MINNEAPOLIS – The twins eliminated Nelson Cruz from the group before the first game in their series against the Red Sox for “a disease that is not related to COVID”, the club announced on Tuesday.
Without Cruz and Josh Donaldson (right basket) in line, the well-known left-wing batting order was not in front of Venezuelan leftist Martín Pérez on Tuesday, especially given that Cruz started the day in third place in the league. .926.
Cruz started the series on a series of seven games with at least one hit and leads the team with 10 RBIs.
The twins have suffered from various health problems this season, but fortunately none have been linked to COVID-19. Byron Buxton missed a match due to a virus, and the Venezuelan Luis Arráez came out of a match due to heartburn.
Dominican Miguel Sanó was moved to the position of designated batsman in Cruz’s absence.