Kansas City's Vinnie Pasquantino was on the roster for the AL Wild Card Series at Baltimore, returning from the injured...
Kansas City's Vinnie Pasquantino was on the roster for the AL Wild Card Series at Baltimore, returning from the injured list after breaking his right thumb on Aug. 29.
Manager Matt Quatraro said Monday that Pasquantino will not be able to play first base and but is available to hit against the Orioles in the best-of-three series that started Tuesday.
Pasquantino batted .262 with 19 homers and 97 RBIs this season.
Baltimore's roster includes little-used right-handed reliever Colin Selby -- he appeared in three games with the Orioles this season and two with the Royals -- instead of righty Matt Bowman. Starting pitcher Albert Suárez is not on the roster.
Right-hander Tylor Megill was left off the New York Mets' roster for their series at Milwaukee after throwing 100 pitches in his start Sunday. The Mets did include right-hander Max Kranick, who strained his left hamstring in spring training, was removed from the 40-man roster on May 11 and has not pitched in the major leagues since 2022.
Outfielder Chas McCormick was included on Houston's roster against Detroit after being out since sustaining a small fracture in his right hand on Sept. 10.
Not included on Houston's roster is three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander. The 41-year-old right-hander struggled in his return after missing almost two months with a neck injury this summer.
He went 2-2 with a 9.26 ERA in five starts in September.
Espada said Verlander was very professional when told of the decision and said he could be on the roster for future rounds if the team advances.
"JV understands how well some of our starters have performed, some of our young guys and ... he threw the ball really well against Cleveland," Espada said. "So I don't want us to just disregard JV for the rest of the postseason."
Right-hander Kenta Maeda was left off Detroit's roster.
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