MLB Player News

Altuve (head) is starting at second base and batting leadoff Tuesday against the A's.

The 31-year-old was evaluated for a concussion after a collision at first base during Monday's contest, but he apparently cleared the concussion protocols and is in the lineup Tuesday. Altuve has hit .350/.366/.600 with two home runs, four doubles, three RBI and six runs over his past 10 games.

Chavis (forearm) is starting at first base and batting third Tuesday against the Dodgers, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Chavis sat out the past three games after exiting Friday's contest with left forearm discomfort, but he'll return to the starting nine Tuesday. The 26-year-old has a .751 OPS through 22 games in May and should continue to see plenty of playing time at first base with Yoshi Tsutsugo (back) on the injured list.

Ibanez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.

The righty-hitting Ibanez has the platoon advantage in his favor with southpaw Ryan Yarbrough on the mound, but it won't be enough to keep him off the bench for the second game in a row. Instead, rookie Josh Smith will draw another start at the hot corner after going 3-for-4 with two runs in his MLB debut in Monday's 9-5 win. Ibanez looks like he'll have to settle for a utility gig with the Rangers presumably prepared to give Smith a trial as their everyday third baseman.

Rodgers will sit Tuesday against Miami, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Rodgers sits after starting 16 of the last 17 games at second base. He grabbed at least one hit in every game he appeared in over that stretch, slashing .365/.412/.492. Garrett Hampson will take over at the keystone Tuesday.

Guillorme will start at second base and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

Though Mark Canha will get a look out of leadoff spot after the lefty-hitting Guillorme sat atop the lineup for each of the previous four contests, the latter player will still stick in the starting nine even with a southpaw (Patrick Corbin) taking the hill for Washington. Guillorme, who went 7-for-12 with a double, two walks, six runs and an RBI over that three-game stretch, could see more opportunities going forward after the Mets optioned Dominic Smith to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.

Rengifo will start at second base and bat fifth in Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

He'll be included in the lineup for the 12th game in a row and may have supplanted Tyler Wade as the Angels' preferred option at the keystone even once Anthony Rendon (wrist) returns from the injured list and Wade no longer has a path to playing time at third base. While starting the previous 11 contests, Rengifo has slashed .295/.340/.409 with a home run and a stolen base.

Marte will sit Tuesday against Atlanta.

Marte owns a 12-game hitting streak, a stretch in which he's slashed .383/.408/.489. He'll get a rest Tuesday as Jake Hager takes over at second base.

Espinal is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

After a rough weekend in Los Angeles in which he went 2-for-18 during the Blue Jays' four-game series with the Angels, Espinal will take a seat as Toronto begins a six-game homestand. Cavan Biggio replaces Espinal at the keystone.

Gorman will sit Tuesday against the Padres, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Gorman has started against every righty while sitting against every lefty since making his MLB debut, a trend which continues here against southpaw Blake Snell. Tommy Edman slides to second base Tuesday, with Edmundo Sosa starting at shortstop.

Brujan went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Monday's loss to the Rangers.

Brujan reached base on multiple occasions for the first time in 15 starts this season. He's maintained a miserable .137/.196/.176 line across 56 plate appearances, and his inability to reach base has limited his ability to showcase his speed on the basepaths. Despite his struggles, Brujan has been in the lineup for 12 of 15 contests since May 14 thanks to the absence of Brandon Lowe (back).