Previous to at the moment’s recreation with the Astros, the Twins positioned Austin Martin on the 10-day injured checklist (retroactive to June 6) with a left indirect pressure. Outfielder Matt Wallner was known as up from Triple-A within the corresponding transfer, and Wallner was within the lineup at the moment as Minnesota’s beginning left fielder.
Martin has hit .265/.331/.372 with one dwelling run over 124 plate appearances in his first Main League season, primarily taking part in in left and middle discipline with a handful of video games as a second baseman. This versatility and his roughly league-average offensive manufacturing has been fairly useful for the Twins in managing a number of accidents, as Martin has been recalled thrice from Triple-A to assist fill holes across the diamond.
Sadly, Martin has now been bit by the harm bug himself, and may very well be dealing with a prolonged stint on the IL if he has a longer-lasting sort of indirect concern. Whereas he’ll acquire some further Main League service time on the injured checklist, it’s clearly a setback for a former high prospect trying to firmly set up himself as an enormous leaguer. The Blue Jays chosen Martin with the fifth general choose of the 2020 draft after which dealt him to Minnesota as a part of the Jose Berrios commerce a yr later, and Martin’s prospect inventory diminished after a pair of injury-marred seasons within the minors.
Martin joins Royce Lewis and Alex Kirilloff on the Twins’ 10-day IL, and the group had one other harm scare at the moment when Carlos Correa left the sport after being hit on the correct hand by a pitch. The Twins introduced that Correa suffered solely a finger contusion and that x-rays had been unfavorable, although it wouldn’t be a shock if Correa took a day or two off (and even went on the 10-day IL himself) if there are any lingering soreness.
