Minnesota Twins utility manLuis Arraez (concussion) is no longer experiencing concussion symptoms. Arraez has yet to resume baseball activities but has been moving around, and the Twins expect him to return when the seven days are up, or shortly after that. The 24-year-old would be welcomed back to the lineup with open arms given the injuries to Byron Buxton (hip) and Alex Kirilloff (wrist). Arraez is batting .291 with a .398 on-base percentage in 25 games for the Twins in 2021.

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff (wrist) will get a second opinion on his right wrist sprain. Kirilloff was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday but will travel with the team to Detroit before seeing Dr. Graham, another specialist, in Dayton, Ohio. There's no official timetable for his return from the injury, though manager Rocco Baldelli said he's optimistic that it "won't prove to be a major injury." It's awful timing for Kirilloff, who was riding a seven-game...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff (wrist) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right wrist on Wednesday. Kirilloff was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to wrist soreness- and manager Rocco Baldelli said that the issue was a step up from a minor one, so it's not particularly surprising that he'll be forced to miss some time. The 23-year-old prospect was slated to see a hand specialist on Wednesday and fortunately avoided a fracture, though this is not ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff (wrist) was unavailable Tuesday due to a right wrist injury that he suffered while sliding into second base during Monday's game against the Rangers. Kirilloff- who is 9-for-28 with four home runs and 11 RBI in his last seven games- is set to see a hand specialist on Wednesday. It's not yet clear how serious the ailment is, though it should be known tomorrow whether or not the top prospect will require a trip to the injured list or not. ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff collected a pair of hits and scored three runs in Monday's win over the Rangers. After going hitless in his first 11 at-bats, Kirilloff has now recorded a hit in each of the last seven games and has 11 RBI in that span. The plate discipline- 13 strikeouts with only one walk- leaves a bit to be desired, but the 23-year-old seems destined to stay in the big leagues with his ability to hit for both power and average, as well as his ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff homered for the third consecutive game on Sunday in a 13-4 rout of the Royals. Kirilloff cranked a three-run homer in the eighth inning with the Twins already up 10-4, his fourth long ball of the season. The 23-year-old prospect is hitting tape-measure shots- as three of his four homers have traveled 415 feet or further. Kirilloff is not without his warts- a 25.7 percent strikeout rate and walk rate below three percent- though anyone who hits the ball ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a trio of strikeouts in Saturday's 11-3 loss to the Royals. After homering twice on Friday night, Kirilloff left the yard once again, and it was a no-doubter- traveling 432 feet at an exit velocity of 108.4 MPH. The 23-year-old now owns a five-game hitting streak and has the underlying numbers to back up his production, having already recorded six barrels. Kirilloff will be very hard to send back down ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff launched the first two home runs of his career on Friday night, finishing 2-for-4 with a walk, four RBI and two runs scored in a 9-1 win over the Royals. After opening his debut season by going 0-for-14, Kirilloff now has a four-game hitting streak in which he is slashing .313/.353/.750 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored. This looks like it could be the beginning of an upward trend for Kirilloff, as his Statcast metrics suggest he's been...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in a 7-4 loss to the Indians on Tuesday. Kirilloff's RBI was the first of his career- and it came on a 103.7 MPH base hit. After an 0-for-11 start, the 23-year-old prospect has two hits in his last two games, as he's seemingly starting to heat up at the plate. It's not yet clear if Kirilloff will remain with the big club once Max Kepler and Kyle Garlick return- likely this weekend- though he can make the ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff will get the start in left field and bat fifth against Pirates' right-hander JT Brubaker. Kirilloff got the call up to the big leagues on Friday following the placement of Miguel Sano (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list- though the move likely also has to do with the absences of Max Kepler and Kyle Garlick, as well as the lack of a difference-making lefty bat-besides Luis Arraez- in the Twins' lineup early on. Kirilloff can ...