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Justin Morneau, 1B, Minnesota TwinsHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsTwins | More on Morneau Updating previous reports, Twins.MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (wrist, back) will begin rehabbing his back in November. He can ride the exercise bike and do any exercise that doesn't involve twisting his back, but he said he's trying to wait as long as possible before starting to work out to make sure his back heals properly. Twins | Morneau update The Minneapolis Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (hand, back) said his hand is feeling better following surgery to remove a floating chunk of bone. He said the cast will come off this week. Twins | Morneau, Nathan undergo surgery The Pioneer Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (hand) and RP Joe Nathan (elbow) both underwent surgery Tuesday, Oct. 20. Morneau had a chip removed from his right hand and Nathan had two chips removed from his right elbow. Both surgeries went as expected and both players are expected to be ready for Spring Training. Twins | Morneau to have hand surgery The Minneapolis Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (hand) will have surgery to remove an extra bone from his right hand. Twins | Deny sign-stealing claims Jon Paul Morosi, of FOXSports.com, reports the Minnesota Twins are denying claims that they were stealing signs from the Detroit Tigers while on the basepaths Wednesday, Sept. 30. "I've been hitting behind Joe Mauer for five years and haven't gotten a sign from him yet," 1B Justin Morneau quipped. "I'm still waiting. Even if he got them, I wouldn't want them. It's pretty funny. There doesn't have to be fact behind anything anymore. You just throw something out there, and everyone has to prove it wrong." Twins | Morneau won't have surgery The Pioneer Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (back) said he will not have back surgery in the offseason. Twins | Morneau done for the year Jim Caple, of ESPN.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (back) will miss the remainder of the season with a stress fracture in his lower back. A CT scan Monday, Sept. 14, revealed the stress fracture in the L5 vertebrae in his lower back. Surgery won't be necessary, but Morneau will have to rest his back for three months. He'll be able to ride a bike and lift weights, but he'll have to avoid running and doing anything that puts pressure on his spine. Twins | Morneau, Kubel not in lineup Monday La Velle E. Neal III, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (back) and OF Jason Kubel (neck) are not in the lineup Monday, Sept. 14. Twins | Morneau scratched The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (back) was scratched from the lineup due to a strained lower back Sunday, Sept. 13. Twins | Morneau goes deep Wednesday The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his 30th home run of the year in a victory Wednesday, Sept. 9. Twins | Morneau stuck in a hitless string The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau is hitless in his last 19 at-bats. Twins | Morneau in deep slump The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau is 4-for-41 in his last 13 games. Twins | Morneau in monster slump According to The Associated Press, Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau is in a 10-for-61 slump at the plate. Twins | Morneau goes deep Tuesday The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his 29th home run of the season Tuesday, Aug. 25. It was his first home run since Aug. 2, a span of 51 at-bats. Twins | Morneau doing drills Tuesday La Velle E. Neal III, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau is taking part in power-hitting drills off a tee before the game Tuesday, Aug. 25. The key to the drill is to focus on hitting the bottom half of the ball to create backspin, which allows the ball to carry further. Twins | Morneau back in lineup Monday Joe Christensen, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) returned to the lineup Monday, Aug. 24, after being sidelined with an inner-ear infection. Twins | Morneau feeling better MLB.com's Rustin Dodd reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) told the team he was feeling better this weekend, and he could return to the lineup early this week. Twins | Team has four players with 20 or more homers for first time since 1987 Minnesota Twins OF Michael Cuddyer hit his 20th home run Saturday, Aug. 22, giving the team four players with 20 or more home runs for the first time since 1987, according to The Associated Press. The other Twins with at least 20 homers this year are DH/OF Jason Kubel (20), C Joe Mauer (25) and 1B Justin Morneau (28). In 1987, 3B Gary Gaetti, 1B Kent Hrbek and OFs Kirby Puckett and Tom Brunansky accomplished the feat. Twins | Morneau will miss weekend series Rustin Dodd, of MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) will miss the team's weekend series after visiting with an ear, nose and throat specialist Friday, Aug. 21. Morneau was given new medication Friday and will be re-evaluated Monday, Aug. 24. "They think by the weekend it should be cleared if he relaxes a little bit," manager Ron Gardenhire said. If Morneau's condition doesn't improve over the weekend, it's possible he will be placed on the disabled list. Twins | More on Morneau Updating a previous report, Kelly Thesier, of MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) will miss at least another few days as he goes to visit an ear, nose and throat specialist. He was given new medication by team doctors Tuesday, Aug. 18, but his symptoms have not changed over the past few days. Morneau wakes up in the mornings feeling better, but then begins feeling dizzy when he starts moving around. Twins | Morneau to see specialist MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) is headed to see a specialist regarding the lingering effects of his inner-ear infection. Twins | Morneau not in lineup Thursday MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) is not in the lineup Thursday, Aug. 20. Twins | Morneau not in lineup Wednesday MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) is not in the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 19. He said he is feeling fine but then has an occasional dizzy spell. He is still listed as day-to-day. Twins | Morneau may have ear infection According to The Associated Press, Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (dizziness) has what team medical personnel think is an inner-ear infection that is causing dizziness, and he wasn't in the starting lineup Tuesday, Aug. 18. Morneau will continue to take medication and is day-to-day. Twins | Morneau leaves early The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (ear) left the game in the fourth inning Monday, Aug. 17, with an inner ear infection. Twins | Morneau has one RBI Wednesday The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau collected his American League-leading 89th RBI of the year Wednesday, Aug. 5. Twins | Morneau hits two homers The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit two home runs and drove in three runs Sunday, July 26. He took the American League lead in both categories in the game. Twins | Morneau goes deep Wednesday The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his third home run of the series Wednesday, July 22. Twins | Morneau drives in seven in losing effort The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau had a grand slam and a three-run homer Monday, July 20, in a 14-13 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Twins | Morneau hitless in series The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau went 0-for-4 Thursday, July 9, and finished 0-for-10 in the series against the New York Yankees. Twins | Morneau passes on Home Run Derby MLB.com's Kelly Thesier posted on her Twitter page that Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau has officially passed on participating in the 2009 Home Run Derby. Twins | Morneau named AL Player of the Week Joe Christensen, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, July 5. He hit .480 (12-for-25) with four home runs and 26 total bases in six games. Twins | Morneau may pass on Home Run Derby Kelsie Smith, of The St. Paul Pioneer Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau may give his body a rest by electing to not participate in the Home Run Derby Monday, July 13. Twins | Three players named to All-Star team Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer, 1B Justin Morneau and CL Joe Nathan have been named to the American League All-Star team, according to MLB.com. Mauer was voted into the starting lineup. Twins | Morneau gets four hits Saturday Dave Campbell, of The Associated Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau went 4-for-4 with one home run and two RBIs Saturday, July 4. Twins | Morneau, Punto playing Friday La Velle E. Neal III, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (groin) and SS Nick Punto (back) are in the starting lineup Friday, July 3. Twins | Morneau, Punto expect to return Friday La Velle E. Neal III, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (groin) and SS Nick Punto (back) are both confident that they will return to the lineup Friday, July 3. Twins | Trio leave with injuries Wednesday Kelly Thesier, of MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (groin), SS Nick Punto (back) and C Mike Redmond (forearm) all left the game Wednesday, July 1, with injuries. Morneau left the game with a tight left groin, Punto left with a tight lower back and Redmond left the game after being hit by a foul ball in the right forearm. Redmond is undergoing X-rays on his arm. Twins | Morneau homers again The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit a home run for the third straight game Tuesday, June 30. Twins | Morneau hits three-run homer Sunday Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer Sunday, June 28, in a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Associated Press reports Morneau was 3-for-18 in the first five games of his team's current road trip before this homer. Twins | Morneau back in lineup Tuesday Kelly Thesier, of MLB.com, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (soreness) is back in the lineup Tuesday, June 23, after receiving a day off Sunday, June 21, with general soreness. Twins | Morneau sits The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (soreness) spent the day Sunday, June 21, in the training room and ended his 319-game streak of consecutive games played. He wasn't even available to pinch-hit due to general soreness. The team hopes he can play Tuesday, June 23. Twins | Morneau getting starts at DH The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau had his seventh start at designated hitter Sunday, June 7. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Morneau being able to DH really refreshes him. "I would love to be able to give Morneau a day off," Gardenhire said. "But as I told him, 'When I get one, you'll get one.' " Twins | Morneau goes deep Thursday The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit his 15th home run of the season and drove in three runs in a win Thursday, June 4. Twins | Morneau hits three-run bomb The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer to lead his team to victory Tuesday, May 26. Twins | Cuddyer, Morneau have two homers off Buehrle MLB.com reports Minnesota Twins OF Michael Cuddyer and 1B Justin Morneau each have two home runs in the last five seasons against Chicago White Sox SP Mark Buehrle. Twins | Morneau goes deep for second straight day Jay Cohen, of The Associated Press, reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit a home run for the second straight game Saturday, May 16. He finished the game 2-for-3 with one RBI. Twins | Morneau homers twice Friday The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau hit two solo home runs in a losing effort Friday, May 15. It was his 10th multi-homer game of his career. Twins | Mauer, Morneau hit Verlander well Twins.MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer is hitting .400 with a homer and five RBIs in 25 at-bats against Detroit Tigers SP Justin Verlander. 1B Justin Morneau is hitting .360 with two homers and four RBIs in 25 at-bats against Verlander. Twins | Morneau collects three hits Wednesday The Associated Press reports Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau collected three hits, a walk and an RBI in a winning effort Wednesday, April 29. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Weekly Playbook FREE Fantasy Baseball
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