Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 3-for-5, with his team losing to the Kansas City Royals. Donaldson produced two solo home runs and added three runs. The 35-year-old was going through a home run drought of 15 games before playing on Thursday. He has seven homers and 20 RBI in 2021. The veteran third baseman is still a vital fantasy player despite battling injuries late in his career.

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson has had a relatively quiet year overall so far and recently, he's struggled to generate much power production. His last home run came on May 17 and he has just five home runs over 43 games on the year. Last year, in his first season with the Twins, he managed six home runs in just 28 games. Donaldson has an xSLG of .505, which is significantly up from last year's .413 clip. He also ranks in the top 10% of the league in both average exit velocity ...

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Donaldson is getting a breather in the midst of a 2-for-23 slide at the plate. Hopefully, the day off can serve as a reset button for the veteran, as he was hitting well at the plate earlier in the season. Miguel Sano will get the start at third base in his absence.

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson plated a run in Monday's 8-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Donaldson lofted a fly ball into center field, which scored Andrelton Simmons to tie the game in the eighth inning. It's his third RBI in as many games, though he has been struggling as of late, with just one hit in his last 19 at-bats. The slump has dropped his OPS to .763, though he ranks among the top-five third basemen in the league in expected batting average, slugging percentage, and...

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson is sitting for the rubber game of the series against the White Sox on Wednesday. It's a rare day off for Donaldson, who has appeared in every game in May, batting .259 with three homers and 11 RBI. Willians Astudillo will start at third base and bat seventh against Lucas Giolito. Astudillo was dealing with a bruised hand but is apparently past the issue.

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's 16-4 loss to the White Sox. Donaldson crushed an 0-1 changeup from Dallas Keuchel into right-center field for his fifth long ball of the season. The blast traveled 413 feet at an exit velocity of 108.1 MPH. Donaldson ranks in the top-10 in both expected batting average and slugging percentage, as he continues to see the ball extremely well this year. He remains one of the better hitters in the game when ...

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Athletics. Donaldson supplied the only offense of the night with the Twins' bats going quiet- as he belted a solo shot off of Frankie Montas in the sixth inning. The homer traveled 381 feet at an exit velocity of 104 MPH, one of two batted balls that was hit 100 MPH or harder by the veteran third baseman. Donaldson is slashing .279/.364/.488 with four homers and 14 RBI and is on-pace for ...

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Wednesday's 13-8 loss to the White Sox. Donaldson brought the Twins right back into the game with his two-run single in the third inning, then later added another RBI with the game out of hand. Two of his three batted balls on the day registered exit velocities of 95 MPH or greater, as the veteran third baseman continues to smoke the ball in 2021. Donaldson now has seven hits in his last four games- three of them for ...

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson provided the offense for his team in a 7-3 loss to the Tigers on Saturday. Donaldson went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a walk, and a run scored. The veteran third baseman tied the game in the fifth inning with a two-run blast off of Jose Urena, which traveled 425 feet at an exit velocity of 113.1 MPH. Donaldson later delivered an RBI double in the top of the eighth inning. He's now batting .290 with a .882 OPS and three homers and ranks in the ...

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson will get a breather on Thursday and isn't in the lineup for the contest against the Rangers. Despite talk of managing his workload, Donaldson has been an everyday player for Minnesota in 2021, though he'll get his first day off since mid-April on Thursday. Willians Astudillo will get the start at third and bat cleanup against Rangers' righty Jordan Lyles. Astudillo is batting .288 with three homers in 20 games.