MLB Player News

Cespedes (quad) is not in the lineup Monday against the Yankees, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

Cespedes will miss a second straight game after exiting Saturday's contest with discomfort in his quad. The team remains hopeful that he'll avoid a stint on the DL, and an upcoming tour of AL parks later in the week could help keep Cespedes out of the field, should the quad feel well enough that he could DH. Regardless, the Mets will go with Alejando De Aza in left field Monday, while Justin Ruggiano and Curtis Granderson man center and right, respectively.

Ramirez was traded to the Blue Jays on Monday as part of the deal that sent Francisco Liriano to Toronto, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.

The 21-year-old was having a nice season at Double-A for the Pirates, hitting .306/.354/.401 in 379 at-bats. Ramirez will report to Double-A New Hampshire, where he should finish up the season.

Goins (forearm) was activated from the 15-day DL and will hit ninth in Monday's game against the Astros, Barry Davis of Sportsnet reports.

With Troy Tulowitzki day-to-day with a finger injury, Goins will get the start at shortstop in his first game since the end of June. He's hitting just .176 with three home runs and 12 RBI through 59 games for the Blue Jays this season. Ezequiel Carrera was placed on the 15-day DL with a left Achilles strain in a corresponding move.

Updating a previous note, Buxton (knee) is not in the Twins' lineup Monday against the Indians.

Buxton was initially listed in a lineup, but the Twins have since clarified that the speedy center fielder will get the day off Monday as he deals with soreness in his knee. Buxton underwent an MRI on Monday morning, which revealed only a minor bruise, so he'll join the team in Cleveland and could be available as a bench option. Eddie Rosario will get the nod in center field to start.

Buxton (knee) is in the lineup Monday against the Indians.

Buxton was lifted from Sunday's game in the third inning due to knee soreness, but the issue is not considered serious after an MRI on Monday morning cleared him of any structural damage. Buxton will man his usual center field spot Monday, and he'll bat eighth against Cleveland's Danny Salazar.

Cabrera went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Astros.

The future Hall of Famer is on another tear, hitting .429 (18-for-42) over the last 12 games with five home runs, 13 RBI and 10 runs. Cabrera's now got 23 homers on the season to go along with his typically stellar .303/.381/.533 slash line. He may not quite be the dominant force he was a few years ago, when he posted back-to-back 44-homer campaigns, but the 33-year-old still appears to have plenty of juice left in the tank.

Vargas went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks Sunday against the White Sox.

Vargas' fourth homer of the year gave the Twins a 3-0 lead in the first inning that they'd never relinquish. He finished July on a high-note, collecting hits in seven straight games to raise his slash line to .333/.446/.683 in 60 at-bats on the season.

Buxton will remain in Minnesota on Monday so he can undergo an MRI on his sore right knee, MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger reports.

The team currently has an optimistic outlook about their young outfielder's ailment, but Buxton will undergo further tests nonetheless to ensure nothing more serious is hidden. As long as the results come back clean, which is the expected outcome, Buxton should be able to rejoin the team in Cleveland later in the week.

Dickerson (hip) is expected to avoid the disabled list, but will also require several more days before a potential return to the lineup.

Dickerson is still dealing with the effects of a bruised right hip, having skipped the past two games (Sunday included) because of it. More on his status should arise as he nears a return.

Pederson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of SB Nation's True Blue LA reports.

With southpaw Patrick Corbin toeing the rubber for the opposition, the lefty-hitting Pederson will take a seat, enabling Enrique Hernandez to log the start in center field in his return from the DL. Over 173 career plate appearances versus lefties, Pederson owns a .192/.281/.358 slash line.