"The Twins officially shut down Justin Morneau for the season Sunday, marking the second year in a row they've done this because of his concussion symptoms. He's hoping this recovery goes much quicker.

Morneau, 30, hasn't played since Aug. 28, when he dived for a ball down the first-base line and landed awkwardly on his left shoulder. He didn't hit his head on the ground, but he jarred himself and felt a headache and fogginess the next day.

Morneau said his symptoms are more mild than they were one year ago and yet they haven't subsided.

"The test results show that the impact test wasn't back to normal, so there's a protocol to follow," he said. "Everything isn't regular yet. We're going to run out of time [this season], so there's no reason to try to push through it and have it linger like it did last offseason. I'll be able to have a regular winter of working out and doing things to prepare like I normally do.""