[外電] Morneau以特助的身分回到回到雙城

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Justin Morneau To Join Twins As Special Assistant

Long-time Twins star Justin Morneau is slated to join the team as a special
assistant, according to Bob Elliott of the Canadian Baseball Network (via
Twitter). It would appear that the decision spells the end of his playing
days, though there’s no clear word yet of that.

Morneau, 36, told Ben Nicholson-Smith and Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca in
late October that he was not ready to retire officially, but also seemingly
acknowledged his playing career was likely over. At the time, Morneau said he
had hoped to play in 2017 but had not been willing to go down to Triple-A and
wait for a phone call. It has never seemed likely that the opportunities
would improve over time, particularly now that Morneau did not play in the
just-completed season.

Entering the 2017 campaign, Morneau was already expressing some uncertainty
about his future, though he also sounded like someone who wanted to carry on.
Now, though, indications clearly are he’s moving on to other challenges in
the baseball world.

If this is indeed the end of the line, Morneau will end his career as one of
the best and most productive players ever to hail from his native Canada. In
the aggregate, the first baseman turned in 22.6 fWAR and 27.3 rWAR over his
14 MLB campaigns. He also earned just shy of $100MM, due in large part to a
six-year, $80MM extension he struck with Minnesota in 2008.

Of course, it’s hard not to ask what might have been. Morneau won the
American League MVP Award in 2006 and went to the All-Star Game in each of
the ensuing four seasons. As of mid-2010, he carried a lifetime
.286/.358/.511 batting line. And he was then in the midst of his best season,
boasting a whopping .345/.437/.618 output with 18 home runs through 81 games.

Things changed suddenly when Morneau took a knee to the head in a collision
at second base. The concussion he suffered knocked him out for the rest of
the season and limited him to just 69 games in the ensuing campaign. While he
was eventually able to return to above-average work at the plate, and even
turned in a very strong 2014 season with the Rockies (.319/.364/.496),
Morneau never fully regained his standing on the field.

Injuries limited Morneau in 2015 and delayed his start to the 2016 campaign,
when he signed a one-year deal with the White Sox after offseason elbow
surgery. He ultimately managed only a .261/.303/.429 output for Chicago —
 respectable work for his age-35 season after so many travails, but not
enough to drive interest from other organizations after the end of the
season. Morneau also appeared in the World Baseball Classic in 2017,
representing his fourth appearance for home country and perhaps his last
competitive action on the field.

In addition to the organizations already noted, Morneau spent a brief stretch
with the Pirates in 2013, following his mid-season trade from the Twins.
Clearly, Morneau will forever be associated with the Minnesota franchise,
though, after 11 good years there. He was part of a core group that featured
mainstays such as Johan Santana, Torii Hunter, Michael Cuddyer, and Joe
Mauer. While the Twins never experienced much postseason success in that era,
they did take home six AL Central titles in a nine-year span (2002 through
2010).

近幾年因大小傷勢纏身的Morneau如今宣告自己重回雙城，不過是以特助的身分

去年的Morneau還想再拚一下，不過由於不想待在3A，都始終沒接到大聯盟的電話

一代強棒回到自己一開始的地方

在2006年時，贏得美聯MVP

生涯14個球季 .281 /.348 /.481  OPS.828  OPS+ 120  HR 247  Hit 1603

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推 s870098123: 猛牛@@
推 r511042: 生涯
→ geneaven: 根本被傷毀掉，和兔肉一樣
推 tigertiger: 偷到一個MVP,值得了
→ richard1003: 因為他Jeter生涯居然沒MVP
推 AZBTPATONY: 好懷念當年的MM連線
→ geneaven: 那年MVP雙城3個人分票應該不算很偷,不然票數會更多
推 ChrisDavis: 一直腦震盪
※ 編輯: ghoster7 (220.143.17.38), 01/10/2018 00:15:42
推 saiulbb: 唉 如果沒腦震盪應該會在雙城打一生的 祝福他
推 airplanes: 猛牛還是退役了
噓 ylrafale: 他那樣的成績最好是偷
推 dragon50119: MM兄弟QQ
推 nuggets0916: 前幾年明明還能打
→ klarc: 加拿大重砲之一
推 co66550: 不算偷啦那年他拿算是合理，只是票數看起來接近而已（雖
→ co66550: 然私心希望給老爹
推 Marchosias: 貓兒不知到能撐多久
噓 rex9999: 出去了就不要回來　Mauer可以退休背號　Morneau一世叛城
推 yw1002: 當年MLB跟動物園依樣 猴貓牛都有
推 decorum: 叛個屁啦 看不懂英文喔 他是被交易到海賊的
推 kk2025: 看看推文id就知道了
推 Phatmen: rex9999就數字鍵壞掉啊
噓 Angrboda: 不都偷來偷去 他隊友也被偷走賽揚 丁特也偷了幾座金手套
推 absurd0605: 某r正常發揮不意外
推 LiaoCJ: 原來猛牛那年成績算偷 真的是長知識了
推 andy880036s: 偷個大頭鬼
推 tigertiger: 胖老爹、大屌男、隊長都比他好
→ tigertiger: 這都不算偷，那藥男也沒偷Kemp的了
推 geneaven: 偷個鬼，再投票一次還是猛牛抱走啦
推 Kobelephants: 那年Jermaine Dye的成績超猛，結果只拿第五
推 Toy17: 某r出水桶了 正常發揮
→ JessicaA1ba: 只有Kobe偷CP3,西河偷鬍子才算真偷，其他都沒算偷
推 steven211037: 我以為他會有名人堂 可惜痛痛
→ LucasDuda: 老實說猛牛MVP那年，AL成績比他好的很多，只能說人投
→ LucasDuda: 票的東西不用太認真lol
推 wuming2: 某隊10、12、14偷了三座冠軍還不是一堆迷迷在吹
→ wuming2: 比起來mvp票差一點的都還好啦
推 AHEAD099: 靠球隊戰績偷到的吧 WAR還只有4.3 個人成績跟他差不多或
→ AHEAD099: 更好的也好幾個 WAR都比他高 給Santana都比較不偷
→ sdiaa: 戰績加分也叫偷 XD
→ geneaven: 那怎不看那年勇漢和貓兒的WAR,三個人分票他還第一
推 nastycurry: 五年拿三座冠軍被說成偷XDDDD
噓 LoveWin7: Kemp的NL MVP才是真的被偷走
推 tsaiwaichen: 印象深刻 那年大家都在吵Ortiz或Jeter誰是MVP 結果XD
推 filla: Jeter拿到  才叫偷