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McGonigle suffered an ankle injury and is expected to miss time, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

The severity of the injury hasn't been determined, according to the report. McGonigle was 2-for-5 with two doubles in his first game for High-A West Michigan. His 2024 season was cut short in early August due to a broken hand that required surgery.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Rays.

Seager pushed the Rangers ahead in the sixth with a solo shot to right for his first home run and first extra base hit of the year. The lefty slugger has just two hits over his last 16 at-bats and a .179 batting average in the early going.

Walls went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.

Walls led off the fifth with a base knock and stole second for his second theft of the year. Walls has just three hits in 26 plate appearances thus far, as his hitting woes from past seasons have carried over into 2025 early on.

Lee (back) went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and played seven innings at shortstop Sunday in his first rehab game with Single-A Fort Myers.

A lumbar strain forced Lee to the 10-day injured list prior to Opening Day, but now that he's started up a rehab assignment, he could be ready to make his return to the Twins around the middle of April. Expect Lee to eventually shift his assignment to Triple-A St. Paul, and he'll likely get some exposure to two or three different infield spots before Minnesota signs off on him making his MLB season debut. Second base or third base look to be Lee's most likely avenues to seeing consistent at-bats with the big club, as both Jose Miranda and Edouard Julien have gotten off to slow starts to the season at the plate.

Newman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

With just one hit through his first 13 at-bats of the season, Newman has begun to lose playing time and will now hit the bench for the third time in four games. Tim Anderson will draw a second straight start at shortstop and seems to have at least temporarily leapfrogged Newman on the depth chart.

Anderson will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Guardians.

After going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run in Saturday's 10-4 win, Anderson will pick up a second straight start. He may have inched ahead of Kevin Newman in the competition for primary duties at shortstop, though playing time at the position remains fluid.

Holliday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

With lefty Kris Bubic taking the hill for Kansas City, Holliday will retreat to the bench. Jordan Westburg will shift over from third base and fill in at the keystone.

Sweeney is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Sweeney is in the midst of a five-game hit streak during which he's gone 7-for-20 with a double, a triple and a homer, but he'll sit Sunday against Chicago lefty Martin Perez. Javier Baez will step in at shortstop and bat seventh.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Orioles.

Witt has gotten off to a relatively slow start to the season, as he had only one extra-base hit across 29 at-bats entering Saturday's game. While it was a quiet game offensively for the Royals, Witt managed to change his fortunes a bit by slugging his first home run of the campaign in the sixth inning. He's also shown aggressiveness on the basepaths, recording three steals on four attempts.

Newman is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

Newman has been losing quite a bit of playing time recently due to his poor start, though he finally managed to log his first hit of the new season during Friday's loss. Tim Anderson will start in Newman's place at shortstop Saturday and bat ninth.