Alex Kirilloff recalled from Triple-A St. Paul
PHOENIX, AZ – The Minnesota Twins announced that they placed infielder Jorge Polanco on the 10-day Injured List yesterday (retroactive to June 13) with low back tightness.
Polanco has hit .245 (53-for-216) with 10 doubles, seven home runs, 33 RBI, 32 walks, 28 runs scored and a .729 OPS in 58 games for the Twins this season. This is his first stint on a major league Injured List and just his second on a professional Injured List, after he missed time with Low-A Cedar Rapids in August of 2013 (right groin strain).
To replace Polanco on the 26-man roster, the Twins have recalled outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff from Triple-A St. Paul. This is Kirilloff’s second stint with the Twins this season, after previously being with the club from Opening Day-May 14. He hit .385 (42-for-109) with seven doubles, 10 home runs, 31 RBI, 16 walks, 32 runs scored, a .477 on-base percentage and a 1.201 OPS in 28 games for the Saints from May 15-June 16. Kirilloff was also named International League Player of the Week for May 30-June 5, after hitting .471 (8-for-17) with three doubles, four home runs, eight RBI, four walks, eight runs scored, a .571 on-base percentage and a 1.924 OPS in four games in that span.
