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Joe Christensen, the Star Tribune's national baseball reporter, has covered the big leagues since 1998. A Faribault native, he graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1996. Before working for the Star Tribune, he spent three years covering the Orioles for the Baltimore Sun. He also covered the Padres and Dodgers for newspapers in Southern California. He'll share his thoughts here on the Twins and all things baseball.
Morneau to skip All-Star Game; specialist recommends rest
Posted by: Joe Christensen under Twins game coverage, Lions Updated: July 10, 2010 - 5:22 PM
DETROIT -- Twins first baseman Justin Morneau will skip Tuesday's All-Star Game, the team announced today, after Morneau was examined by Dr. Kenneth Podell, a head and concussion specialist who works with the Tigers, Red Wings and Lions.
Podell recommended that Morneau return home for rest. Morneau will be re-evaluated in Minnesota during the All-Star break.
Morneau, 29, who has a history of head injuries, suffered the concussion when he took a knee to the head on a take-out slide on Wednesday in Toronto. He said before Saturday's game against the Tigers that he wouldn't go to the All-Star Game if he couldn't return to play in this weekend's series.
A four-time All-Star selection, Morneau was voted in as a starter this year for the first time.
"Obviously, if I can’t play for my team, I’m not going to fly out there and run around for two days," he said.
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