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Bregman will open 2016 with Double-A Corpus Christi, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Bregman hit .294/.366/.415 with four home runs, 34 RBI and 13 stolen bases over 66 games between Low-A Quad Cities and High-A Lancaster last season. The second overall pick of the 2015 draft, he will likely spend the majority of his first full professional season with the Hooks.

Segura homered and tripled as he knocked in three runs in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.

Segura finished with seven total bases, just the sixth time he has reached that mark in his career, the last coming May 31 for Milwaukee against the Diamondbacks themselves. Segura has not been able to find anything resembling a power stroke since his All-Star campaign in 2013, as he posted a .331 slugging percentage in 288 games in 2014 and 2015.

Moustakas will bat second against the Mets on Tuesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

It appears as though the two-hole will be Moustakas' primary spot in the batting order, as expected. Moustakas went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Sunday's opener, but he reached on an error in the first inning and came around to score the Royals' first run of the season. The 27-year-old went 18-for-54 (.333 average) with five doubles, three home runs and a 3:7 BB:K during Cactus League play.

Arenado homered and knocked in three runs as part of a 2-for-5 effort Monday in an Opening Day win over the Diamondbacks.

Arenado was on fire in spring, as he hit .542/.563/1.034 with 16 extra-base hits in 22 exhibition games. He was already an All-Star and arguably the best National League third baseman heading into this season. If the 25-year-old's hot start to 2016 signals further improvement, look out.

Donaldson went 1-for-3 with his first homer of the year and a walk in Monday's road win over the Rays.

The Jays' MVP third baseman did that 41 times last year, and while that may be tough to replicate, Donaldson's a good bet to get into the 30s again. After his three-strikeout effort in the opener, any Donaldson owner whose heart was inexplicably aflutter has to feel soothed by this game.

Escobar finished Monday's opener against the Orioles with a pair of doubles and an RBI in four at-bats.

The shortstop showed a little bit of pop last year for Minnesota and managed to do the same today. Escobar actually improved his power stroke after the All-Star break in 2015, mashing eight of his 12 homers and 19 of his 31 doubles after the Midseason Classic. For now, he's hitting seventh in the Twins' order.

Duffy picked up right where he left off in 2015, going 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Monday's win over the Brewers.

Duffy was hitting sixth Monday after batting third for most of spring training but that may change if he hits for this kind of power more often. The third baseman came out of nowhere to hit .295 with 12 homers and 12 stolen bases a season ago, so it's nice to see good early returns from him as he attempts to improve on those stats.

Almanzar only got one hit in 12 spring training plate appearances, striking out three times.

The 25-year-old hit .225 last year in his first full season in Triple-A Norfolk; coupled that with the fact that the Orioles have a star third baseman in Manny Machado, and Almanzar seems destined for another season in Norfolk.

Longoria was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.

The veteran third baseman was responsible for the first run of the Rays season, plating Logan Forsythe with a two-out third-inning single off Jays starter Marcus Stroman. Longoria was also Tampa's first baserunner of 2016, as he doubled to right field in the first. Although he had a generally unremarkable spring at the plate, the former All-Star did manage two homers, and was able to get some rest days in the latter stages of the exhibition slate. Apparently refreshed for Opening Day, he appeared to be the only Rays hitter to figure out Stroman in an otherwise dominant performance by the Blue Jays ace.

The Phillies placed Asche (oblique) on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, Ryan Lawrence of the Philly Voice reports.

Asche missed all of camp with the injury. He was nearing a return when he re-injured himself of a swing-and-miss during a game last week. He will likely be sidelined into late-April or early-May. Cedric Hunter is expected to see the majority of the playing time in Asche absence.