Twins put Correa on injured list
The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right middle finger that wasn’t healing fast enough for him to face his former team.
The move, retroactive to last Friday, was made before the Twins began a three-game series against the Houston Astros, for whom Correa played over the past seven seasons. He will be eligible for reinstatement next Monday, meaning he must sit out at least six more games.
Correa was hurt at Baltimore when a pitch hit his right hand while it was on the handle of the bat with him in the middle of a halfswing. The Twins initially feared he broke his finger, but a CT scan confirmed there was no fracture.
After signing a threeyear, $105.3 million contract, Correa is batting .255 with five doubles, two homers, 12 runs, 11 RBIs and eight walks in 24 games.
• Twins starting pitcher Chris Paddack was also placed on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. He was pulled on Sunday in the third inning. In five starts since being acquired in a trade with San Diego, Paddack is 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA, two walks and 20 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings.
Cardinals send down shortstop DeJong
The St. Louis Cardinals demoted struggling starting shortstop Paul DeJong to Triple-A Memphis.
Tommy Edman is expected to become the starting shortstop in the interim.
DeJong is batting just .130 with a homer and seven RBIs in 24 games. He tore it up in spring training, batting .435 with a 1.362 OPS in 11 games.
DeJong made the National League All-Star team in 2019 when he slugged a career-best 30 home runs.
The Cardinals signed DeJong to a six-year, $26 million extension in March 2018.
Padres’ Melvin will have prostate surgery
San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin says he’ll have prostate surgery today and hopes he misses only part of a forthcoming road trip.
Melvin said he doesn’t think he has cancer, “but they won’t know until they get in there.” He was in street clothes during his pregame session with the media before Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
Melvin, who was hired away from Oakland on Nov. 1, said he’s been feeling various symptoms since the team returned from a road trip last Wednesday night.
He has been bothered by what the team called a gastrointestinal issue. He was at the ballpark last Thursday night but did not manage in a 2-1 win against Miami. He was replaced by bench coach Ryan Christenson.
On Monday evening, the Padres said Melvin might miss a few games in the coming days, including a series opener against the Cubs. A few hours later, they said Melvin was feeling a little better and decided to manage the game, a 6-0 loss.