Jose Miranda ‘still trying to figure it out’ in St. Paul

For a hot weekend last summer Jose Miranda was the toast of Target Field with eyes on him throughout major league baseball On July the Twins infielder went for in a wild - loss to the Astros to break the club record by hitting safely in consecutive at-bats passing Joe Mauer eight and then Tony Oliva Mickey Hatcher and Todd Walker nine The next day he was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance then hit a pair of singles to expand his club record by hitting safely in consecutive at-bats and tied three players for the major league record Johnny Kling Pinky Higgins and Walt Dropo After that encounter Miranda was hitting with nine home runs and RBIs in games Now Miranda is stuck at Triple-A hitting with a on-base percentage in games since being demoted to St Paul after just games with the Twins For a athlete who has hit his entire career it s nearly inexplicable I ve hit my entire career and for me to not hit the way I typically hit it s disappointing for me Miranda mentioned before going for with a strikeout in a loss to Worcester on Thursday at CHS Field It s frustrating super frustrating Especially not hitting the way I hit you know down here because it s one thing to not hit up there in the majors and keep working putting in the work but not hitting great down here it s way different Miranda struggled in but was limited to games by a shoulder impingement that required season-ending surgery After being optioned to St Paul on April this season he injured his left hand while trying to stop a matter of bottled water from falling to the floor and didn t play until May But now Miranda explained he s healthy Obviously I haven t been hitting the way I normally hit and I feel like it s part of the encounter that these things can happen he announced I m still trying to figure things out keep putting in the work every day because that s the main thing that I have to focus on just to put in the work before the championship In his first stint at St Paul in Miranda hit with home runs and RBIs in games As a Twins rookie in he hit with home runs and RBIs in games while playing third and first base But after he tied that record on July last season he finished the season by hitting with no home runs and six RBIs in games and he hit in games with the Twins this season Between May -June Miranda went for with two home runs and four RBIs to raise his Triple-A average to a season-high But he s scuffled since If Miranda knew what s going on he d have fixed it by now A year ago he explained It was great I was going into the box not even thinking about anything I was just looking for a good pitch to hit and then crushing it So I know that s the performer that I am I ve just got to get back to that and keep trusting the process L pez throwing Pablo L pez on the -day injured list with a Grade teres major strain in his right shoulder has been ramping up his rehab undertaking On Friday he threw feet on flat ground something more than long toss There s a few pump behind it he noted L pez noted he was on pace to throw from feet on Saturday which will get me close to throwing off the mound It s all good news but doesn t indicate the ace right-hander will be back in the rotation anytime soon I think now it s just a waiting contest to give the arm the volume give the arm the distance getting used to that feel of this is what I m supposed to be doing L pez declared I m supposed to be throwing baseballs pretty hard and then bouncing back for the next day Briefly The Twins placed left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz on the -day injured list with left shoulder impingement The move is retroactive to July To take his place on the -man proceeding roster the Twins recalled lefty Kody Funderburk from St Paul where he was - with two saves and a ERA in games Related Articles Ahead of the July deadline which Twins are preponderance likely to be traded Twins drop a heartbreaker in Los Angeles Twins walk their way to accomplishment over Dodgers Twins try to avoid transaction chatter but we all see what the date is Twins come a inadequate feet from tying battle in loss to Dodgers