MLB Player News

Bregman went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Cubs.

The rookie shortstop opened the scoring with a 384-foot shot off John Lackey in the third, his eight homer of the season and third of September. Bregman has also wielded one of the hottest bats in the majors over the last three weeks-plus, with a nine-game hitting streak that includes six multi-hit efforts. He's also now over halfway to his 20 RBI total from August with Saturday's production.

Plouffe (oblique) was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The Twins went ahead and deactivated Plouffe prior to Saturday's game, which may be a sign that he will indeed miss the rest of the season after suffering a strained oblique and strained intercostal muscles Tuesday. Reports from earlier in the week suggested Plouffe was "doubtful" to play again this season, but the team has yet to formally rule out a return.

Moncada now appears to be behind Travis Shaw and Aaron Hill on the depth chart at third base, WEEI's Rob Bradford reports.

Shaw has been heating up at the plate, while Moncada has really struggled since his promotion, and manager John Farrell said the team is putting winning ahead of player development at this point. There's no denying Moncada's talent and long-term potential, but he appears overmatched by big league pitching (57.9-percent strikeout rate) and now looks destined to only get one or two starts per week going forward.

Asche was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

It was unclear if Asche would return to the big leagues in September, but the Phillies will indeed take on the utility player for the final three weeks of the season. Asche has a career .241/.298/.388 slash line in the majors and has the look of a Quadruple-A bat at this point.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in Friday's 4-3 victory over the Pirates.

The slugging third baseman is off to a red-hot start in September, with four multihit efforts and a .357/.379/.464 line over the first 28 at-bats of the month.

Rendon went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in Friday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies.

He erased an early 1-0 deficit with a run-scoring two-bagger that plated Daniel Murphy in the fourth, the 26-year-old's ninth RBI over his first eight games in September. Rendon has hit safely in seven of those contests and is slashing .320/.400/.520 over his first 25 at-bats of the new month.

Moncada is once again not listed in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with the Blue Jays, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Moncada was given a day off Wednesday after starting the week 0-for-7 with seven strikeouts. His absence from the lineup marks his third straight game being sidelined. Manager John Farrell indicated that the 21-year-old would see most of his starts down the stretch.

Duffy (Achilles) underwent successful surgery Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

It sounds like it was a fairly extensive procedure, with Duffy undergoing a bone debridement and having his bursa removed. A recovery timetable was not immediately offered up but the Rays reportedly think Duffy should be ready for spring training. The 25-year-old only played in 21 games with Tampa Bay and 91 games overall, slashing .258/.310/.357. He hit .295/.334/.428 with 12 homers and 12 stolen bases in 2015.

Valencia is out of the lineup Friday against the Mariners.

He sat out Wednesday and the A's were off Thursday, so the fact that he's not back in there Friday after starting nine games in a row prior to Wednesday raises a bit of a red flag that he is either banged up or his playing time situation is changing. Max Muncy will start in right field and bat seventh Friday.

Moncada is not in Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Moncada had a rough start to the week, going 0-for-7 while striking out in all seven at bats before getting a day off Wednesday, and he'll now be held out of the lineup for a second straight game. Manager John Farrell had previously indicated the 21-year-old would get the majority of the starts down the stretch, particularly against right-handed pitching, but Travis Shaw -- who has homered in each of his past two starts -- will get the nod at third base again against righty Marco Estrada.