MLB Player News

Brantley went 1-for-3 with two RBI during Thursday's win over Oakland.

The outfielder is now up to 24 RBI and a .301/.370/.439 slash line. While he probably won't repeat his 20-homer campaign from 2014, Brantley is still tilting the scales across all traditional rotisserie categories. His placement in the three-hole of the Cleveland lineup also helps his fantasy floor and ceiling.

Jays manager John Gibbons acknowledged that Goins has starter-worthy skills, but made clear that the infielder will be no more than a fill-in based on the current roster construction, Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun reports.

While Troy Tulowitzki (hamstring) spent a month on the DL, Goins locked up the everyday role at shortstop for the Jays. While filling the gap, Goins posted an uninspiring .210/.257/.362 line over 115 plate appearances. He did, however, manage a career-high .152 ISO during the 30-game stretch. There's no question the 29-year-old can be a premier defender, and with regular playing time he believes he can be a solid MLB hitter. Unfortunately for Goins, his manager has no intention of changing the lineup. "You can still have a pretty good career being a utility player," Gibbons said. "But Ryan, he could go to some good teams (in the majors) right now and be a starter. But he's got Tulo and Devon [Travis] here," the manager added. With the Jays infield set, Goins can be dropped across most fantasy formats until another routine job becomes available to him.

Choi (hamstring) is back in action at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

He missed 11 days with a strained left hamstring but returned May 24. Choi, 26, is hitting .311/.405/.456 with two home runs in 103 at-bats this season at Triple-A.

Miller (abdomen) will begin his rehab assignment with High-A Charlotte on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Manager Kevin Cash initially said that Miller would head out for the rehab stint on Tuesday, but Cash came back and said he misspoke. Nonetheless, Miller seems to be fairly close to returning to the lineup barring any further setbacks.

Buxton (finger) is in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Buxton hurt his finger Monday and had to be pulled from the game with what turned out to be a finger laceration. Fortunately, Buxton won't have to miss any additional time and is starting in center field and hitting eighth Tuesday night.

Martinez (foot) went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Monday's 10-7 win over the Royals.

After exiting Sunday's game early, Martinez was right back in the starting lineup Monday and made his presence felt with a go-ahead 433-foot three-run blast in the fifth that plated Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez. The slugging outfielder had actually been hitless in the previous four games (10 at-bats), so Monday's round tripper served to snap him out of a mini-slump in spectacular fashion. Martinez has now compiled eight homers and 17 RBI in just 17 games played thus far this season.

Cabrera went 2-for-3 with three RBI from a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single in Monday's 10-7 win over the Royals. He walked twice overall and scored once.

The free pass Cabrera drew in the fifth started the Tigers' comeback from an early 3-0 deficit, and his two-run single to center in the eighth capped off the scoring on the night and gave Detroit a 10-7 lead they wouldn't relinquish. The 34-year-old is producing below his normal levels thus far and has been hampered by groin and oblique injuries, but he 's now knocked in 13 runs in May and produced five multi-hit outings during the month. He's also sporting the highest line drive and hard contact rates of his career (31.4 and 47.6 percent, respectively), so a surge in both batting average and power could well be looming.

Miller (abdomen) will start a rehab assignment with High-A Charlotte on Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Miller was able to run and hit Monday without a hitch, clearing the way for him to head out on a rehab assignment. If all goes well, he could be back in the lineup after a short rehab stint.

Buxton had X-rays on his lacerated finger come back negative and said he believes he could play as early as Tuesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Buxton got his finger caught up in Eddie Rosario's cleat as the pair of teammates converged on a catch in Monday's game. Consider Buxton day-to-day, as his assessment of his own injury may be optimistic, but it doesn't look like this issue will send him to the disabled list or otherwise force him to miss significant time.

Buxton was removed from Monday's game against the Astros in the bottom of the sixth inning with a lacerated right ring finger, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Buxton hurt the finger when it got caught in the spikes of teammate Eddie Rosario, who slid by Buxton attempting to make a catch. According to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Twins don't view Buxton's injury as anything serious, so the 23-year-old could be back in the lineup Tuesday if he's able to complete batting practice without incident. Ehire Adrianza ended up replacing Buxton in Monday's contest.