The Minnesota Twins announced on Friday that outfielder Max Kepler is heading to the 10-day injured list retroactive to Thursday due to a left adductor strain.
Outfielder Brent Rooker was selected from the team's alternate training site in a corresponding move.
It's the first time Kepler, 27, has ever been placed on the IL since he made his big-league debut in 2015.
Kepler played for the Twins against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday but was removed after the second inning with what the Associated Press (h/t ESPN) first described as tightness in his groin.
Across 35 games this summer, Kepler is hitting .220 with seven home runs, 18 RBI, five doubles and a .753 OPS.
Minnesota also added catcher Willians Astudillo to the roster for Friday's doubleheader versus the Detroit Tigers.
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