Trevor Plouffe News

The second of the three game series between the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox took place on a beautiful summer evening in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 19, 2013.

Last spring, Stephen Gonsalves was perhaps the best left-handed pitching prospect in major league baseball's 2013 draft class.

Either the pitcher is too good and too vital to the organization to trade, take Glen Perkins for example, or the pitcher just So let's take every pitcher out of the equation right off the bat.

Joe Mauer homered and Trevor Plouffe had an RBI single in Minnesota's four-run first inning off Dylan Axelrod.

Minnesota's Justin Morneau congratulates teammate Trevor Plouffe on his two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers on June 15, 2013 at Target Field.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe, eager to end his rehabilitation stint at Class AAA Rochester last week, contacted General Manager Terry Ryan.

JUNE 15: Anibal Sanchez #19 of the Detroit Tigers reacts to giving up a two run home run to Trevor Plouffe #24 of the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning of the game on June 15, 2013 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Doug Fister and P.J. Walters are your starting pitchers in today's rubber match between the Tigers and Twins.

Prince Fielder slides into home Saturday night as Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Doumit attempts to put the tag on him.

Trevor Plouffe hit a single and was out at second base trying to stretch it into a double as Detroit's Omoar Infante tagged him during the seventh inning.

La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 . Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs.

Right-hander Anibal Sanchez has to be happy to be back on the mound. Not only will it be his first start since being scratched last week due to muscle stiffness in his upper back near his throwing shoulder, but he'll also face the Twins, who he's had plenty of success against this year.

Plouffe has missed the last 22 games, first because of a concussion and then due to a strained left calf muscle.

Former closer Eddie Guardado and former director of public relations Tom Mee were officially inducted into the Twins' Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony before Friday's game against the Tigers at Target Field.

Grab a cup of coffee and let's talk Twins . Nobody really wants to talk about boring work stuff anyway, right? Wilson Ramos has had a "setback" in his rehab as he works to come back from the disabled list.

Pressly -- who left Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader at Washington early due to a shoulder injury, and missed Tuesday's game against the Phillies -- also missed Wednesday's game not due to injury, but to sickness.

Though Justin Morneau led the Twins with 34 RBI entering Tuesday's game, he had only two home runs.

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe, on the disabled list the past three weeks with a concussion and a calf strain, played the field Tuesday at Triple-A Rochester for the first time.

La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 . Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs.

With any luck, Detroit center fielder Austin Jackson and Minnesota third baseman Trevor Plouffe will square off in a major-league game this weekend at Target Field in Minneapolis.