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- Updated: August 31, 2016
CLEVELAND — Twins utility man Danny Santana was diagnosed with a Grade 2 shoulder sprain, and he is expected to miss the rest of the season, manager Paul Molitor said Wednesday.
Santana suffered the injury on Sunday, when he collided in left-center field with Robbie Grossman. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list after the game and further testing found that he’ll be out 4-6 weeks. Molitor said it’s looking closer to a six-week timetable, which means he won’t play again this year. He’s now a candidate to be placed on the 60-day disabled list if the Twins want to open a spot on their 40-man roster, which is currently full.
“I don’t think it’s been officially announced, but that’s what everybody is assuming,” Molitor said. “We’re just going to try our best to rehab him the rest of the month and send him home healthy so he can have a good winter of preparation to get ready for next year.”
The injury didn’t look serious at first glance, but Molitor said the injury is structurally similar to the one suffered by Indians catcher Yan Gomes, who …
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