September 19, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman
Junior Caminero (back) remains absent from the starting nine for Friday's game against the division-rival Boston Red Sox.
Tristan Gray will start at the hot corner and will hit sixth against Red Sox left-hander
Garrett Crochet. Caminero will miss a second straight game after he was pulled from Wednesday's game with mid-back tightness. The 22-year-old was able to take swings in the batting cages on Friday, so he could return to action as early as Saturday. Fantasy managers will want to check back then to see if he's active. The 22-year-old Dominican has had a true breakout season in 2025 in his first full year in the majors, slashing .259/.302/.537 with an .839 OPS, 44 home runs, 108 RBI, 89 runs scored, and seven steals in 146 games. Gray has played in only 24 games with Tampa this year and has three homers and eight RBI. Avoid him as a DFS sleeper against Crochet.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
September 19, 2025
Boston Red Sox outfielder
Roman Anthony (oblique) is walking on a treadmill and is riding an exercise bike, but he has yet to resume baseball activities while recovering from an oblique strain, according to Conor Ryan of Boston.com. The 21-year-old landed on the injured list on Sept. 3, and it remains to be seen if he'll be able to rejoin the team before the end of the regular season in September. The BoSox could really use his help, as they've really struggled as a team since he went down, but they are not going to rush one of their best young players back too soon. The main goal for Boston will be to have Anthony ready to go if they can clinch a wild-card spot in the American League. The former second-round pick in 2022 looked great in his first 71 big-league games before getting hurt, going 75-for-257 (.292) with eight homers, 32 RBI, 48 runs, and four stolen bases.
--Keith HernandezSource: Boston.com - Conor Ryan
September 19, 2025
The Houston Astros placed outfielder/designated hitter
Yordan Alvarez (ankle) on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a left-ankle sprain, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The move is retroactive to Sept. 16. The good news is that the Astros are getting slugging third baseman
Isaac Paredes (hamstring) back from the IL. Alvarez suffered a significant ankle sprain this week when he slipped on home plate. The three-time All-Star will now miss the rest of the regular season and probably will not be ready for the start of the playoffs (if Houston qualifies) in early October. Alvarez is getting better, but he's been a slow healer and also missed a giant chunk of the 2025 season with a hand ailment. Despite his injuries, he's hit .273 (45-for-165) with six homers, 27 RBI, and 17 runs in only 48 games this season. The Astros need Alvarez's bat in their lineup if they want to make a deep postseason run.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Chandler Rome
September 19, 2025
Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever
Kyle Finnegan (groin) is with the team on Friday and is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list before the series opener against the Atlanta Braves, according to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. Finnegan is expecting to be active. "Ready to go," he said. The 34-year-old veteran will be returning to Detroit's bullpen after going on the IL at the beginning of the month with a strained right adductor. Don't be surprised if the Tigers ease him back into the late-inning mix in the bullpen, but Finnegan should at least be in play to share closing duties with
Will Vest by the time the start of the playoffs roll around in October. Since coming over to Detroit at the deadline in a trade with the Washington Nationals, he has not allowed a run in 14 1/3 innings pitched with four saves, 19 strikeouts, and only three walks. Finnegan had 20 saves with the Nats in the first half of the season and has 112 total in his six big-league seasons.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Cody Stavenhagen
September 19, 2025
The Minnesota Twins announced on Friday that they placed outfielder
Matt Wallner (oblique) on the 10-day injured list with a right-oblique strain and recalled outfielder
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. from Triple-A St. Paul in a corresponding move. With the Twins out of postseason contention, that will be it for Wallner for the rest of the 2025 season. The 27-year-old former first-rounder played in a career-high 104 games this year in his fourth year in the big leagues and had a disappointing .202 average (68-for-336) in 392 trips to the plate. However, the left-handed hitter did club 22 home runs and added 40 RBI, 47 runs scored, and four stolen bases. With Wallner out for the last week-plus of the season,
James Outman figures to see more playing time in Minnesota's outfield. Outman is in right field and is batting ninth on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians and left-hander
Parker Messick.
--Keith HernandezSource: Minnesota Twins
September 19, 2025
Cincinnati Red third baseman
Ke'Bryan Hayes (back) is returning to the starting nine for Friday's series opener against the division-rival Chicago Cubs and left-hander
Shota Imanaga, playing third base and batting seventh in the order. A back injury kept Hayes out of action for the last two games, but he'll be available on Friday as the Reds continue their push for the final wild-card spot in the National League. Fantasy managers probably should keep the 28-year-old on their benches since he's gone hitless in his last five games. He's also hitless in two career at-bats against Imanaga. Hayes has one of the best gloves in the league at third base, but he's pretty mediocre offensively. He's been better at the plate since being acquired at the deadline in a trade from the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he's still hitting only .254 (34-for-134) with three homers and 12 RBI in 43 games with Cincy.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
September 19, 2025
Detroit Tigers infielder
Colt Keith (back) is not in the team's starting lineup on Friday against the visiting Atlanta Braves at Comerica Park. Keith was pulled from Thursday's contest early with a back injury and went for testing. Results of his MRI exam aren't back yet, so the 24-year-old is day-to-day. However, this is worth watching, as his back injury could keep him out for the rest of September and potentially into the playoffs. With Keith out on Friday,
Zach McKinstry is starting at third base and is hitting eighth against Braves right-hander
Bryce Elder.
Javier Baez is at short and is in the seven-hole. If Keith misses more time, both McKinstry and Baez should play regularly on the left side of Detroit's infield. In his second MLB season in 2025, Keith has hit .256 (106-for-414) with 13 home runs, 45 RBI, and 65 runs scored in 137 games.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
September 19, 2025
The Chicago White Sox announced on Friday that they placed left-hander
Martin Perez (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list with a left-shoulder strain and recalled left-hander
Cam Booser from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move. With less than two weeks in the 2025 season, the move effectively ends Perez's season. The 34-year-old veteran also dealt with left-elbow issues this year, limiting him to only 56 innings at the big-league level for Chicago. The 14-year veteran was effective when he was available, though, sporting a 3.54 ERA (4.25 FIP) and 1.11 WHIP with 44 strikeouts and 22 walks in 11 appearances (10 starts). Although Perez wasn't terrible at all in his limited action in 2025, the veteran soft-tossing southpaw isn't going to have a robust free-agent market this winter and will likely have to settle for a minor-league deal if he wants to continue pitching in 2026.
--Keith HernandezSource: Chicago White Sox
September 19, 2025
Baltimore Orioles second baseman
Jackson Holliday (undisclosed) is starting at second base and will bat leadoff for Friday's contest at Camden Yards against the division-rival New York Yankees and right-hander
Will Warren. Holliday got the day off on Thursday in the series opener because he's been nicked up of late, but he'll be back in there on Friday. The 21-year-old former first overall pick hasn't looked nicked up at the plate lately, as he's hit .324 (22-for-68) with two home runs and five steals in his last 18 games. Although it's a small sample size against Warren, Holliday has seen the ball well off him, batting .400 with an .800 OPS in five at-bats. In his first full season in the major leagues in 2025 for the O's as their starting second baseman, Holliday enters Friday's action slashing .250/.321/.390 with 17 long balls, 55 RBI, 68 runs scored, and 17 steals in 142 games. Get him back into your lineups.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
September 19, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed rookie
Roki Sasaki (calf, shoulder) made a relief appearance with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday night and retired three of the four batters he faced with two strikeouts and a walk, according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. His fastball was sitting at 99 mph, and he touched 100.1 mph while getting a whiff or a foul tip on seven of nine swings. Manager Dave Roberts said that Sasaki will make another relief appearance with OKC on Sunday, and if that goes well, he could be back with the big-league club next week for the final stretch of the regular season. Sasaki, who has only made eight starts for L.A. in his first MLB season due to shoulder and calf injuries, is still in contention for a postseason roster spot as a reliever. The 23-year-old Japanese hurler is going to need to show better command to earn a playoff roster spot, though. In his 34 1/3 innings earlier in 2025, he had a 4.72 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, and 24:22 K:BB.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Los Angeles Times - Jack Harris
September 19, 2025
Houston Astros infielder
Isaac Paredes (hamstring) is expected to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list before the series opener on Friday against the division-rival Seattle Mariners, a source told Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. It's perfect timing for the Astros to get Paredes back in a huge series that could ultimately decide the winner of the American League West this year. Paredes was hitting .259/.359/.470 with a team-high 19 home runs and 50 RBI in 94 games before suffering a strained hamstring on July 19 in Seattle. The Astros have not released their starting lineup for Friday's game against Mariners right-hander
Bryan Woo, but Paredes should be back at third base for Houston while batting in the middle of their order. With Paredes back, Houston now will have the luxury of mixing and matching with Paredes and
Carlos Correa between third and designated hitter.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com - Brian McTaggart
September 18, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander
Roki Sasaki (calf, shoulder) is scheduled to pitch in relief with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday night while on his minor-league rehab assignment, according to manager Dave Roberts. It's pretty much been a lost first season in the big leagues for Sasaki, as he's missed most of 2025 due to a right-shoulder injury and has made only eight starts for the Dodgers. The 23-year-old Japanese star then injured his calf on Sept. 9 on his rehab assignment. With the regular season winding down, Sasaki basically has no chance to return to the Dodgers in a starting role, so they will take a look at him and consider him out of their bullpen in October for the postseason. Sasaki looked like an inexperienced rookie in his eight starts for the Blue before getting hurt, allowing 18 earned runs (4.72 ERA) while walking 22 and striking out 24 and giving up six homers in 34 1/3 innings.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Fabian Ardaya
September 18, 2025
Los Angeles Angels third baseman
Yoan Moncada (ankle) remains sidelined for Thursday's contest in Milwaukee against the Brewers.
Luis Rengifo is making another start at the hot corner for the Halos and is hitting fifth against Brewers right-hander
Quinn Priester. Moncada injured his ankle on Sunday and has not played since. The oft-injured 30-year-old Cuban infielder continues to struggle with injuries in his first year in Anaheim, and he comes into Thursday's action having appeared in only 77 contests in 2025. The switch-hitter hasn't really been valuable in shallow-mixed fantasy leagues, as expected, with a .240/.343/.464 slash line, .807 OPS, 12 home runs, 34 RBI, and 39 runs scored in his 271 plate appearances. Rengifo has been pretty much the same player this year, with less power and modest speed (10 steals) in his 479 at-bats.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
September 18, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder
Tommy Edman is out of the starting lineup ahead of Thursday's game against the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers have been fairly cautious with Edman since he returned from the injured list. He normally only plays in second consecutive games before getting a breather. Edman has struggled against right-handed pitching this season, so it makes sense why he's taking a seat on Thursday. In his absence,
Miguel Rojas covers second base while
Andy Pages patrols center field against right-hander
Logan Webb on Thursday. Edman doesn't offer enough upside with the bat to warrant rostering in most fantasy formats right now.
--Andy WebbSource: mlb.com
September 18, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
Sal Frelick is headed to the bench ahead of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. This seems like purely a matchup decision with left-hander
Yusei Kikuchi on the mound for the Halos. Frelick has been impressive with the bat lately as he carries a six-game hitting streak into this contest. He mashed a big three-run home run during Wednesday's contest. He figures to be back in the mix for Friday's contest. Frelick is someone that has hit well enough this season to warrant rostering in most formats for the fantasy playoffs.
Isaac Collins,
Blake Perkins, and
Jackson Chourio will cover the outfield for the Brewers on Thursday.
--Andy WebbSource: mlb.com
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