{"id":678556,"date":"2026-04-18T18:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678556\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:39:26","slug":"twins-news-royce-lewis-takes-huge-step-toward-returning-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678556\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins news: Royce Lewis takes huge step toward returning from injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Twins are currently leading the American League Central by 0.5 games over the Cleveland Guardians, with a record of 11\u20139 through 20 games, and the latest update on <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/players\/a978093c\/royce-lewis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royce Lewis<\/a> significantly boosts their position. As his rehab assignment begins, <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/minnesota-twins\/twins-news-royce-lewis-crucial-update-spring-training-injury-scare\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis&#8217;s return timeline<\/a> is becoming clearer, bringing the team closer to stabilizing its situation at third base.<\/p>\n<p>The Twins slugger took a major step forward Saturday, officially beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul as he works his way back from a left knee sprain.<\/p>\n<p>The righty slugger suffered the injury during a game on April 9 vs. the Detroit Tigers and was placed on the injured list shortly afterward. Early evaluations described the sprain as mild, offering optimism about a relatively quick recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the rehab assignment provides a structured path back to the lineup. Lewis is serving as the designated hitter while gradually rebuilding strength and confidence in his knee.<\/p>\n<p>The update gained traction after The Athletic\u2019s Aaron Gleeman shared the development on X, formerly Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronGleeman\/status\/2045534032499200190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2045534032499200190%7Ctwgr%5E5169409f513677368f3f1eacda19a3a9aadf48b7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3772309action%3Dedit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">outlining<\/a> Lewis\u2019s role and progress with St. Paul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoyce Lewis (knee) has joined Triple-A St. Paul for a rehab assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis is starting at designated hitter and batting second for the Saints today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Royce Lewis (knee) has joined Triple-A St. Paul for a rehab assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis is starting at designated hitter and batting second for the Saints today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronGleeman\/status\/2045534032499200190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The current timeline points to a potentially quick return. If Lewis avoids setbacks, he could rejoin the MLB roster as soon as Tuesday for a series against the New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Before the injury, the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft was a productive presence in the lineup despite a limited sample size. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/minnesota-twins\/twins-news-minnesota-official-royce-lewis-il-decision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis<\/a> posted an .822 OPS with two home runs and eight RBIs across 12 games, offering a glimpse of his offensive impact.<\/p>\n<p>As the Twins look to build on their early success, Lewis\u2019s return should provide a timely boost. His presence would strengthen both the lineup and infield defense, reinforcing Minnesota\u2019s position atop the division.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Twins are currently leading the American League Central by 0. 5 games over the Cleveland Guardians, with a record of 11\u20139 through 20 games, and the latest update on Royce Lewis significantly boosts their position.  As his rehab assignment begins, Lewis&#8217;s return timeline is becoming clearer, bringing the team closer to stabilizing its situation at third base.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Twins are currently leading the American League Central by 0.5 games over the Cleveland Guardians, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2388],"tags":[5,55,822,60,3190,4,3410,408,148],"class_list":{"0":"post-678556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-twins","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-kansas-city-royals","10":"tag-minnesota","11":"tag-minnesota-twins","12":"tag-minnesotatwins","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-mlb-injury","15":"tag-royce-lewis","16":"tag-twins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116427172298127402","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}