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CLEVELAND – Victor Caratini is expected to be fine after fouling a ball off his right knee on Wednesday night, but was held out of the Twins’ lineup for their series finale against the Guardians on Thursday. X-rays were negative, and the club is classifying Caratini’s injury as a “contusion.”

Connor Prielipp could be close to rejoining the Twins' rotation after dazzling over three hitless innings in a rehab start for Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday. The Twins placed the rookie southpaw on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left middle finger on July 9, one day

MINNEAPOLIS -- In his first game back, Ryan Jeffers got the sort of test he didn’t face on a relatively brief Minor League rehabilitation assignment. And although he came just a few feet away from what could have been a game-tying base hit in the ninth, he pronounced his return

MINNEAPOLIS – The Twins’ starting rotation turnover continued Thursday with one pitcher activated and another headed to the injured list. As expected, right-hander Bailey Ober was reinstated from the 15-day IL after missing more than a month with a right elbow injury. He took the roster spot of rookie reliever

MINNEAPOLIS – Twins manager Derek Shelton laid out his expected rotation for the remaining days before the All-Star break on Wednesday, and there’s one big addition. Right-hander Bailey Ober is expected to start Thursday’s series finale against Cleveland, making his return after almost six weeks on the injured list. Ober

MINNEAPOLIS – Bailey Ober threw a bullpen session prior to the Twins’ 3-1 win over the Guardians on Tuesday night, and his next step could very well be starting a Major League game.

MINNEAPOLIS – In hopes of being fully available in the second half and putting a lingering issue fully behind him, Byron Buxton was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with what the Twins are calling a right hip strain. Buxton will miss the upcoming All-Star Game, to which he

NEW YORK -- Twins center fielder Byron Buxton opted to play things safe when deciding to leave Sunday’s 6-1 win over the Yankees after the top of the first inning with a reaggravation of an existing right hip injury. Buxton missed four consecutive games earlier this week with a right

NEW YORK -- The Twins are optimistic that right-hander Zebby Matthews will make his next start after exiting Saturday’s game in the fifth inning with a right foot laceration. “The way it is right now, I would not foresee him missing a start, but we’ll look at it the next

NEW YORK -- In a game like this, it was easy to see just how much the Twins miss Byron Buxton. Buxton remained out of Minnesota’s starting lineup for a fourth consecutive game on Friday as he continues to manage a right hip impingement.

NEW YORK -- Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers is making significant strides towards an eventual return to the big league club. Jeffers, out since mid-May with a broken hamate bone in his left hand, began a Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Friday. He went 2-for-4 as the

HOUSTON – Right-hander Mick Abel underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, and the Twins sounded cautiously encouraged by how the procedure went. Abel has been on the injured list since mid-April with an elbow issue. He came very close to being activated for a start against the D-backs

HOUSTON -- Byron Buxton always wants to play, but after his right hip didn’t feel right over the weekend, he knew that the best decision might not be the one he wanted. So he had a conversation with manager Derek Shelton and head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta and underwent an

HOUSTON -- Twins star Byron Buxton has been diagnosed with a right hip impingement following an MRI exam and is considered day to day, manager Derek Shelton said. The Minnesota star was kept out of the lineup in Monday's series-opening 5-4 win over the Astros and seems likely to miss

HOUSTON -- The Twins will be without one of their key relievers for an extended period. Lefty Anthony Banda, who had emerged as one of manager Derek Shelton’s most trusted high-leverage options in recent weeks, was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday due to a left lat strain and

It wasn’t a wow, but it was definitely a significant step. Bailey Ober threw 3 1/3 innings for High-A Cedar Rapids on Sunday afternoon as he continued to move closer to a return to the Twins’ starting rotation. Ober, who has been out since May 31 due to right elbow

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins are getting closer to having a key member of their rotation back.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins right-hander Mick Abel will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his injured right elbow, the team announced Wednesday. Abel first suffered elbow inflammation in April after a strong start to the season that seemed to herald a breakout for the former top prospect. On two separate occasions, he was

PHOENIX -- After receiving bad news on the pitching front Saturday in the form of Mick Abel’s setback, the Twins got the yang to their yin Sunday with left-hander Kendry Rojas being activated from the 15-day injured list before the series finale vs. the D-backs. Rojas last appeared on May

PHOENIX -- Mick Abel is going to be out of the Twins’ rotation longer than expected. Minnesota manager Derek Shelton said before Saturday’s game against the Diamondbacks that the 24-year-old Abel woke up sore following a bullpen session. The team then pulled the plug on any chance of a start

ARLINGTON -- While the Twins were enjoying one of their best nights of the year in a 12-2 win against the Rangers, they got some more good news from about 850 miles to the north.

DETROIT -- Twins offensive catalyst and home run leader Byron Buxton started in center field and hit leadoff on Tuesday night at Comerica Park, four days after he sustained a right shoulder contusion against the Royals.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Byron Buxton sat out another day Sunday after suffering a shoulder injury in Friday night’s win over the Royals. The decision on Buxton’s lineup status came down to a couple of hours before the game. He went through pregame workouts, but manager Derek Shelton decided to hold him

MINNEAPOLIS – Defense has been a problem of late for the Twins, but on Friday night, they sparkled in the field and got enough timely hitting to beat the Royals, 5-3, at Target Field. However, in the process they once again lost center fielder Byron Buxton due to injury. He