Punto undergoes wrist surgery

Twins general manager Bill Smith said the infielder Nick Punto was scheduled to undergo wrist surgery in Phoenix on Friday. He was in the Twin Cities earlier this week and had his right wrist examined. The team expects Punto to be ready for the start of Spring Training. "He's expected to be ready to go when position players report," Smith said during a media lunch. "We're pleased about that. It was a question of should we do the surgery or not. Because it's not a serious issue, we felt it was better to have it taken care of."

Punto is the second Twins player to undergo wrist surgery this week. Catcher Jose Morales had surgery on his right wrist on Thursday, but his surgery was a little more extensive than the one Punto was going to have. Morales is not expected to resume baseball activities until March. Hope he will get better and play in his twins jersey soon.