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• Twins' Luis Arraez: Likely moving to utility role

  1D ago •

  Arraez is expected to move to a utility role following the signing of Andrelton Simmons on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Simmons is joining Minnesota on a one-year, $10.5 million deal, which will push Jorge Polanco (ankle) over to second base. Arraez has primarily played at the keystone since making his big-league debut in 2019, but he's also seen time at third base, shortstop and left field. The 23-year-old has an .819 OPS through his first 124 major-league contests, and the Twins should still find significant at-bats for him, regardless of where he plays in the field.

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• Twins' Luis Arraez: Doubles machine in return

  09/27/2020 •

  Arraez went 4-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Reds. Arraez put the ball in the gap for extra bases in the first, third and fifth innings, twice against Luis Castillo. It was quite a way for Arraez to reintroduce himself after he missed more than two weeks with knee and ankle issues. He is now batting .315 in 108 at-bats and should be a fixture near the top of the order again given his contact skills, although that average he has provided has been mostly empty to this point (zero homers, zero steals).

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• Twins' Luis Arraez: Returns from injured list

  09/26/2020 •

  Arraez (knee/ankle) was activated from the 10-day injured list and will start Saturday against the Reds, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. Arraez will return after an absence that lasted over two weeks. He first missed time with knee tendinitis before suffering a minor ankle sprain during his recovery. He's evidently past both issues now, however, and he'll get a pair of games in over the weekend as a tuneup for the postseason.

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• Twins' Luis Arraez: Testing ankle

  09/25/2020 •

  Arraez (knee/ankle) will test his ankle by running on the field and swinging in a batting cage Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. Arraez suffered an ankle sprain earlier in the week while recovering from knee tendinitis, an injury that sent him to the injured list in mid-September. He's not yet at 100 percent, so he may not make it back before the regular season ends Sunday, but his return doesn't appear to be too far off.

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• Twins' Luis Arraez: Suffers minor ankle injury

  09/22/2020 •

  Arraez (knee) suffered a minor ankle sprain at the Twins' alternate training site Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. Although Arraez experienced a minor setback in his recovery, his timeline is only expected to be delayed by a few days. He should be included in the Twins' 40-man postseason pool. Once he's healthy, he should resume his role as the starting second baseman, but Marwin Gonzalez should continue to fill in while Arraez is unavailable.

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