Sat Jul 2 2016 | 06:27 | 3B Trevor Plouffe had three hits, including two-run homer which ... |
3B Trevor Plouffe had three hits, including a two-run homer which tied Friday's game in the seventh inning. Plouffe has been hot at home, hitting safely in eight of his last nine games at Target Field, hitting .406 during that stretch. The three-hit game was his fifth of the season and he has 15 multi-hit games. |
Mon Jun 27 2016 | 01:49 | 3B Trevor Plouffe returned Sunday after missing two games and fi... |
3B Trevor Plouffe returned Sunday after missing two games and the final innings of Thursday's loss to Philadelphia due to a mild right groin strain. Plouffe made his second start of the season at first base after getting ready to come back by running, taking swings in the batting cage and fielding ground balls. |
Sun Jun 26 2016 | 03:36 | 3B Trevor Plouffe missed Saturday's game because of mild right g... |
3B Trevor Plouffe missed Saturday's game because of a mild right groin strain but did some baseball activities by running, taking swings in the batting cage and groundballs on the field. Plouffe was injured in the seventh inning on Thursday and is optimistic he can avoid the disabled list. |
Sat Jun 25 2016 | 04:05 | 3B Trevor Plouffe missed Friday's game with mild right groin str... |
3B Trevor Plouffe missed Friday's game with a mild right groin strain but said he was optimistic about avoiding the disabled list. Plouffe based his optimism on the fact that after the groin felt really tight, it loosened up. Manager Paul Molitor was not as sure Plouffe would avoid the DL, saying: "I'm kind of neutral. He's better than I thought he would be today, which is encouraging. Being able to walk around a little bit compared to being able to play a baseball game at this level is a different thing." Plouffe did not have do any baseball activities Friday as he rested and had treatment. |
Sat Jun 25 2016 | 04:05 | 3B Trevor Plouffe (mild right groin strain) missed Friday's game... |
3B Trevor Plouffe (mild right groin strain) missed Friday's game but thinks he will avoid the disabled list. He said after his groin felt really tight after leaving Thursday's game, it began loosening up when he walked back to the clubhouse. |
Fri Jun 24 2016 | 04:10 | 3B Trevor Plouffe left Thursday game at start of seventh inning ... |
3B Trevor Plouffe left the Thursday game at the start of the seventh inning because of a mild right groin strain. Plouffe grounded out in his final at-bat in the sixth inning then limped off the field after sprinting down the first base line. He is considered day-to-day. |
Wed Jun 1 2016 | 03:47 | 3B Trevor Plouffe (bruised right knee) returned to starting line... |
3B Trevor Plouffe (bruised right knee) returned to the starting lineup Tuesday against Oakland and made his first start since Friday. Plouffe pinch-ran in the seventh inning Monday and remained in the game, going 0-for-1. On Tuesday, he went 1-for-4 and scored a run in the Twins' 7-4 loss to the A's. |
Tue May 31 2016 | 03:24 | 3B Trevor Plouffe (bruised right knee) out of starting lineup fo... |
3B Trevor Plouffe (bruised right knee) was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game Monday but pinch ran in the seventh inning and stayed in the game and went 0-for-1. He will likely start on Tuesday. "He was anxious to play today, which I was happy to see," Twins manager Paul Molitor said before the 3-2 loss to Oakland. "He hasn't done a lot the last couple days. Rest was needed and so I made a decision to have him go out there and have a good workout this morning and hopefully be ready by tomorrow." |
Mon May 30 2016 | 02:52 | 3B Trevor Plouffe (right knee) took another day off Sunday but c... |
3B Trevor Plouffe (right knee) took another day off Sunday but could be back in the lineup sometime during the Oakland series. A weekend MRI showed no serious damage to his bruised MCL, so Plouffe probably won't need to go on the disabled list. |
Sun May 29 2016 | 03:48 | 3B Trevor Plouffe (right knee) likely to sit out rest of Seattle... |
3B Trevor Plouffe (right knee) is likely to sit out the rest of the Seattle series but probably won't require a trip to the disabled list, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Saturday. Plouffe came out of Friday's game with knee soreness and was not in the lineup Saturday. An MRI revealed a bruised MCL. |
Sat May 28 2016 | 03:32 | 3B Trevor Plouffe (right knee) came out in fourth inning of Frid... |
3B Trevor Plouffe (right knee) came out in the fourth inning of Friday night's game with what the team was calling a "mild sprain" of his right MCL. He is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Saturday. Manager Paul Molitor said Plouffe has been playing with the injury for "a while." |
Wed May 11 2016 | 03:26 | 3B Trevor Plouffe 2-3 with double and two-run homer in sixth inn... |
3B Trevor Plouffe went 2-for-3 with a double and a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Orioles starter Kevin Gausman. Plouffe leads the Twins with 81 doubles since the start of the 2014 season and is fourth in the American League during that span. It was the third time this season a Twins hitter has had three RBIs and the first time it was someone other than 2B Brian Dozier. |
Wed May 4 2016 | 03:43 | 3B Trevor Plouffe reinstated from 15-day disabled list and finis... |
3B Trevor Plouffe was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list and finished 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Plouffe missed 14 games with a right intercostal strain and played two games with Class A Ft. Myers on his rehab assignment. In the six games before his DL stint, Plouffe batted .435 (10-for-23) with four doubles, one home run and five RBIs. |
Tue May 3 2016 | 21:40 | 3B Trevor Plouffe reinstated from 15-day disabled list on Tuesda... |
3B Trevor Plouffe was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and the club optioned INF Jorge Polanco to Triple-A Rochester. Plouffe missed 14 games with a right intercostal strain and played two games with Class A Ft. Myers on his rehab assignment. In the six games before his DL stint, Plouffe batted .435 (10-for-23) with four doubles, one home run and five RBIs. |
Tue May 3 2016 | 04:08 | 3B Trevor Plouffe activated from disabled list after Twins' Mond... |
3B Trevor Plouffe was activated from the disabled list after the Twins' Monday game. He missed the minimum 15 days due to an intercostal strain. |
Mon May 2 2016 | 03:32 | 3B Trevor Plouffe 1-4 with single in first rehab game with Class... |
3B Trevor Plouffe went 1-for-4 with a single in his first rehab game with Class A Fort Myers on Saturday. Plouffe, on the 15-day DL with an intercostal strain on April 19, could return to the lineup in Houston on Tuesday. |
Sat Apr 30 2016 | 04:14 | 3B Trevor Plouffe left for rehabilitation assignment to Class A ... |
3B Trevor Plouffe left for a rehabilitation assignment to Class A Fort Myers this weekend. Plouffe (intercostal strain) has been on the 15-day disabled list since April 19. |
Fri Apr 29 2016 | 22:03 | 3B Trevor Plouffe left for rehabilitation assignment to Class A ... |
3B Trevor Plouffe left for a rehabilitation assignment to Class A Fort Myers this weekend. Plouffe (intercostal strain) has been on the 15-day disabled list since April 19. |
Thu Apr 28 2016 | 06:02 | 3B Trevor Plouffe will start two-game rehabilitation assignment ... |
3B Trevor Plouffe will start a two-game rehabilitation assignment with Class A Fort Myers on Saturday. Plouffe has been out since April 19 with a strained intercostal. |
Thu Apr 28 2016 | 06:02 | 3B Trevor Plouffe will begin two-game rehabilitation assignment ... |
3B Trevor Plouffe will begin a two-game rehabilitation assignment with Class A Fort Myers on Saturday. He has been out since April 19 with a strained intercostal. |