MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins announced on Wednesday that they have signed right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack to a three-year contract extension through the 2025 season.

Paddack, who turned 27 last week, made five starts for the Twins in 2022, going 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA (22.1 IP, 10 ER), two walks, 20 strikeouts and a 1.21 WHIP before undergoing Tommy John Surgery on his right elbow in May.

The 6-foot-5, 217-pound right-hander has made 66 career appearances (65 starts) between the Twins and San Diego Padres, going 21-21 with a 4.20 ERA (330.1 IP, 154 ER), 67 walks, 330 strikeouts and a .242 opponent batting average. He was named to Baseball America’s Major League All-Rookie Team in 2019 after going 9-7 with a 3.33 ERA (140.2 IP, 52 ER) in 26 starts for the Padres.

The Austin, Texas native was originally drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas.