Adam

Kennedy

He left the stadium on crutches and will undergo an MRI today. The Angels are fearful there could be some ligament damage in the knee. Chone Figgins is expected to play second base for the foreseeable future and Dallas McPherson could get some regular playing time at third.

Kennedy left yesterday’s game with a contusion after colliding with Tim Salmon.

The Angels’ second baseman hit .619 (13-for-21) with two homers and seven RBI and beat the Twins with a dramatic two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday.

Kennedy, who is hitting .440 (22-for-50) over the past two weeks, also stole his 14th base last night. He is once again proving to be a valuable fantasy commodity.

The Angels probably won’t have a good idea until the spring when Kennedy will be ready to play. It’s possible he could miss the first half of the year.

Kennedy should rejoin the Angels on Tuesday.

Until then, he will continue to throw and participate in agility drills and treadmill workouts. Kennedy likely will return two months into the season.

The original target was a late May/early June return, but Kennedy is on track to begin a rehab assignment sometime in April. ''So far, [the knee] has responded well to the first step, of seeing a ground ball and reacting to it,’' Kennedy said. ''The next two weeks I’ll be a little hesitant, but after that, if I can do a lot of things at 100%, that will erase the doubt.’'

Kennedy is day-to-day. Manager Mike Scioscia said he would “err on the side of caution” in deciding when the second baseman would return to the lineup.

Kennedy has five hits in his last eight at-bats following a 3-for-30 stretch.