Minnesota Twins Lose Valuable Player to Injured List

The Minnesota Twins have placed slugger Joey Gallo on the injured list with a strained hamstring on Saturday. It's a blow to the first-place team in the American League Central.

The Minnesota Twins, already dealing with an on-again, off-again injury to star Carlos Correa, have now lost slugger Joey Gallo to the injured list.

He was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring. The following comes from the RotoWire fantasy baseball portal:

Gallo was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring Saturday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

ANALYSIS
Gallo has largely looked like the good version of himself this season, with patience and power getting him to a 121 wRC+ despite his .188 average and 37.6 percent strikeout rate. He's also battled multiple injuries, however, as this is already his second trip to the injured list following a brief absence due to a right intercostal strain in April. Kyle Garlick was recalled to take his place on the roster.

Gallo has long been known as a power bat with a lot of swing and miss in his game. In addition to the .188 average this year, he's got 11 homers and 23 RBIs. 

For his career, he's a .199 hitter with 188 homers. He's played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Twins. He made the All-Star team in both 2019 and 2021 with the Rangers.

He's a two-time Gold Glove winner as well. 

Entering play on Saturday, the Twins are 31-27 and have won three straight games. They've also taken six of the last 10.

They currently lead the AL Central by 3.5 games over the Detroit Tigers.

They play the Guardians on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET.