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Correa is back at shortstop and batting cleanup on Sunday afternoon at Target Field following a one-game absence due to a mild right ankle sprain. It’s an extremely encouraging development for Minnesota, and fantasy managers, that he’s feeling well enough to get back in the lineup ahead of next week’s extended All-Star break. It looked scary initially when the 30-year-old got hurt on Friday night, but he should be a full-go for the start of the second half.

No surprise here after Correa was diagnosed with a mild right ankle sprain that he suffered during Friday’s series opener. The 30-year-old shortstop seems like a virtual lock to sit out Sunday’s first-half finale for precautionary reasons, but there’s a decent chance he’s ready to return following next week’s extended All-Star break. It’ll be former top prospect Brooks Lee filling in at shortstop in his absence.

The positive news for fantasy managers is that Correa appears to have avoided significant injury after suffering a scary-looking right ankle injury during Friday night’s contest against the Pirates. The Twins plan to keep him out of Saturday’s lineup as a precautionary measure and it wouldn’t be surprising if he sat out Sunday’s first-half finale as well. He’ll have plenty of time to recover during next week’s extended All-Star break.

Correa took a throw from the outfield at the second base bag and made a nice tag on Tommy Pham sliding in, but Pham slid into what looked like his ankle causing his injury. He required assistance from the training staff to hobble off the field afterwards. The 30-year-old shortstop will head for additional evaluation and the Twins should have an update on his status shortly.

It’s just a routine day off for the veteran, who hit .269 in 24 games in June with two home runs, 11 runs scored and 10 RBI. He will be replaced at shortstop by Brooks Lee today as Lee continues to play every day by moving all around the infield.

Correa went back-to-back with Trevor Larnach in the sixth inning to get the Twins to within five runs at 7-2. It’s just the sixth homer of the season for the 30-year-old shortstop, and he’s still slugging just .392 after the roundtripper. Correa has been known to go on power streaks, so perhaps this will be the start of one. It’s hard to count on at this point, however.

Correa is at shortstop and batting third for Saturday afternoon’s matinee at Target Field following a three-game absence due to back tightness. The 30-year-old defensive stalwart is hitting .256 (10-for-43) with three homers in 11 games since returning from the concussion injured list back on May 23.

Correa has been battling a lingering back issue for the past few days, but it doesn’t sound like he’s heading back to the injured list. The 30-year-old shortstop figures to return to Minnesota’s lineup at some point this weekend. He’s day-to-day for now.

Correa was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup with a sore back, and the Twins claim they’re being extra cautious with their starting shortstop and plan to have him back in action on Friday. However, Correa has battled injuries throughout his career, and back injuries tend to linger, so even though Correa has blamed the batter’s box in Detroit for his back pain, it’s a situation we should monitor. Brooks Lee will start at shortstop and bat eighth on Thursday.

It’ll be Brooks Lee taking over at shortstop on Wednesday night against the Athletics. Correa has started 11 of 12 contests since returning from the concussion injured list back on May 23. The move sounds precautionary in nature since he was in the club’s original lineup. Back issues can be tricky matters so fantasy managers will want to keep a close eye on his status heading into Thursday’s series finale.