The Minnesota Twins received a scare over the weekend when Luis Arraez injured his ankle during Saturday’s victory over the Kansas City Royals. After colliding with Willians Astudillo on a pop-up, Arraez was down for several minutes and had to be carted off the field, making it appear that his phenomenal rookie season would come to a premature end.
While the scene had fans bracing for the worst, the Twins received good and bad news on Arraez’s ankle on Sunday afternoon. According to MLB.com’s Do-Hyoung Park, Arraez suffered a Grade 1 ankle sprain in the collision, which doesn’t completely rule him out for the upcoming American League Divisional Series with the New York Yankees, but also does not guarantee he’ll make the roster for the best-of-five series.