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The Minnesota Twins announced that third baseman Royce Lewis has been positioned on the 10-day injured record with a proper quad pressure. Rookie utility participant Austin Martin will take his place on the Twins’ roster.
Per Dan Hayes of the Athletic, Lewis’ harm occurred whereas he ran from first to 3rd following a Carlos Correa third-inning double through the Twins’ 4-1 Opening Day win over the Kansas Metropolis Royals on Thursday. Edouard Julien changed Lewis on the basepaths.
Lewis started the 12 months with a solo dwelling run within the first inning earlier than including a single within the third.
Lewis, the No. 1 total decide within the 2017 MLB draft, has posted 18 dwelling runs alongside 58 RBI and a .313 batting common (.933 OPS) in 71 profession video games. His per-162 recreation common is 41 dwelling runs and 132 RBI, per Baseball-Reference.
Sadly, Lewis has suffered critical accidents, together with two torn ACLs, which have stored him off the sector as a rule.
The most recent IL stint marks his fifth time on the record.
Now Martin will get his first shot on the huge league degree. The Toronto Blue Jays chosen the previous Vanderbilt shortstop with the No. 5 total alternative within the 2020 MLB draft. One 12 months later, Toronto despatched Martin and pitcher Simeon Woods-Richardson to the Minnesota Twins for starter Jose Berrios.
In 59 video games for Triple-A St. Paul final 12 months, Martin hit .263 (.791 OPS) with six dwelling runs and 28 RBI.
The Twins proceed their three-game street sequence towards Kansas Metropolis on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET.
