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Span cleared to begin minor-league rehab

Twins center fielder has been out since June 6 with a concussion.

By Joe Christensen

July 13, 2011 at 4:56PM

Twins center fielder Denard Span has been cleared to begin a minor-league rehab assignment, he said today in a text message to the Star Tribune.

Span, who's been out since June 6 with a concussion, said he's not sure where or when he'll be playing, but he has passed the requisite tests MLB administers before clearing players to begin rehab assignments.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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