Minnesota Twins’ Justin Morneau takes part in informal Spring Training workout
In what appears to be a good spring training period, the Minnesota Twins are capitalizing on their returning players, who have long been on the disabled list.
The team is preparing for the Major League Baseball challenge and there is no contradiction in strategy that the club is looking at for the coming campaign. One of its premier players had a chance to return to the side recently and that star happened to
be Justin Morneau.
The first baseman took part in an informal workout session. The player who arrived in Fort Myers, Florida, was greeted with an energetic applause from the crowd at Lee County sports Complex, Tuesday morning.
The player had proceeded to the venue to begin his preparation for the coming season. The player practiced infield duties on his position and entered the batting cage with fellow teammates, Jim Thome, Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer.
After the hard work out detail, Justin went on to chat with his manager, Ron Gardenhire. The skipper talked about the incident with the press as he gave details on the discussion.
"Nice to see him back out on the field and feeling good, and that's what we talked about", Gardenhire said. "We talked a little bit about some of the situations that are going to come up here, and how we're going to handle them -- just get a feel for what
his thoughts are. I told him what I wanted to see”.
The player isn’t slated to kick off the season with position and hitting duties. Morneau will start his season after a week or two, depending on his condition and form in the game. The player was sporting a protective helmet in case of another head injury
that may happen in practice. Gardenhire summarized Morneau’s attitude towards the situation.
"He's got a smile on his face, and he's excited about being out there and not worried about all the other stuff he's had to worry about for so long. Now it just gets to the point where the doctors finally release him to get in games. He's going to be available
for live batting practice and all those things".
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