FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer will see a doctor in Baltimore on Saturday to get a second opinion on his ailing back.
Mauer, the two-time American League batting champion who hit .328 last season, has not played at all in spring training. He had surgery on Dec. 22 to remove a blockage from his kidney.The Twins expected Mauer to miss the first two weeks of spring training, but recent setbacks have prolonged his return.
Mauer has swelling in his right hip, and GM Bill Smith says the team's medical staff is still "working to pinpoint the problem and come up with the best course of action."
Smith says Mauer's pain has not affected his catching or hitting, but has prevented him from running.
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