Twins rookie Keaschall suffers broken forearm

MINNEAPOLIS AP Minnesota Twins rookie infielder Luke Keaschall is headed to the injured list due to a nondisplaced fracture in his right forearm after he was hit by a pitch in Friday s - domination over the Los Angeles Angels Keaschall who started at designated hitter was hit by a pitch from Kyle Hendricks in the first inning He stayed in the challenge to run the bases but when his spot in the order came up in the third inning he was replaced by Mickey Gasper Honestly I thought I was fine Keaschall mentioned Like I kind of got hit was running the bases and I m like It s just going to be a little sore I ll be good And then it wasn t Keaschall made his major league debut on April and is already one of the Twins the majority productive hitters with manager Rocco Baldelli slotting him into the third spot in the batting order the last four games In his first six games with the Twins Keaschall hit for with three doubles and five stolen bases He s settling in really well here and doing a really nice job for us Baldelli explained He ll get it right and he ll be back I have no doubt he ll be running around the bases again soon But tough news there The Twins did not announce a timeline for his recovery AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source