{"id":122097,"date":"2026-05-17T17:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T21:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=122097"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T21:54:24","slug":"winn-knee-tweak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/17\/winn-knee-tweak\/","title":{"rendered":"Masyn Winn Suffers Knee Tweak in Series Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St. Louis Cardinals&#8217; shortstop <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/winnma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Masyn Winn<\/a> suffered a knee tweak in Sunday&#8217;s series finale. Winn left the game in the seventh inning after grounding into a fielder&#8217;s choice.<\/p>\n<h2>Winn Suffers Knee Tweak<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Winn tweaked his knee, felt some discomfort. Oli Marmol says he\u2019s \u201cday to day\u201d and undergoing further exams with an off day Monday. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oC4Xmb7Peb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/oC4Xmb7Peb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Derrick Goold (@dgoold) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dgoold\/status\/2056120220469612925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As the above shows, Winn will undergo further testing. The Cardinals are off on Monday before welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates to town. Winn&#8217;s availability for Tuesday&#8217;s will not be known until the results of his exams come back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 610px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOB6GsA4C4S\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 3204px; aspect-ratio: 3204\/2136;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h3>Winn Knee Injury History<\/h3>\n<p>Winn is not a stranger to knee injuries. In August of last season, Winn played through a torn meniscus in his right knee before undergoing arthroscopic surgery in September. The <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/46251093\/cards-put-masyn-winn-il-season-ending-knee-injury-recall-jose-fermin\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surgery ended his season<\/a> early.\u00a0While the worst of the injury arose in August, Winn admitted he had been dealing with issues prior to last season&#8217;s All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, it is unclear if this current injury is as severe as the last one. That will be known until testing results return.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible Replacements in Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>Should Winn miss any period of time, the Cardinals do have options at shortstop. <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/prietce01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cesar Prieto<\/a> replaced Winn in Sunday&#8217;s game. Furthermore, <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fermijo02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Fermin<\/a> and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/saggeth01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Saggese<\/a> could be options as well.<\/p>\n<p>Due to Saggese&#8217;s struggles at the plate this season, the Cardinals could see this as a possibly opportunity to get him more at bats. On the other hand, it would be an opportunity to see if Prieto, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/11\/standouts-cardinals-farm-system\/\" target=\"_self\">made for himself in the minor leagues<\/a>, can carry over his power from the minor leagues.<\/p>\n<h3>Injury Lone Damper on Fun Weekend<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Winn Tweaks Knee&#8221; may just be the only negative Cardinals&#8217; related headline this weekend. From the field to the stands, it was an exciting weekend in St. Louis. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/14\/i-70-series-moments\/\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;I-70 Series&#8221; renewed<\/a> and did so in fun fashion on Friday, as the Cardinals won in extra winnings on a walk-off hit by <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pozoyo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yohel Pozo<\/a>. A <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkejo02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-17_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Walker<\/a> home run powered the team to victory on Saturday. A meanwhile, a group of fans kept getting the camera&#8217;s attention by taking off their shirts and waving them throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Winn&#8217;s injury is the lone damper on the weekend. Hopefully, the results come back positive and he can return to the lineup soon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Sam Navarro- Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Louis Cardinals&#8217; shortstop Masyn Winn suffered a knee tweak in Sunday&#8217;s series finale. Winn left the game in the seventh inning after grounding into a fielder&#8217;s choice. Winn Suffers Knee Tweak Winn tweaked his knee, felt some discomfort. Oli Marmol says he\u2019s \u201cday to day\u201d and undergoing further exams with an off day Monday. 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