MLB Player News

LeMahieu is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels.

LeMahieu will head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day off after starting the past 20 games for the Yankees, slashing .306/.366/.431 with a homer and 10 RBI during those contests. Gio Urshela will start at third base in this one, with Tyler Wade manning the keystone.

Rendon (elbow) remains out of the lineup Monday against the Rockies, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rendon took a pitch off his elbow Saturday against the Marlins and has yet to get back on the field. Howie Kendrick starts at third base for the second straight game.

Davis is expected to lose at-bats with Todd Frazier returning from his oblique injury Monday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Davis may be playing well enough to avoid a true bench role, but he certainly won't keep up the pace which saw him start 15 of the Mets' first 21 games. He looked good when given regular playing time, hitting .273/.385/.491 with three homers and an equal number of walks and strikeouts (10).

Moustakas (finger) remains out of the lineup Monday against the Cardinals.

Moustakas has a fractured finger but reportedly won't need to head to the injured list. Hernan Perez starts at second base for the third straight game in his absence.

General manager Neal Huntington said Sunday that Newman (finger) will likely begin a rehab assignment this week, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Newman, who is returning from a laceration on one of the fingers on his right hand, is expected to play multiple different positions during the rehab assignment and will have his throwing monitored carefully while in the minors. Huntington suggested that the Pirates will "see where we are in two weeks" when referring to Newman's rehab assignment, making it likely that the 25-year-old won't be activated until early May. Though the Pirates will be missing Erik Gonzalez (collarbone) for at least the next two months, Newman might be in line for a utility role once back with the big club if highly touted prospect Cole Tucker continues to perform well as the interim starter at shortstop.

Robinson was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

Robinson has already had two separate stints in St. Louis this season but only has six at-bats and zero hits. This latest stay may not last particularly long, as the Cardinals will need a starter Tuesday in place of Michael Wacha (knee).

Devers went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Rays.

Devers began the season as the No. 3 hitter but has been dropped to sixth while giving the Red Sox very little. The third baseman has just three RBI and a .685 OPS over 22 games while the Red Sox rank 27th with a 0.4 WAR at the position. It will be interesting to see if manager Alex Cora gives top prospect Michael Chavis, who was called up Friday to help fill a void at second base, some playing time at third.

Donaldson went 3-for-4 with a walk, two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's win over the Indians.

Both home runs were off Shane Bieber; Donaldson took a breaking ball away to right-center in the first inning, and then pulled a high-and-tight fastball in the second. Donaldson was a bit slow to get going over the first two weeks or so, but he's been red-hot lately with 12 hits -- including four homers -- and eight walks over his last nine games. The third baseman figures to remain a big difference-maker as long as he remains healthy.

Farmer went 1-for-2 with a solo homer and a walk against the Padres on Sunday.

Farmer took southpaw Brad Wieck deep in the seventh inning for his third home run of the season after drawing the start at first base. Though he's had limited playing time, Farmer has shown he's capable of hitting for some power, as he is slugging .542 across 24 at-bats. However, with both Tucker Barnhart and Curt Casali ahead of him on the catching depth chart, Farmer's at-bats figure to only dry up further once Joey Votto (back) returns to the lineup.

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

Suarez launched his fifth home run of the season off Craig Stammen in the seventh inning. Emerging as one of the steady options at the hot corner, Suarez has produced as expected to begin the season by slugging .515 over 68 at-bats.