MLB Player News

Longoria smashed a home run for the third straight game Saturday versus the Twins.

It was a solo bomb, his second of the series against Minnesota. Longoria also had a two-run shot Thursday versus the Twins. The homer on Saturday extended Longoria's hitting streak to eight games, and he has four homers during that stretch.

Donaldson is dealing with a jammed thumb and is listed as day-to-day, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

Donaldson is out of the lineup Saturday due to some lingering thumb soreness stemming from Friday's game against the Red Sox. He is considered day-to-day, so there is hope that he won't miss much time beyond Saturday. Darwin Barney will slide over to start at third base for Saturday's contest.

Donaldson is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

Manager John Gibbons will give his star third baseman the day off Saturday with the Blue Jays facing knuckleballer Steven Wright. Darwin Barney will take over at the hot corner Saturday, but Donaldson should be expected to rejoin the lineup for Sunday's series finale in Boston.

Plouffe went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against the Rays on Friday.

Plouffe has hit safely in the last three games, but he's still carrying disappointing numbers for the season as a whole. After a three-day break from the starting lineup due to a knee injury, Plouffe has started four consecutive games for the Twins since returning to action Tuesday in Oakland. Despite his struggles, Plouffe has hit fourth or fifth in every game he's played this season.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a home run during Friday's win over Minnesota.

Longoria extended his hitting streak to seven games, and he's now gone yard thrice during his streak. The third baseman has hit safely in nine of the past 10 games, and with the blast he has 11 homers this year.

Longoria went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, three RBI and a strikeout Thursday against Minnesota.

Longoria drove three of the Rays' four runs in this game, and he's been quite productive of late. The 30-year-old third baseman is quietly riding a six-game hitting streak, and he's had multi-hit performances in each of the last three contests. He's gone 11-for-23 (.478) with two homers and nine RBI during the streak.

Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a home run and a strikeout Thursday against Boston.

Alvarez hasn't produced much this season and his average remains in the low .200s, but at the very least he will always hit for power. He isn't producing as he did with the Pirates a few seasons ago, so his fantasy value will remain limited until he can hit more consistently.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer against Boston on Thursday.

Machado has hit safely in nine of the past 10 games, and he's posted a .358 average over that span. The recent streak pushed Machado's average over .300 for the season, and he remains one of Baltimore's most dangerous hitters this year due to his consistency, and his ability to hit for both average and power.

Moustakas (knee) underwent surgery to repair his torn ACL on Thursday and he is expected to be ready for the start of the 2017 season, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

Moustakas was ruled out for the season in late May after what was initially diagnosed as a knee contusion turned out to be a torn ACL. In his absence, the Royals have been turning to a mix of Chelsor Cuthbert and Whit Merrifield to take Moustakas' place at third base. Fortunately, Moustakas' surgery Thursday was deemed a success by Dr. James Andrews, so he figures to begin rehab in the near future with the goal of being ready for Opening Day in 2017.

Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a RBI and scored a run in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Alvarez has failed to produce much in his first 36 games with Baltimore, slashing just .213/.306/.370 through 108 at-bats. He's never hit much for average (career .234 hitter), but the 29-year-old's power outage is a major concern. Many thought a move to the AL would ignite Alvarez, who was embarrassingly bad playing the field for the Pirates over the past six seasons, but he's actually performing worse than ever at the plate through the first two months of the 2016 campaign.