TODAY : The Twins officially announced Lees reinstatement from the IL, and Miranda being optioned to Triple-A. APRIL 12 : The Twins are set to option infielder to the minor leagues, according to a report from . Gleeman goes on to suggest that Mirandas departure will make way for the return of infielder , who he reports is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list after mi sing the start of the season due to a bout of lower back tightne s. The demotion for Miranda comes after a baserunning blunder in todays lo s to the Tigers. The Tigers defense set up a force out at second base for Miranda, but second baseman failed to touch the bag, leaving the umpire to initially call Miranda safe. However, Miranda began walking back to the dugout before ever touching second base himself under the a sumption he had been called out, allowing Keith to tag him for the out and costing Minnesota an opportunity to bat with a runner in scoring position. As noted by Gleeman, manager was candid in his comments on the mistake after the game. Jose has to do better on that play, Baldelli said. The guy on the other side of the field was not on the bag and Jose didnt make it to the bag on the slide either way. And the umpire was clearly signaling safe. We have to be paying Alec Burleson Jersey attention, to say the least. We have to be paying attention there and never allow something like that to happen. While the timing of the move cant be ignored, its fair to point out that the decision may have come strictly for performance reasons even ignoring todays blunder. After all, Miranda has struggled badly this year with a lackluster .143/.143/.229 slash line in 11 games entering play today. That slash line comes with a ma sive 37.1% strikeout rate and zero walks taken, suggesting the infielders swing decisions may not be where they need to be in order for him to succeed in the majors at the moment. Miranda has never walked especially often, but he struck out just 15.4% of the time last season. While Miranda had only gotten 35 plate appearances this year entering play today, his struggles date back to the 2024 season as well. His overall slash line was good for a 115 wRC+, but Miranda struggled quite badly in August and September with a .217/.243/.312 slash line over his final 144 plate appearances last year. That lengthy period of i sues at the plate stretching back to midway through last season suggests the infielder might need a reset in the minors, where he can focus on getting right without the pre sure of trying to help lift an 4-11 ballclub out of its early-season hole. Regardle s of the reasoning behind Mirandas departure, his spot on the active roster will go to Lee. The Twins first-round pick in the 2022 draft, Lee made his big league debut last year. His 50 games in the majors werent exactly what Minnesota was hoping for, as he hit just .221/.265/.320. He struck out just 14.6% of the time, but walked at a clip of just 5.9% and showed little power, though he did play solid defense all around the infield. In his return to the roster, Lee will likely be tasked handling either second or third base on a regular basis. is currently handling the keystone while covers the hot corner, though Julien could work his way into the first base and DH mix if bumped off of second base while Castro has the versatility to play anywhere but catcher. Kyle Leahy Jersey