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- Updated: August 10, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Twins manager Paul Molitor has been impressed by rookie Jorge Polanco and said he will continue to get looks at shortstop going forward with the way he’s been swinging the bat.
Polanco, who didn’t play any shortstop at Triple-A Rochester this season before getting recalled by the Twins on July 29, made his third straight start at the position on Tuesday against the Astros. Polanco entered the game hitting .378 with three doubles, two triples and a stolen base in nine games since getting the callup for the fourth time this year.
“We’re going to try to continue to use the games we have remaining to try to learn as much as we can while trying to compete and trying to win,” Molitor said. “Jorge has been playing well. He’s had an upper-end week as far as his at-bats and how he’s been playing.”
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