MLB Player News

Polanco is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Polanco will get a breather for the day game after a night game, ending a streak of 13 consecutive starts. With Polanco riding pine for the series finale, Royce Lewis will man third base, and second baseman Edouard Julien will get a day out of the field and serve as the Twins' designated hitter.

Ibanez went 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI in Monday's 8-6 win over the Cubs.

Ibanez had gone deep just once since the beginning of July, so the two-homer game came out of nowhere. The utility player now has nine home runs on the season, surpassing the seven he hit back in 2021. Ibanez also set a new career high by reaching 26 RBI on Monday, as he had 25 during that 2021 campaign.

Rengifo is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Reds.

Rengifo has been starting regularly at shortstop with Zach Neto (back) on the 10-day injured list, but he'll get the night off Tuesday. Andrew Velazquez will start in his place and bat ninth.

Frazier will not start Tuesday versus the Blue Jays.

Frazier will be on the bench with lefty Yusei Kikuchi on the mound for the Blue Jays. Jordan Westburg will shift over to second base, Gunnar Henderson will slide to third base and Jorge Mateo will enter the lineup at shortstop.

Julien is not the the lineup Tuesday versus the Brewers.

Julien will take a seat on the bench with lefty Wade Miley pitching for the Brewers. Jorge Polanco will shift over to second base with Kyle Farmer entering the lineup at third base and batting sixth.

Lowe is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Rockies.

Lowe will be on the bench with left-hander Ty Blach getting the start for the Rockies. Isaac Paredes will shift over to second base with Curtis Mead entering the lineup at third base and batting seventh.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Royals on Monday.

Diaz's ninth round-tripper of the campaign came in the second inning and erased Oakland's early 1-0 deficit. The 23-year-old's blast snapped a 13-game homerless streak, as well as a 1-for-21 slump that had encompassed his previous seven games.

Rojas went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a double and two runs in a win over the White Sox on Monday.

Rojas once again was undeterred by his spot at the bottom of the order, authoring one of a pair of three-hit efforts for the Mariners. It was the fourth multi-hit tally for Rojas over the last nine games, a span during which he's generated a .367 average and .940 OPS after opening his Seattle tenure in an 0-for-13 funk following his arrival from the Diamondbacks.

Valdez (hamstring) is slashing .150/.271/.325 with two home runs, seven RBI and seven runs in 11 games since being reinstated from Triple-A Worcester's 7-day injured list Aug. 6.

Valdez missed about three weeks of action on account of a left hamstring strain. The 24-year-old received a look as Boston's everyday second baseman earlier in 2023, but since he's struggled to get going since returning to the lineup at Worcester and because Pablo Reyes and Luis Urias are both excelling as part of a timeshare at the keystone at the big-league level, Valdez likely won't be in store for a promotion in the near future.

Dubon is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

Dubon owns an .880 OPS since Aug. 9, but manager Dusty Baker decided to hold him out Monday. Jake Meyers will enter the lineup in Dubon's place.