MINNEAPOLIS— One of the Minnesota Twins’ young stars will return to the lineup on Tuesday after missing 58 games due to injury.
Royce Lewis suffered a severe quad strain in the first game of the season and haven’t played since. Before leaving the game, Lewis hit the team’s first home run of the season and recorded another hit. He has been on a rehab assignment with the St. Paul Sanits.
The Twins announced Lewis’ recovery prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Yankees in New York.
The team opted for Edouard Julien to make room for Lewis. Julien is hitting .207 with seven home runs this season.
Jose Miranda, who replaced Lewis at third base, is hitting .280 with six home runs this season.
This marked the fifth time in just over two seasons that Lewis was placed on the IL as a big leaguer, with injuries including two torn ACLs in his right knee, an oblique injury and a hamstring injury.
Lewis, whom the Twins drafted first overall in 2017, broke out during last year’s playoff run.
