This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Twins injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Bailey Ober
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: May 31 (15-day injured list)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Played catch on June 11 and June 12. Successfully threw a bullpen session in Arizona on June 20 and reported no ill effects. (Last updated: June 21)
RHP Mick Abel
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: April 20 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 17)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Woke up with soreness in his right elbow after throwing a bullpen session on June 19. Manager Derek Shelton called it a “setback,” and Abel will have an MRI completed on Monday to determine next steps. (Last updated: June 20) More >>
SS Kaelen Culpepper (Twins' No. 2 prospect)
Injury: Left hip strain
IL date: June 16 (7-day Minor League IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Left Triple-A St. Paul’s game on June 13 and was placed on the injured list with left hip strain on June 16. (Last updated: June 17)
OF Walker Jenkins (Twins' No. 1 prospect)
Injury: Grade 2 AC joint sprain in left shoulder
IL Date: May 5 (7-day IL, retroactive to May 3)
Expected return: Mid-to-late June
Status: Rehab assignment advanced from Single-A to High-A. (Last updated: June 15) More >>
RHP Cole Sands
Injury: Mild right forearm strain
IL date: May 2 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 29)
Expected return: July
Status: MRI on June 12 showed healing but also inflammation in the forearm. Will need more time off to rest before resuming throwing. (Last updated: June 14) More >>
C Ryan Jeffers
Injury: Left hamate bone fracture
IL date: May 19 (10-day IL)
Expected return: July
Status: Has been running, throwing, lifting weights, performing catching drills and, as of June 10, taking dry swings. Underwent surgery on May 20. Next steps will be determined by how he tolerates his current workload. (Last updated: June 12) More >>
OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (Twins' No. 4 prospect)
Injury: Left thumb injury
IL date: May 6 (7-day)
Expected return: July
Status: Scheduled for a followup with his surgeon on June 23 to assess his recovery from UCL surgery. Could be cleared to begin gripping exercises if progress continues. (Last updated: June 12)
RHP David Festa
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Playing long toss, still 10 days from throwing off a mound. (Last updated: June 12) More >>
RHP Garrett Acton
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: April 28 (15-day IL, retroactive to April 26)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Scheduled to throw a bullpen on June 12. Still has “a long road ahead of him” according to general manager Jeremy Zoll. Transferred to 60-day IL on May 19. (Last updated: June 12) More >>
RHP Pablo López
Injury: “Significant tearing” in UCL in right elbow
IL date: Feb. 26 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent surgery on Feb. 25 to repair, rather than reconstruct, the UCL and will miss the season. (Last updated: Feb. 26) More >>
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
June 21
• RHP Kendry Rojas: Reinstated off 15-day injured list More >>
• RHP Justin Lawrence: Designated for assignment
June 14
• OF Kyler Fedko: Contract selected from Triple-A St. Paul More >>
• IF Orlando Arcia: Designated for assignment
June 6
• IF Royce Lewis: Recalled from Triple-A St. Paul More >>
• OF James Outman: Designated for assignment