This page will be updated throughout the offseason with the latest injury and transaction news impacting the roster. As a reminder, all players on the 60-day injured list will need to be added back to the 40-man roster following the conclusion of the World Series.

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OF Trevor Larnach (left hamstring strain)
Expected return: 2025
Larnach had been playing through hamstring pain for weeks as part of the Twins' failed push for the postseason, and following their elimination on Sept. 27, the Twins placed Larnach on the IL, ending his season and getting him an early start on the recovery process. Larnach had, at times, been clearly hindered on the field to the point of barely being able to run while being limited to DH duties only at times -- though he had returned to play defensively in the outfield by the end of the month. (Last updated: Sept. 28)

OF Matt Wallner (left oblique strain)
Expected return: 2025
Wallner felt his oblique tighten up on the first swing of his sixth-inning pinch-hit plate appearance in the Twins' Sept. 24 loss to the Marlins and exited with a strain that ended his regular season. Wallner did not have more details as to the severity of the injury.

"It just kind of felt weird after that," Wallner said of his pinch-hit at-bat. "I thought I could kind of get through it, but it wasn’t right." (Last updated: Sept. 25)

OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (right thumb sprain -- Minor League IL, MIN No. 2 prospect, MLB No. 19)
Expected return: Spring Training 2025
Rodriguez's season came to an end when he was placed on the Minor League IL by Triple-A St. Paul following his exit from the Saints' Sept. 11 game. His early exit was due to another recurrence of the thumb sprain that limited him to 47 games this season. The initial injury led to an IL placement on June 7, and he also a flare-up as part of a rehab assignment in July.

President of baseball operations Derek Falvey said that as of Sept. 17, the Twins were still evaluating Rodriguez's thumb with specialists to see if it would require surgery -- but either way, the 21-year-old is expected to be ready for Spring Training 2025, as the expectation is that the procedures being discussed would carry recovery timelines of 4-6 weeks.

"[Surgery is] possible, I think, because of the unique nature of how that's become a little more chronic in nature with his thumb," Falvey said. "It's a bit of a weird one, because it's actually bottom hand, outside thumb, which is super rare." (Last updated: Sept. 17)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RF Max Kepler (left patellar tendinitis)
Expected return: Twins career likely over
Kepler's Twins career is likely complete following his move to the 60-day IL on Sept. 27, and he could be headed for an offseason surgery to address a sports hernia. He reported soreness in his hip and groin area following September sessions of live batting practice and received a cortisone injection on Sept. 16, per president of baseball operations Derek Falvey.

Kepler had been dealing with the soreness in his left knee since he was scratched from the starting lineup on Aug. 25, but he had returned to play in four more games -- including three starts -- before he was once again scratched from the lineup on Sept. 2. He did not appear in another game after that as the Twins evaluated the knee ahead of his eventual IL placement on Sept. 5. (Last updated: Sept. 29) More >>

RHP Chris Paddack (right forearm strain)
Expected return: 2025
Paddack's goal had always been to return to the Twins if they needed a bullpen presence for possible postseason games, and he'd been throwing live batting practice sessions until the last week of the regular season, when he chose to delay his return to the mound until 2025 to give himself all the time he needed to recover.

Paddack was placed on the 15-day injured list on July 20 (retroactive to July 17) after experiencing tightness in his elbow while throwing during the All-Star break and was moved to the 60-day IL on Sept. 1. MRI exams of the area revealed that there were no issues with the twice-surgically repaired UCL, including his imaging that cleared him on Aug. 28. (Last updated: Sept. 29)

RHP Joe Ryan (right shoulder strain)
Expected return: 2025
Ryan was transferred to the 60-day IL on Aug. 27, which ruled him out for the rest of the regular season. A second opinion by Dr. Neal ElAttrache confirmed the initial diagnosis of a Grade 2 teres major strain in his right arm area, head trainer Nick Paparesta said on Aug. 16.

Ryan pulled himself from the Twins’ Aug. 7 series finale against the Cubs after he felt pain. He is 7-7 with a 3.60 ERA in 23 starts with the Twins this season. (Last updated: Aug. 27)

1B/OF Alex Kirilloff (back strain)
Expected return: 2025
Kirilloff was returned from his rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul after only one appearance on Aug. 23 due to a flare-up of soreness in his back, the club announced on Aug. 24. He had hit second and started at designated hitter for the Saints, going 1-for-5 with a double and three strikeouts.

Kirilloff's worsening soreness and pain in his lower back and associated nerve issues down his leg ultimately sent him to the IL on June 13. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on July 30. (Last updated: Aug. 24)

RHP Brock Stewart (right shoulder strain)
Expected return: 2025
Stewart underwent season-ending arthroscopic shoulder cleanup surgery on Aug. 13, performed by Dr. Timothy Kremchek in Cincinnati. There's a five- to six-month recovery timeline that he hopes will put him on track to return for a full Spring Training next season.

“They went in and cleaned out the whole joint for him. Everything looked good in there, the rotator cuff and labrum,” head trainer Nick Paparesta said. “A lot of aggressive stretching for him moving forward, but Kremchek was really happy with what he saw on the inside as far as long-term health.” (Last updated: Aug. 16)

RHP Anthony DeSclafani (right elbow strain)
Expected return: Twins career likely over
DeSclafani underwent season-ending flexor tendon repair surgery with Dr. Keith Meister on March 29. There was no UCL involvement, meaning DeSclafani did not need Tommy John surgery, but the flexor tendon surgery also involves a 13-month recovery timeline. (Last updated: March 30)

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