Justin Morneau Out for the Season
September 16, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Injuries, News
The Minnesota Twins have been trying desperately to catch the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. Their chances of doing that took a big hit when Justin Morneau was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back that will force him to sit out the next three months.
With Morneau out for the season, don’t expect the Twins to make the 2009 baseball playoffs. They are 5.5 games out with a record of 72-72. Save for a monumental collapse by the Tigers, the Twins will have to wait another season to make postseason noise.
On the season, Morneau finished with 30 homers, 100 RBIs and a batting average of .274. The 28-year-old from Canada finished with at least 20 homers and 100 RBIs for the fourth consecutive season.
Morneau, who won the American League MVP in 2006, should be healthy by spring training. No surgery is planned at this point.
Said Morneau: “I’m being shut down for three months but it’s also something that should heal on its own.”
Justin Morneau - Minnesota Twins (Image: Zuma Press)
