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Minnesota Twins: Miguel Sano’s Trouble with the Slider

Minnesota Twins fans who have watched a game in the last month have likely seen Miguel Sano swing-and-miss at a tremendous rate. Since coming back from injury on May 25, Sano has struck out 27 times in 65 plate appearances; a rate of 41.5 percent. Yikes.

Strikeouts are certainly part of Sano’s game as he’s gone down on strikes 178 times in 2016 and 173 times in 2017. This season Sano is on a 162-game pace to strike out an insane 292 times. While that number is more than likely unattainable, Sano’s recent results probably wouldn’t convince someone otherwise.