MLB Player News

Goins is expected to rejoin the Blue Jays on Wednesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

He was optioned down less than a week ago but Goins will be allowed to return with Darwin Barney leaving the team to attend to a personal matter. Goins' glove continues to be his saving grace as he's a major net-negative with the bat. He's batting just .186/.231/.314 in 184 plate appearances with the big club this season.

Reed is not in Monday's lineup against the A's.

Reed will head to the bench for the third time in the last four games, as he's mired in an 0-for-12 slump over his last four appearances, including a three strikeout showing Sunday. Marwin Gonzalez will get the start at first base in his place Monday and bat seventh.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in Friday's 4-2 victory over the Angels.

His sixth-inning run-scoring two-bagger was particularly timely, given that it erased a 1-0 deficit. Martinez now has six two-hit efforts in his last seven games and is slashing .414/.452/.713 over 87 August at-bats.

Reed is out of the lineup Friday against the Rays.

Marwin Gonzalez will start at first as Reed gets the night off. Reed's hitting has been subpar lately, as he's gone just 4-for-22 over the last seven games. However, he's managed to post a .333 on-base percentage over that time, as he owns a fantastic 13 percent walk rate for the year.

Goins was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, Blue Jays radio play-by-play announcer Mike Wilner reports.

Goins had gone 4-for-9 while also drawing a pair of walks since his latest call up last week, but Jose Bautista's (knee) return from the DL on Thursday necessitated a corresponding move to clear up a major league roster spot. The 28-year-old is a likely candidate to rejoin the big league club when rosters expand in September.

Cabrera went 4-for-5 with two doubles, his 28th homer, two RBI and two runs against Minnesota on Wednesday.

It's never pleasant being Cabrera's division rival -- he's pounded out seven hits in the first two games of this series with the Twins and is hitting a cool .400 against them this season. He wasn't quite himself in April (.270/.337/.472), but Miggy's been doing his normal thing since then, having lifted his season line to a pretty typical .313/.386/.552. The 33-year-old slugger needs just two more homers to reach 30 for the 10th time in his career.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Red Sox.

He continues to bully around opposition pitching in August, slashing .441/.486/.809 with six home runs, 11 RBI and 14 runs scored while extending his hitting streak to 12 games. The Tigers are scrambling to stay afloat in a crowded AL wild card race, but Martinez is doing everything he can to get the team into the postseason.

Miller went 1-for-4 with a three-RBI double in Saturday's 8-2 victory over the Rangers.

He continues to tear the cover off the ball and provide timely hitting, with Saturday's clutch double serving as the latest example. Miller emptied the bases with a seventh-inning two-bagger to right that brought home Steven Souza, Jr., Luke Maile and Evan Longoria, giving him eight RBI over his last three games alone. Miller has also hit safely in six of his last seven, while slashing .328/.416/.746 over 67 August at-bats.

Buxton (illness) is in the lineup for Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, LaVelle Neal of the Star Tribune reports.

The illness limited Buxton to just one pinch-running appearance over Rochester's last four games, but it appears he is feeling good enough to return to the starting lineup Sunday. Buxton figures to be back with the Twins at some point before the regular season ends, but it remains to be seen when.

Choi was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake City on Sunday.

With C.J. Cron, Jefry Marte and Albert Pujols all capable of manning first base, Choi's roster spot was deemed expendable despite 15 starts there this season. His offensive production has also taken a steep turn for the worse since launching two homers in an Aug. 4 contest, as Choi is just 3-for-25 since then.