"Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, who underwent surgery to remove a herniated disk fragment in his neck on June 29, took batting practice at Target Field on Wednesday and reported no problems.

"He had a really good day on the field with BP and ground balls and the whole package," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Everything went good."

Morneau is expected to do the same on Thursday, before taking early batting practice with his teammates upon their return to Minneapolis on Friday for their game against the White Sox. "