Due to the fact that of a calf injury, Minnesota Twins 3rd baseman Josh Donaldson is not on the clubs roster for the American League Wild Card Series versus the Houston Astros.
The reigning AL Central champion Twins released their 28-man roster Tuesday, hours before their series opener in Minnesota against the protecting league champ Astros.
Donaldson missed out on Minnesotas last 2 video games of the regular season this past weekend since of cramping in his right calf. But the previous AL MVP took batting practice Monday at Target Field, offering optimism that he would remain in the lineup for Tuesday afternoons game.
Donaldson, 34, is listed on Minnesotas taxi team, suggesting he might rejoin the Twins for this best-of-three series as a replacement for a hurt player.
” Didnt desire him to push if he was feeling something that he could potentially do some long-term damage to,” Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey stated, adding: “He wasnt all set to go this series, and we felt the very best thing to do was to continue to get him treatment and see where hopefully it wants this series if were lucky sufficient to carry on.”.
The Twins likewise consisted of novice Alex Kirilloff, ESPNs No. 63 overall prospect for the 2020 season, to the roster. He would become simply the 3rd player ever to make his MLB debut in the postseason.
Kirilloff was the teams first-round amateur draft choice in 2016. He has never ever played above Double-A but revealed the club he was prepared with strong performances at the groups alternate training site this summertime.
Kirilloff can play the corner outfield positions and very first base, providing manager Rocco Baldelli extra flexibility with Donaldson out. The Twins kept 15 position gamers and 13 pitchers on their 28-man lineup.
Twins utility guy Marwin Gonzalez will begin at 3rd base Tuesday and bat ninth against his former club.
Donaldson struggled through an injury-plagued very first season with the Twins, batting.222 with six home runs and 11 RBIs in just 28 video games. The three-time All-Star remains in the very first year of a four-year, $92 million offer with Minnesota.
Astros outfielder Chas McCormick, who also has yet to make his MLB launching, is consisted of on Houstons lineup.
ESPNs David Schoenfield and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
