Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have reinstated Jake Odorizzi from the 10-day Injured List. Odorizzi fills the roster spot of Josh Donaldson, who was placed on the 10-day Injured List (retro to Aug. 4) last night with a right calf strain.

Odorizzi began the season on the IL after sustaining a right intercostal strain in summer camp, during which he pitched 5.0 scoreless innings and struck out five batters in unofficial intrasquad scrimmage play. The 30-year-old Illinoisan made 30 starts for the Twins in 2019, going 15-7 with a 3.51 ERA (159.0 IP, 62 ER) and a career-high 178 strikeouts. He earned his first career American League Pitcher of the Week honor on May 5 and his first career All-Star selection at the end of June (did not pitch – blister), winning a career-high 10 consecutive decisions in between from April 17-June 15 (11 starts, Twins went 11-0). Odorizzi allowed just 16 homers in 159.0 innings in 2019, good for a 0.91 home runs-per-9.0 ratio that ranked third in the AL and eighth in the majors (min. 150.0 IP).