York Mets on Saturday after they decided to skip right-hander
Spencer Strider this weekend, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. Right-hander
Erick Fedde has also been moved to the bullpen. Quantrill, a 30-year-old Canadian native, was not good in Miami before being cut, going 4-10 with a career-worst 5.50 ERA (4.59 FIP) and 1.39 WHIP with 82 strikeouts and 30 walks in 109 2/3 innings over 24 starts. It's unclear if Quantrill will receive additional starts for Atlanta down the stretch, but we would suggest avoiding him as a fantasy streamer versus New York this weekend. Quantrill is in the 20th percentile in hard-hit rate and the 16th percentile in strikeout rate this year.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com - Mark Bowman
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