St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn is scheduled to undergo another MRI on his troublesome left knee on Monday.
It’s the second exam in two months for Winn, 23, who was scratched from Sunday’s lineup at Tampa Bay.
“It doesn’t feel great, obviously, and I would have played today if it felt good, but we’re going to get some testing done (on Monday) and see what it shows,” Winn said Sunday night. “I got an MRI earlier in the year (in July) and it showed a little something. I’m assuming this one’s going to show a little more, but I don’t think that changes my outlook.
“Whatever it shows, I’m going to be ready to play tomorrow and going forward. It (stinks) that I’ve had to miss two of the last four games, but going forward, I’m going to have to play through it and suck it up.”
Winn said he would prefer to delay any surgical remedies until after the season.
“It very well might (require surgery) and that’s something we’ll look at at the end of the year, but right now I want to be out there on the field,” he said. “We’ve still got a chance to make the playoffs and play some good ball, so I want to be out there and playing shortstop as much as I can.”
Winn, who recently concluded a 49-game errorless streak, is batting .258 with nine homers and 46 RBIs in 116 games this season.
The 2020 second-round pick is a career .254 hitter with 26 home runs, 115 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 303 games since making his debut with the Cardinals in 2023.
