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Minnesota Twins star shortstop Carlos Correa left Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after taking a 94-mile per hour sinker to the right forearm.
At the time of Correa's exit, the Twins were up 13-5 on the Diamondbacks in the top of the seventh inning. Outfielder Austin Martin came in to pinch-run.
Correa appears to avoid long-term injury
Correa appears to have avoided any major injury though, with Bobby Nightengale of the Star Tribune reporting that Correa's X-rays came back negative and that he is day-to-day.
The Twins are currently calling the injury a “right wrist contusion,” per Nightengale.
Correa hasn't just been one of the Twins' best players this season, but one of the best players in all of baseball, helping lead Minnesota to the second American League Wild Card spot.
Over the last month, Correa has slashed .371/.411/.567 with four home runs and 22 RBI while playing Gold Glove-caliber defense at shortstop while acting as the leader of the young Twins team. He also earned an American League Player of the Week award earlier in June.
Before exiting Thursday's game, Correa had reached base five times via a single, two walks, a hit by pitch and a catcher's interference.
Even though Correa is currently only listed as day-to-day, if he does have to miss any time expect either Royce Lewis to shift from third base to utility man Kyle Farmer to enter the starting lineup. If this injury is more than just day-to-day, the Twins could also look to the trade market to bolster their options at shortstop.
This isn't the first injury Correa has suffered this season. He went on the IL earlier this season with a right oblique strain, missing about two weeks in April.
The Twins are about to enter a crucial stretch of their schedule, with games against the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners, AL Central rival Detroit Tigers and surging Houston Astros coming up next. Minnesota will need Correa healthy and playing at his best if they want to keep their narrow one game lead in the AL Wild Card race with the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals nipping at their heels.
While the Twins look like they may have avoided a potential disaster with the initial diagnoses, any sort of injury is still a significant worry given how close the AL Wild Card race is and how well Correa has been playing.
