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According to Dan Hayes of the Athletic, Lewis was wounded trying to go from first base to third base following a double by Carlos Correa in the third inning of the Twins’ 4-1 Opening Day victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Edouard Julien replaced Lewis on the basepaths.
Lewis began the season with a solo home run in the first inning and followed it up with a single in the third.
After playing in 71 games, Lewis—the first overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft—finished with 58 RBI, 18 home runs, and a.313 batting average (.933 OPS). Based on 162 games, he has averaged 41 home runs and 132 RBI, per Baseball-Reference.
Tragically, Lewis has suffered serious injuries—including two ruptured ACLs—that have kept him off the pitch for the majority of the season.
This is his seventh time on the list, having most recently served in Illinois.
Martin’s opportunity to play in the main leagues is now coming. The Toronto Blue Jays selected the former Vanderbilt shortstop with the fifth overall choice in the 2020 MLB draft. A year later, Martin and pitcher Simeon Woods-Richardson were traded by Toronto to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for starting Jose Berrios.
Martin played for Triple-A St. Paul last season, hitting.263 (.791 OPS) in 59 games with six home runs and 28 RBI.
The Twins and Kansas City will resume their three-game road series on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET.