CLEVELAND — Jorge Polanco spent two weeks on the 10-day injured list, his first time sidelined that way in his nine MLB seasons.
He'd had two offseason ankle surgeries in the past, but the second baseman has been a mainstay in the Twins lineup his whole career. And even before he made the majors, he only had one IL stint in the minor leagues.
So when lower back tightness took him away from the Twins amid a crucial series with Cleveland, the other top team in the American League Central, Polanco wasn't exactly thrilled.
