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Twins' Royce Lewis out at least a month with 'severe' injury

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 3/30/24

The Minnesota Twins are loaded up with plenty of talent, but it has not consistently been able to stay on the field in recent years. That trend already re-emerged on Saturday.

Twins president Derek Falvey announced that shortstop Royce Lewis suffered a “severe” quad strain while running the bases on Opening Day. Lewis will miss at least a month due to the injury, and Falvey said it was likely to take even longer before he is ready to play again.

It’s a “severe quad strain” for Royce Lewis, according to Derek Falvey. He’s going to need a month of pure recovery before the Twins even have a better sense of how much more recovery he’ll need at that point before starting his buildup back into playing.

— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) March 30, 2024

The Twins hoped the injury bug would at least wait a while before striking, but they had no such luck. The first overall pick in the 2017 draft, Lewis endured two ACL tears in 2021 and 2022, one in each knee. He recovered and finally made an impact at the MLB level last year, hitting .309 with 15 home runs in just 58 games.

Lewis was expected to be a major part of the Minnesota offense this year, but he is out until at least May, in all likelihood.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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