Jorge Polanco heads back to the injured list

The Minnesota Twins positioned Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured record on Saturday afternoon and recalled Jermaine Palacios from Triple-A St. Paul.

Polanco hasn’t performed since Aug. 27 as a result of left knee irritation however as a result of placements cannot be retroactive for a most of three days, the transfer dates again to Aug. 31. It is usually Polanco’s second time on the injured record this season after he injured his again in June.

Polanco is hitting .235/.346/.405 with 16 residence runs and 56 RBI in 104 video games this season and his absence places one other gap within the Twins lineup. 

With Byron Buxton already on the shelf as a result of a hip harm, the Twins are additionally lacking Ryan Jeffers, who was moved to the 60-day IL with a thumb harm as a part of the transfer.

To interchange Polanco, the Twins bought the contract of Palacios, who crammed in for Carlos Correa earlier this season after he contracted COVID-19. In eight video games this season, Palacios hit .208/.259/.208 with two RBI for the Twins.

The Twins entered Saturday one recreation again of the Cleveland Guardians for first place within the American League Central.