"Twins rookie infielder Luke Keaschall is weighing surgery to address a left thumb injury, manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters (including Dan Hayes of The Athletic and Matthew Leach of MLB.com). That decision will be made after Keaschall visits a specialist next week. Keaschall jammed his thumb diving into second base on a steal during last night's win in Texas. He exited the game and went for imaging this morning."
"The 23-year-old Keaschall is one of Minnesota's most promising players. A second-round pick in 2023, Keaschall hit at every minor league stop. The Twins called him up in the middle of April. He got out to a strong start to his MLB career when a Kyle Hendricks pitch broke his right arm in his seventh game. Keaschall was out of action until early August, at which point the team had fallen out of contention and sold off much of the roster."
"That should be enough to have a hold on the Opening Day second base job. The Twins will presumably provide more specifics on his recovery timeline and offseason plan once he makes the official decision on whether to undergo surgery. Keaschall's promotion came a little too late in the season for him to get a full service year. Minnesota controls him for six seasons after this one."
Luke Keaschall is weighing surgery to address a left thumb injury after jamming the thumb diving into second base on a steal; a decision will follow a specialist visit next week. He exited that game and underwent imaging the next morning. The Twins have not placed him on the injured list and substituted Ryan Fitzgerald at second base for the game. Keaschall, 23, was a 2023 second-round pick who missed time after a broken right arm early in his MLB career but returned to slash .294/.359/.436 with four homers and 11 doubles in his final 181 plate appearances. Minnesota controls him for six more seasons.
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