MLB Player News

Allen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Allen will head to the bench for the second time in four games after a 1-for-4 showing at the plate in Saturday's 3-1 loss actually improved to his season-long slash line to a woeful .167/.205/.214 over 44 plate appearances. Darell Hernaiz will get a start at shortstop and could be pushing Allen for primary duties at the position.

Shewmake is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

The lefty-hitting Shewmake was unsurprisingly held out of the starting nine against a pair of lefties in the first two games of the series, but his absence from the lineup Sunday versus Reds right-hander Graham Ashcraft comes as more of a surprise. Paul DeJong will draw another start at shortstop Sunday despite going 0-for-5 at the dish over the previous two days.

Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Caballero will retreat to the bench for the series finale after he went 7-for-22 with a home run and a stolen base while starting each of the past six games. Niko Goodrum will replace Caballero at shortstop and will bat seventh.

Rocchio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

The switch-hitting Rocchio will take a seat in favor of the righty-hitting Gabriel Arias, who gets the nod at shortstop with southpaw Nestor Cortes on the hill. Rocchio had started each of the previous three contests, going 1-for-11 with a double to drop his season-long average to .227.

Volpe went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base Saturday's win over the Guardians in Game 2 of the doubleheader.

Volpe drew a leadoff walk to open the contest and stole second before coming around to score New York's first run of the game on an Anthony Rizzo single. He would later add an RBI single of his own in the top of the fourth while also scoring a second time. It marked the fifth multi-hit performance of the season for the young shortstop and the fourth game in which he's scored at least two runs. Furthermore, he's gone four consecutive games without striking out, drawing four walks over that stretch.

Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and two runs scored Saturday for Triple-A Charlotte.

Montgomery tallied his first home run at the highest level of the minors Friday and then followed that up with another long ball Saturday. Per MLB Pipeline, the latter homer had an exit velocity of 109.9 mph. While this has been a positive stretch for Montgomery, he also has a 36.7 percent strikeout rate across his first 60 plate appearances with Charlotte, so a promotion to the majors likely isn't imminent.

Hamilton went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

Hamilton has now reached base six times in six games and is 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts since being called up last weekend. Unfortunately, he's also struck out seven times in 19 plate appearances and has already made a couple errors at shortstop. Hamilton possesses difference-making speed and should continue to run when he gets on, but his leash as the long-side platoon option at shortstop is short.

The Twins have reclassified Correa's injury as a mild right intercostal strain, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Correa was placed on the injured list earlier Saturday with what had been called an oblique strain, but the team has now altered the diagnosis based on additional imaging results. That it's being referred to as a mild strain is a positive development, although a timetable for Correa's return isn't expected to be known until late next week. With Correa out, Willi Castro started both games at shortstop during the Twins' doubleheader sweep of the Tigers on Saturday.

Diaz (calf) has begun a running program as part of his rehabilitation process, the Associated Press reports.

The veteran infielder opened the season on the 60-day injured list, so he's seemingly only in the nascent stages of his ramp-up process. Diaz could eventually require a rehab assignment of maximum length whenever he's deemed ready to test himself in game action, given how long he's been sidelined.

Holliday is out of the lineup Saturday against the Brewers.

In his first game against a lefty (DL Hall), Holliday finds himself on the bench to begin the game. Jorge Mateo gets the start at second base, hitting ninth.