When Addison Russell showed up at Wrigley Field last Aug. 7, he checked the lineup and saw he was starting at shortstop against the Giants. Everyone knew Russell was a gifted shortstop, but he had played second base when he was promoted to the big leagues in late April 2015, because Starlin Castro was in the lineup at short.

With third baseman Trevor Plouffe expected to return from the 15-day disabled list as early as Monday, Twins manager Paul Molitor said he hasn’t ruled out sending Miguel Sano to Triple-A Rochester.

Look, no hands!

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

The most delightful catch.

Royals designated hitter Kendrys Morales has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball after arguing with home-plate umpire Carlos Torres during Tuesday night’s 3-2 win over the Rays.

The first domino fell in November. Closers are luxuries, and when a team has other needs to fill, they’re almost always trade bait. The Padres had organizational needs to fill, so they dealt Craig Kimbrel to the Red Sox and received four prospects in return.

Hisashi Iwakuma tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings and Adam Lind, Nelson Cruz and Mike Zunino hit home runs to lead the Mariners past the Red Sox. Rookie Andrew Benintendi got his first two big league hits.

Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols knocked his 12th career walk-off home run — the most of any active player in the Majors — giving his club an 8-6 win over Oakland on Wednesday, further notching his reputation as one of the best clutch players of all-time.

There were few highlights from the Red Sox 3-1 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday, but rookie outfielder Andrew Benintendi had two of them — his first two big league hits.

The Red Sox will be without Hanley Ramirez for at least the final two games of this four-game series in Seattle, as the first baseman heals up following a freak fall on his way back to the clubhouse on Tuesday when he injured his left wrist.

Wednesday provided the Yankees a glimpse of the future, when Luis Severino pitched 4 1/3 strong innings in relief of Chad Green, Gary Sanchez recorded his first career hit and the Yankees rolled to a 9-5 win over a Mets club still struggling to find its offensive rhythm. It was hardly youth alone that buoyed the Yankees; 36-year-old Mark Teixeira broke the game open with a three-run homer in the second inning off Steven Matz, reaching base safely in all four of his plate appearances.

Josh Donaldson crushed a pair of home runs, including back-to-back shots with Jose Bautista in the sixth inning, to send the Blue Jays to a 3-1 win over the struggling Astros at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday night.

Come one, come all and watch powerful human Mike Napoli hit 5 homers in 5 straight games.

Minnesota’s bats stayed scorching hot, scoring double-digit runs for the third straight game in a 13-5 win over Cleveland on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. For the Indians, it matches their season-worst slump of three games.

Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez exited the game against the Dodgers on Wednesday with a left ankle injury.