New Twins first baseman Ty France will ‘play a lot’
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New Twins first baseman Ty France will ‘play a lot’
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ty France isn’t going to use a fracture in his right heel as an excuse for the subpar season he had last year at the plate. But, well, it certainly didn’t help. “When you don’t have a foot, it’s hard to do things,” he said. France, whose deal with the Twins was made official Saturday after he agreed to a one-year, $1 million non-guaranteed contract earlier in the week, is looking to bounce back after a season disrupted by the …
Ty France To Serve As Twins' Starting First Baseman
The Twins made their recent signing of Ty France to a big league deal official earlier today, and manager Rocco Baldelli made it clear to reporters (including Bobby Nightengale of the Star Tribune) today that their new addition is taking over as the club’s regular first baseman. “He’s going to play a lot,” Baldelli said, as relayed by Nightengale. “That’s really the best way of saying it. The kind of hitter that he is, this isn’t a platoon situa…
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