Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease (shoulder) will not make his next start on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles after undergoing an MRI exam on his right shoulder on Saturday night, according to Hazel Mae of Sportsnet. Cease will meet the team in Baltimore. Manager John Schneider is not ruling out Cease making a start against the Cincinnati Reds next weekend. Cease said his shoulder felt "fatigued," and he allowed four runs (one earned) while walking six in just 2 2/3 innings in his most recent outing on Friday against the Texas Rangers. It is a bad time for the Blue Jays to be without one of the best all-around pitchers in baseball this year, but they are also on the verge of being eliminated from playoff contention. Despite his tough outing on Friday, the 30-year-old Cease has been outstanding in 2026 in his first year in Toronto, going 11-6 with a 2.40 ERA (league-leading 2.55 FIP) and 1.10 WHIP with a league-high 239 strikeouts and 78 walks in 169 innings (29 starts). The Jays entered Sunday's action three games out of the final wild-card spot in the American League.

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Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker (knee) left Saturday night's game early against the division-rival San Francisco Giants after fouling a ball off his right knee/shin, but manager Dave Roberts told Jack Harris of The California Post that the lopsided score played into Tucker being removed early. Roberts expects Tucker to be back in action for Sunday's series finale at Dodger Stadium, but they will see how he feels in the morning. Before leaving the eventual 10-4 win on Saturday, Tucker went 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk and a run scored for the Dodgers. He was replaced in right field by Alex Call. The 29-year-old left-handed slugger has not lived up to his big free-agent contract in 2026 in his first year in L.A., as he is currently slashing .235/.334/.394 with a .729 OPS, 17 homers, 70 RBI, 88 runs, and 11 stolen bases across his 515 at-bats. However, after hitting under .200 in August, Tucker has picked things up and has hit .288 (17-for-59) with six homers, three doubles, a triple, 13 RBI, 17 runs scored, and two steals in 18 games in September. The Dodgers are hoping he can continue to swing a hot bat going into the playoffs in October.

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Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras (hand) remains absent from the team's starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays, per MLB.com. Nick Sogard is making a third straight start at first base for the BoSox and is hitting fifth against Rays right-hander Griffin Jax. Contreras is missing a third straight game after he was hit by a pitch on his right hand in Thursday's win over the Texas Rangers. The good news is that X-rays came back negative for any fractures in his hand, so fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day going into the final week of the 2026 regular season. With a scheduled day off coming on Monday, hopefully Contreras will be back on the field for Tuesday's series opener at Fenway Park against the Cleveland Guardians. The 34-year-old Venezuelan has a career-best 27 home runs and 81 RBI in 2026 in his first year in Boston, but he hit just .217 (18-for-83) with a .715 OPS in 23 games in August, and he has played in only four games so far in September due to various injuries.

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The Cincinnati Reds announced on Sunday that they placed right-hander Chase Burns (groin) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Sept. 19) with a strained right groin and selected the contract of right-hander Carson Spiers from Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move. The Reds had been working to limit the young right-hander's innings in recent weeks, and now his 2026 season will come to an end with a week remaining on the schedule. The 23-year-old former second overall pick in 2024 from Wake Forest University had a fantastic first full season in the majors this year, earning his first All-Star nod while going 15-3 with a 2.86 ERA (3.24 FIP), 1.17 WHIP, and 185:56 K:BB in 154 1/3 innings pitched across his 29 starts for the Reds. Burns recorded a strong 29.4% strikeout rate while walking 8.9% of the batters he faced. He is one of the best upside arms in terms of strikeout stuff in the big leagues, as long as he can stay healthy going forward. The native of Italy was limited to exactly three innings in each of his final three starts in 2026, allowing four earned runs while walking six and striking out 14.

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Rockies' CF Cole Carrigg scored 33.0 fantasy points going 11-for-27 with three home runs and nine RBIs in six games this week. Carrigg is owned in 63.7% of mixed leagues.

Minnesota's CF Walker Jenkins had a slash line of .500/.529/.875 going 8-for-16 with 3 RBIs in five games this week. Jenkins is owned only in 11.7% of mixed leagues.

Rockies' 3B Connor Norby had a slash line of .450/.500/.600 going 9-for-20 with 4 RBIs in five games this week. Norby is owned only in 10.1% of mixed leagues.

Marlins' CF Jakob Marsee scored 31.5 fantasy points going 9-for-17 with two home runs and three RBIs in five games this week. Marsee is owned only in 20.9% of mixed leagues.

San Diego Padres' CF Samad Taylor scored 27.0 fantasy points going 7-for-15 with a home run and six RBIs in five games this week. Taylor is owned only in 0.4% of mixed leagues.

Padres' LF Dustin Harris scored 30.0 fantasy points going 10-for-25 and seven RBIs in six games this week. Harris is owned only in 0.4% of mixed leagues.

Yankees' SS Anthony Volpe had three stolen bases and a .278 average with 2 RBIs in five games this week. Volpe is owned only in 2.9% of mixed leagues.

Rays' SP Freddy Peralta had an ERA of 1.08 and a WHIP of 0.90 in 16.2 innings over his last three games. Peralta is owned in 56.4% of mixed leagues.

Angels' CF Jose Siri had three stolen bases and a .389 average with 4 RBIs in six games this week. Siri is owned only in 0.0% of mixed leagues.

Giants' CF Jonah Cox had three stolen bases and a .333 average with 4 RBIs in five games this week. Cox is owned only in 12.2% of mixed leagues.

Brewers' SP Robert Gasser had an ERA of 1.08 and a WHIP of 0.96 in 16.2 innings over his last three games. Gasser is owned only in 8.2% of mixed leagues.

Padres' 1B Ty France scored 29.0 fantasy points going 12-for-26 with a home run and seven RBIs in six games this week. France is owned in 55.5% of mixed leagues.

Tampa Bay's CF Chandler Simpson had four stolen bases and a .429 average with 3 RBIs in five games this week. Simpson is owned in 54.3% of mixed leagues.

Orioles' SP Trevor Rogers recorded 10 strikeouts in 8 innings but took the loss in a 1-0 loss to the Brewers on Saturday, Sep. 19.

Boston's SP Brayan Bello recorded 11 strikeouts in 8 innings in a 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday, Sep. 19.

There is a "good chance" that Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani (knee, biceps) will be activated from the 10-day injured list for the series against the division-rival San Diego Padres at home next week, manager Dave Roberts told Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Ohtani is eligible to come off the IL on Wednesday, so he could be back as the team's designated hitter for the second game of the series at Dodger Stadium. The four-time MVP apparently looked good after running the bases and taking simulated at-bats off a Trajekt machine before Saturday's game. There is still a little time for the 32-year-old Japanese native to help the Dodgers and fantasy managers in the final stretch of the 2026 regular season. However, the Dodgers probably are not going to rush him back, so it would not be a surprise to get a game or two off in the final four or five games of the year. Ohtani has hit .277/.380/.522 with a .902 OPS, 30 homers, 80 RBI, 89 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases in 502 at-bats. It has been a strong season, but nagging left-knee and right-biceps injuries since early July caught up with him, and he was placed on the IL after hitting an un-Ohtani-like .241/.322/.472 with a .795 OPS in 27 games in August.

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