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Nick Punto to Have Hernia Surgery, Will Miss 2-3 Months

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals utility infielder Nick Punto needs surgery to repair a sports hernia and is expected to be out two to three months. The team said Wednesday that Punto will have the surgery later this week. He was injured Saturday on the first day of workouts for position players and then...

Nick Punto Takes Utility Skills to Cardinals

Nick Punto, the scrappy utilityman personified, will have a new home in 2011. The Cardinals announced Friday they have signed the infielder to a one-year deal. Punto will make $750,000, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The Twins already paid him $500,000 to buy out his 2011 option. Punto spent the last seven...

Michael Cuddyer Does It All for Twins

MINNEAPOLIS -- One of the basic tenets of baseball is that winning teams need to have a good bench. One day you might need the bench to start at second base. Another day right field. Another day DH. Another day first base. The Minnesota Twins have a good bench. Maybe the best. His name is Michael Cuddyer. Cuddyer has...

Twins Sign Mark Grudzielanek

Those who follow sports learned a valuable lesson this week. After watching Tom Watson nearly win the British Open before fading down the stretch and finally losing a playoff to Stewart Cink, we learned that sometimes age is nothing but a number. We learned that just because somebody is older, that doesn't mean they can't...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Twins

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the...Absolute best team in baseball that you've never heard of. The Twins don't spend a lot of money nor do they make a lot of headlines. What...

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05/19/12 Nick Punto Plans to Wear World Series Ring for 'A... Source: NESN Eight months after savoring the championship champagne, Nick Punto finally collected his World Series ring.
05/19/12 La Russa presents Punto with World Series ring Source: MLB - Boston Red Sox Utility infielder Nick Punto received his 2011 World Series ring from his former manager, Tony La Russa, before Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Punto hit .275 with a .388 on-base percentage in 63 games during the regular season for the Cardinals, who downed Texas in an epic seven-game World Series.
05/18/12 Nick Punto Receives 2011 World Series Ring From Tony... Source: NESN Nick Punto may not be starting for the Red Sox these days, but he's still a champion.
05/08/12 Punto in for injured Middlebrooks Source: Clubhouse Insider (Red Sox) Will Middlebrooks was removed from the game after running the bases in the second inning.
05/08/12 Punto in for injured Middlebrooks Source: Clubhouse Insider Will Middlebrooks was removed from the game after running the bases in the second inning.