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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Mauer (heel) takes BP, return still uncertain </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Joe Mauer - C - MIN - May. 6</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Joe Mauer (heel) took batting practice before Thursday's game.
It doesn't really mean much, given that Mauer has a foot injury and is not bothered by swinging a bat. The true test will be sprinting and crouching into a catcher's pose. The Twins may ease him back into their lineup as a DH, but it's not clear if that will happen this weekend. Wilson Ramos will continue to start behind the plate as as the club kicks off a four-game set with Baltimore.
Source: Britt Ghiroli on Twitter
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It doesn't really mean much, given that Mauer has a foot injury and is not bothered by swinging a bat. The true test will be sprinting and crouching into a catcher's pose. The Twins may ease him back into their lineup as a DH, but it's not clear if that will happen this weekend. Wilson Ramos will continue to start behind the plate as as the club kicks off a four-game set with Baltimore.
Source: Britt Ghiroli on Twitter
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