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- Updated: June 1, 2016
OAKLAND — A day after center fielder Byron Buxton joined the Twins because of a hamstring injury to Danny Santana, fellow top outfield prospect Max Kepler was officially recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday with Miguel Sano placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain.
Kepler, ranked Minnesota’s No. 2 prospect and baseball’s No. 39 overall prospect by MLBPipeline.com, started in right field and batted seventh against the A’s in Wednesday’s series finale.
• Sano to DL
It’s the second time Kepler, 23, has been up this season. He hit .167 (2-for-12) with two walks and two doubles in nine games while seeing limited playing time in early April. Twins manager Paul Molitor said he plans on giving more regular playing time to Kepler, who was batting .282/.367/.455 with four doubles, six triples, a homer and 19 RBIs in 30 games with Rochester.
“He’s just a big strong kid who is still learning,” Molitor said. “His baseball life hasn’t been very large in terms of games and …
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