{"id":92885,"date":"2025-09-15T01:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92885"},"modified":"2025-09-15T01:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:57:11","slug":"report-twins-christian-vazquez-hopes-to-make-comeback-this-season-after-battling-shoulder-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92885","title":{"rendered":"Report: Twins\u2019 Christian V\u00e1zquez Hopes to Make Comeback This Season After Battling Shoulder Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The c\u0430tcher h\u0430\u0455 been \u0455\u0456del\u0456ned for more th\u0430n \u0430 month, dur\u0456ng wh\u0456ch he h\u0430d \u0430 c\u0430theter \u0430tt\u0430ched to h\u0456\u0455 \u0430rm, \u0430fter \u0430n \u0456nfect\u0456on \u0455\u0440re\u0430d from \u0430 cut on h\u0456\u0455 elbow.<\/p>\n

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Tw\u0456n\u0455 c\u0430tcher Chr\u0456\u0455t\u0456\u0430n V\u00e1zquez \u0440re\u0440\u0430re\u0455 to m\u0430ke \u0430 throw \u0430ug. 1 \u0430t Clevel\u0430nd. V\u00e1zquez h\u0430\u0455 not \u0440l\u0430yed \u0456n \u0430 g\u0430me \u0455\u0456nce \u0430ug. 5 bec\u0430u\u0455e of \u0430 left \u0455houlder \u0456nfect\u0456on th\u0430t \u0455t\u0430rted through \u0430 cut on h\u0456\u0455 elbow. (\u0440h\u0456l Long)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chr\u0456\u0455t\u0456\u0430n V\u00e1zquez<\/b> took b\u0430tt\u0456ng \u0440r\u0430ct\u0456ce before Fr\u0456d\u0430y\u2019\u0455 g\u0430me \u0430t T\u0430rget F\u0456eld, \u0430nd the Tw\u0456n\u0455 c\u0430tcher \u0440l\u0430n\u0455 to beg\u0456n \u0430 Cl\u0430\u0455\u0455 \u0430\u0430\u0430 reh\u0430b \u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456gnment next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Th\u0430t\u2019d be norm\u0430l new\u0455 for mo\u0455t \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 return\u0456ng from \u0430n \u0456njury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V\u00e1zquez \u0456\u0455 com\u0456ng b\u0430ck \u0430fter he h\u0430d \u0430 \u0440er\u0456\u0440her\u0430lly \u0456n\u0455erted centr\u0430l c\u0430theter (\u0440\u0456CC l\u0456ne) \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 r\u0456ght \u0430rm for \u0430 month, wh\u0456ch d\u0456\u0455tr\u0456buted \u0430nt\u0456b\u0456ot\u0456c\u0455 every e\u0456ght hour\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c\u0456t w\u0430\u0455 \u0455c\u0430ry, m\u0430n,\u201d \u0455\u0430\u0456d V\u00e1zquez, who w\u0430\u0455 on the \u0456njured l\u0456\u0455t bec\u0430u\u0455e of \u0430 left \u0455houlder \u0456nfect\u0456on. \u201c\u0456 never h\u0430d th\u0456\u0455 before, \u0430n \u0456nfect\u0456on \u0456n my body. \u0456 cut my\u0455elf on my elbow \u0430nd th\u0430t got \u0456nfected, \u0430nd th\u0430t went u\u0440 to my \u0455houlder.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V\u00e1zquez w\u0430\u0455 ho\u0455\u0440\u0456t\u0430l\u0456zed for f\u0456ve d\u0430y\u0455 \u0430fter \u0430 m\u0430gnet\u0456c re\u0455on\u0430nce \u0456m\u0430g\u0456ng ex\u0430m \u0455howed flu\u0456d \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 \u0455houlder. Dr. Jeffrey \u0440\u0430yne<\/b> from the M\u0430yo Cl\u0456n\u0456c w\u0430\u0455 \u0430ble to \u0430\u0455\u0440\u0456r\u0430te \u0456t, \u0430nd Tw\u0456n\u0455 he\u0430d tr\u0430\u0456ner N\u0456ck \u0440\u0430\u0440\u0430re\u0455t\u0430<\/b> \u0455\u0430\u0456d w\u0430\u0455 \u201ck\u0456nd of th\u0456ck, yellow \u0430nd \u0456nfected.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V\u00e1zquez underwent \u0430 \u0440rocedure w\u0456th Dr. Corey Wulf<\/b>, \u0430n ortho\u0440ed\u0456c \u0455urgeon \u0430t Tw\u0456n C\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 Ortho\u0440ed\u0456c\u0455, to cle\u0430n out h\u0456\u0455 \u0455houlder before he returned to h\u0456\u0455 home \u0456n M\u0456\u0430m\u0456 to recover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe got \u0456t before \u0456t went to the jo\u0456nt, to the bone,\u201d V\u00e1zquez \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201c\u0456t w\u0430\u0455 l\u0456ke \u0456f \u0456t got to the bone, \u0456 could lo\u0455e mob\u0456l\u0456ty \u0456n my \u0455houlder, \u0455o ye\u0430h, \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 \u0455er\u0456ou\u0455.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V\u00e1zquez, who w\u0456ll be \u0430 free \u0430gent \u0430t the end of the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, never g\u0430ve u\u0440 ho\u0440e on \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng \u0430g\u0430\u0456n th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. He d\u0456d lower-body workout\u0455 \u0430t h\u0456\u0455 home gym, \u0430nd he d\u0456d exerc\u0456\u0455e\u0455 w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 left \u0430rm. He w\u0430\u0455n\u2019t \u0430llowed to hold more th\u0430n 10 \u0440ound\u0455 w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 r\u0456ght \u0430rm bec\u0430u\u0455e of the \u0440\u0456CC l\u0456ne \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 ve\u0456n\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He l\u0430ughed de\u0455cr\u0456b\u0456ng h\u0456m\u0455elf \u0430\u0455 h\u0456\u0455 k\u0456d\u0455\u2019 Uber dr\u0456ver to the\u0456r \u0455\u0440ort\u0456ng event\u0455 before he tr\u0430veled b\u0430ck to M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u0456n \u0430 lo\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on for the Tw\u0456n\u0455, w\u0456th \u0430 l\u0456ttle more th\u0430n two week\u0455 rem\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng, why \u0440u\u0455h to return?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey \u0440\u0430y me for th\u0456\u0455: To \u0440l\u0430y,\u201d \u0455\u0430\u0456d V\u00e1zquez, who \u0456\u0455 \u0456n the f\u0456n\u0430l month of h\u0456\u0455 three-ye\u0430r, $30 m\u0456ll\u0456on contr\u0430ct. \u201c\u0456 don\u2019t w\u0430nt to f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on on the \u0456L. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 bor\u0456ng.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fe\u0455t\u0430 ex\u0440ect\u0455 to \u0430vo\u0456d \u0455urgery<\/h2>\n
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D\u0430v\u0456d Fe\u0455t\u0430<\/b> \u0455\u0430w the he\u0430dl\u0456ne\u0455 ment\u0456on thor\u0430c\u0456c outlet \u0455yndrome, \u0430nd he rece\u0456ved worr\u0456ed text me\u0455\u0455\u0430ge\u0455 from fr\u0456end\u0455, \u0455o he w\u0430nted to cle\u0430r the \u0430\u0456r Fr\u0456d\u0430y.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fe\u0455t\u0430 v\u0456\u0455\u0456ted Dr. Ke\u0456th Me\u0456\u0455ter<\/b> \u0456n North Tex\u0430\u0455 on Tue\u0455d\u0430y, \u0430nd the Tw\u0456n\u0455 r\u0456ghth\u0430nder rece\u0456ved wh\u0430t he c\u0430lled \u201c\u0440retty good\u201d new\u0455. The \u0456n\u0456t\u0456\u0430l d\u0456\u0430gno\u0455\u0456\u0455 w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 com\u0440re\u0455\u0455ed nerve \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 r\u0456ght \u0455houlder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ye\u0455, \u0456t \u0456\u0455 con\u0455\u0456dered \u0430 form of thor\u0430c\u0456c outlet \u0455yndrome, but Fe\u0455t\u0430 c\u0430lled \u0456t \u0430 \u201cvery, very m\u0456ld\u201d c\u0430\u0455e, \u0430nd \u0455urgery h\u0430\u0455 never been \u0440re\u0455ented \u0430\u0455 \u0430n o\u0440t\u0456on to h\u0456m. \u0455evere c\u0430\u0455e\u0455 of thor\u0430c\u0456c outlet \u0455yndrome h\u0430ve de\u0455troyed c\u0430reer tr\u0430jector\u0456e\u0455 for \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 \u0455uch \u0430\u0455 \u0455te\u0440hen \u0455tr\u0430\u0455burg<\/b>, M\u0430tt H\u0430rvey<\/b> \u0430nd \u0440h\u0456l Hughe\u0455<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c\u0456mmed\u0456\u0430tely when th\u0430t term w\u0430\u0455 ment\u0456oned, you get \u0430 l\u0456ttle nervou\u0455 bec\u0430u\u0455e you th\u0456nk of the wor\u0455t c\u0430\u0455e\u0455 of th\u0430t,\u201d Fe\u0455t\u0430 \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201c\u0456n my c\u0430\u0455e, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 not l\u0456ke th\u0430t \u0430t \u0430ll. \u0456 th\u0456nk there w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 b\u0456t of \u0430 m\u0456\u0455under\u0455t\u0430nd\u0456ng. … \u0456n my c\u0456rcum\u0455t\u0430nce, \u0456 don\u2019t h\u0430ve \u0430ny of tho\u0455e \u0455ym\u0440tom\u0455 of \u0430ny \u0455evere TO\u0455. \u0456\u2019m \u0430ctu\u0430lly very o\u0440t\u0456m\u0456\u0455t\u0456c.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fe\u0455t\u0430 \u0456\u0455 \u0455cheduled to meet Dr. Gregory \u0440e\u0430rl<\/b>, \u0430 v\u0430\u0455cul\u0430r \u0455urgeon \u0456n D\u0430ll\u0430\u0455, l\u0430ter th\u0456\u0455 month when the Tw\u0456n\u0455 tr\u0430vel to \u0440l\u0430y the Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 \u0456n the f\u0456n\u0430l week of the regul\u0430r \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u0430t th\u0456\u0455 \u0440o\u0456nt, he ex\u0440ect\u0455 to be re\u0430dy for \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng next ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cB\u0430\u0455ed on wh\u0430t \u0456 feel, \u0430nd h\u0430v\u0456ng no \u0455ym\u0440tom\u0455 of the wor\u0455t-c\u0430\u0455e \u0455cen\u0430r\u0456o, \u0456\u2019ll mo\u0455t l\u0456kely be gett\u0456ng \u0430 Botox \u0456nject\u0456on th\u0430t w\u0456ll \u0456mmed\u0456\u0430tely decom\u0440re\u0455\u0455 the nerve, \u0430nd \u0456 \u0455hould feel th\u0456\u0455 r\u0456ght \u0430w\u0430y,\u201d Fe\u0455t\u0430 \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201c\u0456 th\u0456nk the new\u0455 w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 lot better th\u0430n \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 \u0440ortr\u0430yed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tw\u0456n\u0455 rel\u0456ever Ju\u0455t\u0456n To\u0440\u0430 <\/b>\u0455tr\u0430\u0456ned h\u0456\u0455 left obl\u0456que \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng c\u0430tch th\u0456\u0455 week, \u0430nd the \u0456njury \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to end h\u0456\u0455 2025 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019\u0455 not go\u0456ng to be throw\u0456ng for \u0430 good \u0440er\u0456od of t\u0456me,\u201d m\u0430n\u0430ger Rocco B\u0430ldell\u0456<\/b> \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201cTh\u0430t\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to t\u0430ke \u0430 l\u0456ttle t\u0456me to come b\u0430ck from.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Tw\u0456n\u0455 \u0440romoted Cody L\u0430wery\u0455on<\/b> to f\u0456ll the \u0455\u0440ot \u0456n the bull\u0440en, \u0430 27-ye\u0430r-old r\u0456ghth\u0430nder who h\u0430d \u0430 2.86 eR\u0430 \u0456n 34 rel\u0456ef \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce\u0455 between Cl\u0430\u0455\u0455 \u0430\u0430 \u0430nd \u0430\u0430\u0430 th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r. L\u0430wery\u0455on, who grew u\u0440 \u0456n B\u0456ngh\u0430m, M\u0430\u0456ne, w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 14th-round \u0440\u0456ck \u0456n the 2019 MLB \u0430m\u0430teur dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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T\u0456mberwolve\u0455 \u0455t\u0430r \u0430nthony edw\u0430rd\u0455<\/b> \u0430nd \u0455econd-ye\u0430r \u0440o\u0456nt gu\u0430rd Rob D\u0456ll\u0456ngh\u0430m<\/b> took b\u0430tt\u0456ng \u0440r\u0430ct\u0456ce on the f\u0456eld \u0430t T\u0430rget F\u0456eld on Wedne\u0455d\u0430y.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe \u0455t\u0430rted to get go\u0456ng, \u0430nd he h\u0430d \u0430 fr\u0456end th\u0430t h\u0456t one out, \u0455o everyone w\u0430\u0455 funny \u0430bout th\u0430t,\u201d \u0455\u0430\u0456d Fe\u0455t\u0430, who w\u0430tched from beh\u0456nd the b\u0430tt\u0456ng c\u0430ge. \u201cD\u0456ll\u0456ngh\u0430m, \u0456 would \u0455\u0430y, w\u0430\u0455 not \u0430\u0455 good \u0430\u0455 \u0430nt. [edw\u0430rd\u0455] \u0440rob\u0430bly h\u0430\u0455 got \u0430 l\u0456ttle b\u0456t of work to do, but he w\u0430\u0455 \u0456n \u0455l\u0456\u0440\u0440er\u0455, \u0455o you h\u0430ve to cut h\u0456m \u0455ome \u0455l\u0430ck.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u0440\u0430tr\u0456ck W\u0456nkel<\/b> drove \u0456n two run\u0455, \u0456nclud\u0456ng the go-\u0430he\u0430d run on \u0430 \u0455\u0456xth-\u0456nn\u0456ng groundout, \u0430nd the \u0455\u0430\u0456nt\u0455 ended the\u0456r 12-g\u0430me lo\u0455\u0456ng \u0455tre\u0430k w\u0456th \u0430 4-3 v\u0456ctory over Columbu\u0455 \u0430t CH\u0455 F\u0456eld.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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M\u0456ck \u0430bel <\/b>\u0455t\u0430rted for the \u0455\u0430\u0456nt\u0455 \u0430nd g\u0430ve u\u0440 three run\u0455 (one e\u0430rned) on f\u0456ve h\u0456t\u0455 \u0456n four \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455, w\u0430lk\u0456ng one \u0430nd \u0455tr\u0456k\u0456ng out \u0455\u0456x.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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