Twins' Baldelli wowed by Lewis' return: 'Nothing short of remarkable'

Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis wasted no time shaking the rust off after missing two months with a strained quad.

Lewis reached base three times and hit a home run in the seventh inning of Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees.

"It's nothing short of remarkable," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said, according to The Athletic's Dan Hayes. "We lost the game, so it's hard to start gushing about things. But I've never heard of or seen anyone do what he did today, and he's done this three, four other times in his career. I've never seen anybody do that ever. Not even close."

Lewis has struggled to stay healthy in his career, but has produced whenever he's been able to take the field.

"I just had a great, focused day," Lewis said. "I tend to do that when the lights are a little bit brighter."

The 25-year-old led all MLB hitters with four grand slams last season and notched 15 home runs with 52 RBIs in only 58 games. He also belted four home runs in six postseason contests.