Twins put Farmer on injured list after hit in face by pitch

Baseball
Published 13.04.2023
Twins put Farmer on injured list after hit in face by pitch

NEW YORK — The Minnesota Twins positioned shortstop Kyle Farmer on the 10-day injured checklist on Thursday, the day after he was hit within the face by a pitch and wanted surgical procedure to reset his backside 4 tooth and suture lacerations round his decrease lip.

The Twins made the transfer earlier than their recreation in opposition to the New York Yankees. They already had 4 common place gamers on the injured checklist.

The Twins had fairly the scare when the 32-year-old Farmer was knocked to the dust by a 92-mph fastball that received away from Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito within the fourth inning of Minnesota’s win on Wednesday. Farmer prevented any fractures to his jaw, which supervisor Rocco Baldelli stated was “probably some sort of miracle.”

Outfielder Kyle Garlick was promoted from Triple-A St. Paul to take Farmer’s spot. Outfielder Gilberto Celestino was transferred to the 60-day injured checklist so Garlick might be added to the 40-man roster.

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