By Justin Worsley
If the Minnesota Twins are going to spoil the New York Yankees run for another World Series championship, they will have to do it without their star player.
The Twins announced on Monday that first baseman Justin Morneau will be out for the postseason due to post-concussion syndromes. Morneau has not played since July 7.
The Twins face New York in the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Last season, New York swept the Twins in the ALDS.
Morneau, the 2006 American League MVP, has been elected to the last four All-Star teams. In 81 games, Morneau was hitting .345 with 18 home runs and 56 RBIs.
Morneau also missed last season's playoff series after suffering a stress fracture in his back. Teammate Joe Mauer won the league MVP award, making the Twins one of only two teams in the MLB to have two league MVP's on their roster with the Philadelphia Phillies being the other.
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