An incredible start to the 2026 Triple-A season for Twins prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez has been temporarily put on hold. For the seventh time since he made his professional debut five years ago, the slugging outfielder has been placed on the injured list. The way it happened was rather foolish, given his injury history and how close he seemingly was to earning his first MLB call-up. Last Friday in St. Paul, Rodriguez hit a ground ball to the first baseman and took an unnecessary risk by sliding headfirst into first base to try to beat the pitcher to the bag. He stayed in the game for an inning but exited before his next plate appearance. Rodriguez was initially deemed to day-to-day with a left thumb sprain. However, his thumb must not have been progressing as anticipated, because he was placed on the 7-day IL on Wednesday evening, five days after suffering the injury. Prior to getting hurt, Rodriguez had spent most of this season tearing the cover off of baseballs for the Saints.…