5:25pm: Cruz has been diagnosed with a ruptured ECU tendon, as MLB.com’s Do-Hyoung Park was among those to cover (links to Twitter). While that sounds like it’d be a bad thing, it may actually not be much of a problem. It’s an injury that others have played through before and Cruz says he isn’t experiencing pain at the moment.
“It’s a miracle that it feels like that,” says Cruz. “I don’t have any pain, so maybe that’s what I needed. Just tear that tendon and we’re good.”
2:05pm: The Twins announced today that they have placed slugger Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list. Righty Cody Stashak was called up to take the open roster spot.
Cruz was diagnosed with a wrist strain after leaving last night’s game in the middle of a plate appearance. There’s no indication to this point as to how long Cruz may be sidelined.
This isn’t the first time this year that Cruz has experienced an issue in that particular joint. He spent three weeks on the IL for a similar injury earlier this season.
It’s tough news for a Minnesota club that is trying to hold off the charging Indians in the AL Central. Cruz has been on a nearly unbelievable tear at the plate, slashing .333/.429/.900 with 16 home runs in his past 25 games (106 plate appearances).
well I guess it’s not day to day
It is day to day, the announcers said he woke up today and had zero pain.
Can’t be day to day on the 10 day lol
That’s not good
He just needs his booster shot.
Are you implying something? What do you mean?
The guys a walking medicine cabinet.
that he’s the cleanest guy in baseball history and has never juiced.
Wrong. He has been suspended for using PEDs
sorry the sarcasm was more evident in my mind
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Hilarious
LOL
Hopefully he’ll be back in 10 days or less
Haha Haha the twins r slowly losing grip on their once bug division lead
Losing grip on their lead? What lead? That baby is GONE!!!
So it’s better to fully rupture the thing instead of partially tear it? Crazy
Yeah, you just spit on it, rub a little dirt where it hurts and you’re good to go.