Miguel Sano Belts 10th Homer
Miguel Sano swatted his 10th home run of the season in Friday's 14-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Sano's homer was absolutely crushed, as it traveled 428 feet at an exit velocity of 114.3 MPH, his hardest-hit ball of the season so far. Sano has just two hits in his last 32 at-bats, both of them home runs. A career-low .176 BABIP has been plaguing Sano this year, as well as an unusually high FB rate and IFFB rate, likely due to an increased launch angle. The slugger is hitting the ball as hard as ever, so it might come down to him making slight adjustments to his mechanics. Fantasy managers should hold onto Sano if they can afford to.
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Minnesota Twins first/third baseman Source: Baseball Savant
Miguel Sano Activated On Tuesday
Miguel Sano (knee) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. The veteran slugger is back in the mix following a two-month absence due to a left knee injury. Sano hasn't brought much to the table this season with one home run and five RBI in 21 games. In a corresponding move, infielder Michael Stefanic has been optioned to the minors.
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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Source: Angels PR
Miguel Sano Moving Rehab Assignment To Triple-A
Miguel Sano (knee) is scheduled to move his minor-league rehab assignment to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday. Sano resumed his rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League last weekend after suffering a setback on May 26 when he burned himself with a heating pad. Now that the 31-year-old right-handed power hitter is at the Triple-A level, he could be nearing a return to the major-league roster if his knee holds up. Sano had a 30-homer season as recently as 2021 with the Minnesota Twins, but injuries have really set him back in recent seasons. In 21 games for the Halos before going on the injured list, Sano was hitting .262/.352/.361 with just one home run, five RBI and 27 strikeouts in 71 plate appearances. When he's healthy, he'll be a power option in AL-only leagues.
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Los Angeles Angels corner infielder Source: Angels PR
Miguel Sano Pulled From Rehab Assignment, Has No Timetable To Return
Miguel Sano (knee) was returned from his minor-league rehab assignment after the burn that he suffered from a heating pad did not heal. Sano took the protection off of a heating pad to make it hotter and burned himself, and he's now headed back to Anaheim with no timetable for a return. The 31-year-old corner infielder initially landed on the injured list with a left-knee injury and now has suffered a setback due to his burn. He'll now get some time to heal up before eventually restarting his minor-league rehab assignment. Before the injury, Sano was hitting .262 (16-for-61) but with just one home run and five RBI in his first year with the Angels. In his absence, veteran Luis Guillorme and Luis Rengifo have been splitting time at third base for the team.
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Los Angeles Angels infielder Source: The Athletic - Sam Blum
Miguel Sano Still Bothered By Knee
Miguel Sano (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 1 with left-knee inflammation in his surgically repaired knee after leaving games early on April 24 and 26 with left-knee soreness. Sano has been taking ground balls, but his knee continues to bother him when he swings a bat. The 31-year-old is not going to be ready to return from the injured list anytime soon. Willie Calhoun could continue to see at-bats as the Halos' designated hitter until/if Sano is able to return. The Angels are pretty beat up on the infield, but they could be getting Luis Rengifo (illness) back this weekend to play third base regularly. Before injuring his surgically repaired knee, Sano was hitting .262 (16-for-61) with a homer and five RBI in his first 21 games with the organization. Sano didn't play at all in 2023.
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Los Angeles Angels infielder/designated hitter Source: MLB.com
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