Twins' Royce Lewis, tired of IL, hopes “injuries” away

Minneapolis – Royce Lewis' repeated appearances on the injured list have not made the experience easier.

The more he is on the field with the Minnesota Twins, the more frustration he felt.

“I'm tired of being the guy on the IL,” said Lewis. “It seems that these injury bugs are only holding one man for a while. Hopefully I picked up mine.”

His last absence behind him and Lewis resigned to the twins on Tuesday at the beginning of a three player series against Baltimore. After Lewis appeared for the first 35 games of the season due to a moderate strain on his left armpit, who performed when a basic ball was carried out in spring training, he was again in the line -up when the defined batsman was fifth.

“I just have to play a little smarter. This is what some of these other people I played at a high level to be able to play 162,” said Lewis, who has appeared in his 153rd game in the regular season since his debut. “If I were Bobby Witt's speed, I think I would run a lot, but I'm no longer there with all the injuries, so it only plays clever, man and let me get into the box, because I have my greatest fun there.”

The twins, who also received multi-position players Willi Castro on Tuesday from a tense right-wing muscles that cost him 16 games, were missing the hinge punch and General Spam, which Lewis normally made available. They lost 15 of their first 22 games.

“I just have the feeling that I have a lot of fun in life. I take it every moment and I don't think it is a matter of course, and this is just another day, another beautiful day,” said Lewis and compared the sunny 81-degree afternoon in his homeland in South California. “It's just a perfect time. If I feel an opening day for myself and I am very excited about the opportunity.”

The first overall selection in the draft 2017 was limited to 82 games last season by a severe quadriceps strain, which he had suffered to lead the bases at the start and later a groin injury. In the past two years for Lewis, the recovery of successive ACL repair operations has been spoiled.

Every time he has returned, he immediately influenced the line -up.

“They always expect to come out and do something,” said manager Rocco Baldelli. “When the lights turn on, he wants to play.”