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The Athletics recalled Muncy from Triple-A Nashville on Monday.

Muncy has played 14 games with the A's this season, hitting .257 (9-for-35). The 25-year-old, who played mostly right field for Oakland his first time up, will join the outfield mix of Khris Davis, Jake Smolinski, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp. Muncy probably won't see enough at-bats to be relevant in fantasy unless the A's move guys like Reddick and Danny Valencia.

Bregman will start at third base and bat sixth in his MLB debut Monday against the Yankees, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Luis Valbuena will shift over to first base while Marwin Gonzalez (ankle) takes a seat for the Astros' series opener against the Yankees. Bregman's arrival is expected to give Houston's offense a boost after he hit .306/.406/.580 with 20 home runs, 61 RBI, seven steals and a 47:38 BB:K in 80 games between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno.

Valencia homered, scored twice and knocked in three runs as part of a 2-for-4 game in a loss Monday against Texas.

This marks Valencia's 13th home run of the season but just his second in July. Valencia owned a brutal .210/.269/.274 batting line with a 5:22 BB:K, so he desperately needed a big night. Despite his recent struggles, he still owns a sharp .302/.353/.486 line for the season.

Ramirez's batting average has dropped from .310 on May 31 to .284 currently, and his OPS has fallen from .832 to .742 in that same span.

Ramirez's batting average is still .025 above the team average, however. Even with this slight decline, Ramirez will continue to man left field as long as Michael Brantley (shoulder) remains sidelined.

Bregman will start at third base and bat sixth in his MLB debut Monday against the Yankees, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Luis Valbuena will shift over to first base while Marwin Gonzalez (ankle) takes a seat for the Astros' series opener against the Yankees. Bregman's arrival is expected to give Houston's offense a boost after he hit .306/.406/.580 with 20 home runs, 61 RBI, seven steals and a 47:38 BB:K in 80 games between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno.

The Athletics recalled Muncy from Triple-A Nashville on Monday.

Muncy has played 14 games with the A's this season, hitting .257 (9-for-35). The 25-year-old, who played mostly right field for Oakland his first time up, will join the outfield mix of Khris Davis, Jake Smolinski, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp. Muncy probably won't see enough at-bats to be relevant in fantasy unless the A's move guys like Reddick and Danny Valencia.

Bregman will be recalled prior to Monday's game against the Yankees.

A natural shortstop, Bregman has recently seen some time at third base and in left field, possibly preparing him for a role as an everyday utility player. The 22-year-old has tallied 20 home runs and seven stolen bases between Double-A and Triple-A this season, and should provide an added offensive presence to the Astros' everyday lineup moving forward. Danny Worth was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a 448-foot solo homer in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Indians.

The veteran slugger's mammoth blast chased Indians starter Josh Tomlin to start the seventh, and was Alvarez's third homer in the last seven games. After a dreadful start to his Orioles career that saw him hitting .194 on May 28, the 29-year-old has raised his average 46 points since June 1.

Machado went 2-for-2 with a solo homer, two walks and two runs in Friday's 5-1 victory over the Indians.

The 24-year-old slugger went deep for the first time since July 5 and collected just his fifth RBI of the month. Machado has only slashed .219/.292/.328 in 64 at-bats this month, but he's still hitting .314 on the season with 20 homers and 55 RBI.

Plouffe (ribs) was doing some running and throwing out to 90 feet Friday prior to the Twins' game against the Red Sox, Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press reports.

Plouffe has been out since July 2 with a cracked rib, but looks to be progressing in time to return to play around the first week of August. He also began to take cuts off a tee but will still need to start live hitting and take in a few games on a rehab assignment before rejoining the Twins.