MLB Player News

Gonzalez isn't starting Monday against the Twins.

Gonzalez is sitting for the third time in the last four games after he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout Sunday against the Padres. Josh Harrison will start at the keystone and bat seventh.

The Athletics selected Mondou's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

He'll join the Athletics for the final three games of the season after infielder Vimael Machin (personal) was placed on the paternity list in a corresponding move. A 27-year-old utility player, Mondou logged a .283/.374/.431 slash line to go with 40 extra-base hits in 449 plate appearances with Las Vegas.

Bae is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Bae has handled a near-everyday role since his call-up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sept. 23 and has picked up starts at three different positions. Though he's on the bench Monday, it wouldn't be surprising if he picked up starts in the Pirates' final two games of the season.

Rosario is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

Rosario is on the bench for the second time in four days, but Guardians manager Terry Francona hasn't suggested that the 26-year-old is dealing with an injury or in danger of losing his everyday role. Unless the Guardians provide an update to the contrary, consider Monday's absence from the lineup another routine maintenance day for Rosario, who has produced an .813 OPS over his last 17 games.

The Rays recalled Brujan from Triple-A Durham on Monday. He'll start at second base and bat leadoff in the Rays' series opener in Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Brujan will join the 28-man active roster as a replacement for another utility player in Miles Mastrobuoni, who was optioned to Durham in a corresponding move. After being optioned to Durham on Sept. 7, Brujan finished the Triple-A season by slashing .268/.325/.380 with 11 stolen bases in 16 games, but his track record in the big leagues over the past two seasons hasn't been especially impressive.

Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and an additional run in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Red Sox.

Since being acquired Aug. 2 from the Royals, Merrifield has largely served as a utility player for the Blue Jays, but the hot bat he's shown of late likely has him in line to handle an everyday role at second base once the postseason begins. Heading into the Blue Jays' final series of the regular season against the Orioles that begins Monday, Merrifield is riding a six-game hit streak and has reached base in all but one of his last 11 contests. During that 11-game stretch, Merrifield is slashing .421/.439/.842 with four home runs, four doubles, nine RBI and nine runs.

Bae went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base Sunday against the Cardinals.

Bae has started seven of nine games since being promoted for his major-league debut. He tallied his third stolen base Sunday and also has eight hits across 26 at-bats. Though Bae has yet to go yard, he has contributed across the box score by racking up three doubles, three runs scored and four RBI in his small sample in the majors.

Andrus went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Padres.

Andrus took Blake Snell deep in the sixth inning to record his 16th homer of the season. The performance continued a surprising surge in power for Andrus, as he now has seven long balls across his last 29 games. He's also chipped in nine stolen bases in that span while hitting .288, reminiscent of his production dating back to the 2019 campaign.

Rodgers went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Sunday against the Dodgers.

Rodgers took Tyler Anderson yard in the opening frame to tally his 12th home run of the season. It was his first long ball since Aug. 12 -- a span of 32 games -- and he's hit just .188 with five RBI and 12 runs scored in that span. Despite that slump, Rodgers has tallied a career-high 62 RBI and 71 runs scored across 569 plate appearances.

McNeil went 3-for-5 with a solo home run during Sunday's 5-3 loss to Atlanta.

McNeil connected on a solo shot off Atlanta starter Charlie Morton in the third inning while adding singles in the first and seventh to collect multiple hits for the fifth straight game. The 30-year-old is batting 11-for-21 during the stretch to boost his average from .317 to .326 -- just one point behind MLB-leader Freddie Freeman. McNeil is slashing .326/.381/.448 with eight home runs, 71 runs and 61 RBI in 145 contests.