{"id":79986,"date":"2024-07-14T10:55:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T14:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=79986"},"modified":"2024-07-14T10:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T14:55:31","slug":"jose-miranda-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/14\/jose-miranda-injured-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins to Place Prominent Third Baseman on 10-Day Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Twins manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baldero01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocco Baldelli<\/a> told reporters that the club will place third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/miranjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Miranda<\/a> on the 10-day injured list ahead of Sunday&#8217;s game. Utilityman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=castidi01,castidi02&amp;search=Diego+Castillo&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diego Castillo<\/a> will come up from Triple-A St. Paul to take Miranda&#8217;s spot on the roster. The Twins must make another move to clear space on the 40-man roster. Miranda has been out with lower back tightness since Wednesday, allowing the Twins to backdate his IL stint to July 11. Even with the All-Star break coming up, the Twins will be careful with Miranda who has been a dominant force on offense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jose Miranda will be placed on the injured list and the Twins will call up Diego A. Castillo, Rocco Baldelli said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Betsy Helfand (@betsyhelfand) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betsyhelfand\/status\/1812318039322636584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Twins&#8217; Jose Miranda: Heading to IL<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a big year for Miranda. His 12 consecutive at-bats with a hit, matched a Major League record. He&#8217;s hitting .325\/.366\/.522 with nine home runs, 43 RBI, 35 runs and two stolen bases. His below-average 5.1 percent walk rate compliments his 13.4 percent strikeout rate which is in the 93rd percentile of all batters. However, beyond Miranda&#8217;s absence are more infield injuries. He joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lewisro02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royce Lewis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/farmeky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Farmer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kirilal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Kirilloff<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=martiau01,martin010aus&amp;search=Austin+Martin&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/13\/alex-kirilloff-demotion-st-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">who are all<\/a> on the 10-day IL.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota had to get creative with the lineup, moving catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vazquch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian V\u00e1zquez<\/a> to third base while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/camarja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jair Camargo<\/a> was called up from Triple-A earlier in the week. The Twins have some flexibility behind the plate with V\u00e1squez, Camargo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jeffery01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Jeffers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for Castillo, he has played five different positions which will add some versatility to the mix. The 26-year-old debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2022, hitting .206\/.251\/.382 in his rookie season. He was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the offseason and appeared in one MLB game in 2023. After a few waiver claims, Castillo finally found a home with Minnesota through a trade with the Baltimore Orioles. Castillo is hitting .269\/.375\/.399 with five home runs and seven stolen bases with St. Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: \u00a9 Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters that the club will place third baseman Jose Miranda on the 10-day injured list ahead of Sunday&#8217;s game. Utilityman Diego Castillo will come up from Triple-A St. Paul to take Miranda&#8217;s spot on the roster. The Twins must make another move to clear space on the 40-man roster. 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