MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins still have hope that Miguel Sano will return to the field this season, but manager Paul Molitor admitted that the slugger's recovery has been slower than expected after he was injured last week.
Sano was carted off the field Tuesday in Houston with a lower leg injury after sliding into second base as he attempted to advance on a wild pitch. X-rays that day were negative, and Sano was listed as day to day with a left leg bruise.
Sano, 25, had a titanium rod inserted into his left shin last offseason and was hindered by lower body injuries earlier this season.