Twins' Mitch Garver: On bench Thursday

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By RotoWire Staff

Aug 19, 2021 at 6:07 pm ET • 1 min read

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Garver is not in the lineup Thursday against the Yankees.

Garver has a .733 OPS and 37 percent strikeout rate through 12 games in August, and he finds himself on the bench for the second consecutive contest. Ryan Jeffers will work behind the plate for the Twins in the series opener.

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