MLB Player News

Alvarez is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Alvarez appears to be receiving a routine maintenance day. With Alvarez sitting out the series opener, Corey Julks will start in left field and Yainer Diaz will serve as Houston's designated hitter.

Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two total RBI in a 4-3 win against the Royals on Sunday.

Ohtani plated the Angels' first run with a first-inning sacrifice fly. He then followed back-to-back jacks by Taylor Ward and Mike Trout in the sixth with a homer of his own. The performance snapped a four-game slump at the plate during which Ohtani had gone 1-for-16 with no RBI.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, two walks, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 12-5 win over the Brewers.

Turner was a tough out Sunday but did most of his damage in an eight-run eighth inning. He led off the frame with a solo blast to left center and then later walked with the bases loaded and came around to score on a grand slam off the bat of Masataka Yoshida. The 38-year-old is sporting a four-game hit streak during which he's walked three times and hasn't struck out. He's been productive overall in the early going, slashing .286/.390/.417 with two homers, eight RBI, 13 runs and a 12:11 BB:K over 100 plate appearances.

Ramirez went 1-fot-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 victory over the White Sox.

Ramirez followed up a two-run blast by Luke Raley in the second with a homer of his own in the third to put the Rays up 4-0. The 28-year-old has left the yard twice over his last three games and is working on a nine-game hitting streak. He's been locked in at the plate throughout the majority of the early season, slashing .373/.422/.712 with five homers, 10 RBI, 11 runs and a 4:10 BB:K and is also near the top of the league with a 1.134 OPS.

Rooker is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rangers.

Rooker returned to action the past two games after missing some time with a hamstring issue, and he'll take a seat Sunday after he went 2-for-6 with three walks and two runs in those two contests. Tony Kemp and Conner Capel will start in the corner outfield spots in the series finale versus Texas.

Cabrera is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Cabrera will sit for the second straight contest with Kerry Carpenter getting DH duties Sunday and batting in the cleanup spot. Cabrera has become a part-time player with diminished power at this point in his career, so his days of fantasy relevancy look to be behind him.

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, William Ladson of MLB.com reports.

Belt started the first two games of the series in New York and will take a seat for the finale after going 2-for-7 with a double, a home run, four RBI and four strikeouts. Alejandro Kirk will serve as the designated hitter Sunday while Danny Jansen works behind the plate.

Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Rays.

Jimenez took Shane McClanahan yard in the second inning to tally his second homer of the season and in as many days. While he has gotten off to a slow start, he has shown signs of improvement and is in the midst of a five-game hitting streak. Overall, Jimenez is still hitting only .200/.273/.360 across 55 plate appearances while striking out at a 30.9 percent clip.

Alvarez went 1-for-5 with two-run home run in Saturday's win over Atlanta.

Alvarez broke up Kyle Wright's shutout with a two-run shot in the sixth inning. It is the second game in a row Alvarez has smacked a go-ahead home run in Atlanta. The slugger has driven in 25 runs in 19 games this season.

Buxton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Nationals.

Buxton swatted a solo homer in the third inning off Chad Kuhl to get the Twins on the scoreboard. The outfielder has homered three times this season, and he's picked up extra-base hits in three consecutive games. Buxton has been a hot-and-cold hitter for the majority of his career -- when he's been healthy enough to play -- and it appears he might be on one of those hot runs currently.