Overview

• Keaschall injured the thumb on a headfirst slide into second base Tuesday in Arlington and underwent imaging the following day.
• Manager Rocco Baldelli said surgery is likely, with a final decision expected after the specialist visit next week.
• Minnesota placed Keaschall on the injured list Thursday and recalled outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. for the season’s final games.
• In 49 games this year, the 2023 second-round pick hit .302/.382/.445 with an .827 OPS, 14 steals and 2.1 bWAR.
• He previously missed more than three months after a forearm fracture from an April hit-by-pitch before returning in August and resuming strong production.