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Change for Shane Bieber
He'll launch on Wednesday instead of Friday. My theory? The club wants him on the mound as soon as possible, and they want to send Eric Lauer to the bullpen, which really needs reinforcements these days.
Blue Jays list Shane Bieber as their probable starter for Wednesday's series finale at Reds, his first outing on normal rest since returning.
Series matchups:
Monday – Chris Bassitt vs Hunter Greene
Tuesday – Jose Berrios vs Nick Lodolo
Wednesday – Shane Bieber vs Zack Littell– Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) August 31, 2025
Shohei Ohtani knew, says Ippei bookie
Is he telling the truth? Did the Dodgers player know about his interpreter's problems?
The bookie at the center of Ippei Mizuhara's illegal gambling ring believes Shohei Ohtani wasn't in the dark.
“I do believe that Shohei Ohtani was aware of Ippei's either gambling or borrowing money or using some of his funds.”
– Front Office Sports (@FOS) August 31, 2025
Zac Gallen was not in demand
Teams at the deadline didn't feel he could make a difference in this year's playoffs.
9 questions for MLB season's final month: MVP awards, managers on the hot seat; division races https://t.co/eF7ZmYHX6V
– Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 31, 2025
Andrew McCutchen likes the balanced calendar
He didn't play in Boston for the first eight years of his career. Such a situation is more unlikely now.
Andrew McCutchen played 1,191 regular-season games, all with the Pirates, before he finally got to play at Fenway Park, on Opening Day 2017.
He talked to me about the MLB rule changes that have shaped his 17-year (and counting!) career: https://t.co/cnMmysVcQy
– Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) August 30, 2025
Carlos Santana with the Cubs
He brings depth.
Carlos Santana is close to signing with Cubs. Others were interested as well.
– Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 31, 2025
Tim Mayza, meanwhile, is headed to Philly.
LHP Tim Mayza has been claimed off waivers by the Phillies, according to an Indianapolis press release
– Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) August 31, 2025
No changes
Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase may not return to the game anytime soon.
The investigation stems from unusual betting interest in individual pitches by Luis Ortiz in two Guardians games in June.https://t.co/njD8nOkibY
– David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) August 31, 2025
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