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DeSclafani, Duran, Thielbar set to open 2024 on injured list; Varland a rotation candidate
@mollyburkhardt
March 18, 2024

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- After a fairly healthy camp, Monday brought a barrage of bad news on the injury front for the Twins. Anthony DeSclafani (forearm strain), Jhoan Duran (right oblique strain) and Caleb Thielbar (hamstring strain) will start the 2024 season on the injured list, president of baseball operations

Injuries & Moves: Duran (oblique) shut down

March 18, 2024

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Buxton undergoes second knee surgery in effort to return to center 

@dohyoungpark
October 13, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ultimately, Byron Buxton never did make it back to center field in 2023 -- but the goal remains to get him there. The hope is that a second knee surgery will help. Buxton underwent an arthroscopic procedure to excise the plica (a membrane flap) in his right knee

Ailing Buxton gets ovation in lone Game 4 at-bat

@dohyoungpark
October 12, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- It was clear that Byron Buxton was still limited in what he could do for Minnesota, but with the Twins’ backs against the wall, they hoped for a Kirk Gibson moment from their ailing star on Wednesday night. Buxton willed his body back for one final plate appearance

Buxton's presence in dugout a 'game-changer' for Twins

Veteran outfielder sidelined by knee injury, helping Lewis adapt to DH role
@dohyoungpark
October 5, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- All Byron Buxton has ever wanted to hear is, “Yes.” That’s the answer he’s always sought, regardless of how banged up he is, regardless of how much toll the season has taken on his body: Yes, he can play. Yes, he can be on the field with his

Lewis continues recovery with sim game homer

@dohyoungpark
September 27, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- There’s no bigger question that looms over the final week of the season than this: Can the Twins get Royce Lewis back from injury in time for the postseason? It’s still far too early to know -- but consider this an encouraging start. Lewis participated in a simulated

After Correa hits IL, Twins piece together comeback win

@dohyoungpark
September 21, 2023

CINCINNATI -- The aggravation of Carlos Correa’s plantar fasciitis in his left foot now involves a full tear to the central cortex of the fascia and discomfort that sent him to the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, but the Twins remain confident that the shortstop will be active and available

Lewis day to day after exiting with with hamstring tightness

@dohyoungpark
September 20, 2023

CINCINNATI -- It looked as though Royce Lewis was doing everything in his power to stay in the game -- but athletic trainer Masa Abe and acting manager Jayce Tingler sadly shook their heads at him and ushered him to the dugout. Even as the Twins reduced their magic number

Correa aggravates plantar fasciitis, exits in 1st inning

@dohyoungpark
September 18, 2023

CINCINNATI -- The Twins recently gave Carlos Correa two days off his feet to help him manage the plantar fasciitis pain in his left heel that has hampered him since May. But did it help? And, at this point, will any amount of rest be enough to get Correa closer

Twins expect Buxton to return in '23 after cortisone shot

@dohyoungpark
September 13, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Time is starting to run short for the Twins to build Byron Buxton back up from his latest knee issue into game action -- but head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said Wednesday that the club still anticipates that Buxton will play again this year. Buxton received a cortisone

Byron Buxton heads to 10-day IL (right hamstring)

Twins claim OF/1B Jordan Luplow off waivers from the Blue Jays to fill DH's spot
@dohyoungpark
August 4, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Byron Buxton’s challenging 2023 season continued with another placement on the 10-day injured list, this time with a right hamstring strain, ahead of Friday’s series opener against the D-backs. The expectation is that the injury, which is believed to have stemmed from an eighth-inning double during Tuesday’s game

Twins top pitching prospect  Prielipp to have UCL surgery (source)

@dohyoungpark
July 14, 2023

OAKLAND -- Left-handed starter Connor Prielipp, the No. 3 prospect in the Twins’ organization per MLB Pipeline, will undergo surgery on his left ulnar collateral ligament on Monday with Dr. Keith Meister, a source said on Friday. The club has not confirmed the news. The full extent of the procedure

Jorge López 'thankful' to be able to take time for mental health 

@dohyoungpark
July 4, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jorge López was grateful for the chance to step away from game action for his mental health -- and the veteran reliever is equally grateful to be back on the Twins’ roster when he was activated from the injured list on Tuesday after missing the minimum 15 days.

What Lewis (oblique strain) on the IL means for Twins

@dohyoungpark
July 3, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Royce Lewis said the oblique strain felt like someone thrust a knife into his back -- and it only got worse and worse as he ran down the line to first base. Still, he wanted to stay in the game, and given how the last two years have

Twins 'pretty broken up' about De León's arm injury

Buxton also exits early with back spasms during loss to Tigers
@dohyoungpark
June 25, 2023

DETROIT -- Twins reliever José De León exited Saturday night’s game against the Tigers with what appeared to be a serious arm injury sustained while throwing his warmup pitches after the Twins summoned him from the bullpen in the top of the eighth inning. Though the Twins will wait for

Buxton not closer to playing CF, will stay in DH role

Twins slugger breaks out of slump with two-run homer, two hits in loss to Red Sox
@dohyoungpark
June 21, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins have been very, very consistent about one thing since they made the decision to use Byron Buxton as their full-time designated hitter instead of their center fielder: If he were healthy enough to play the outfield, he would be out there. He’s simply not healthy enough

Polanco's injury an omen for struggling Twins' bats

Hitting coach Popkins says two-strike approach among Minnesota's main offensive issues
@dohyoungpark
June 8, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG -- Here’s how things are going for the Twins: They strung together three well-hit balls in the first inning for the kind of sustained rally they haven’t seen in many days -- but Jorge Polanco’s 107.8 mph line drive up the middle, destined for the outfield turf, caromed

HBP sends Buxton to IL with rib contusion

@dohyoungpark
June 6, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Twins’ plan to keep Byron Buxton healthier by limiting him to designated hitter had been paying off -- but once again, a hit-by-pitch mishap has sidelined the dynamic star. The Twins placed Buxton on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday (retroactive to Saturday) with a left

Mahle has Tommy John surgery, potentially ending Twins tenure

@dohyoungpark
May 23, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Tyler Mahle saga in Minnesota has come to the toughest conclusion possible for both player and team. The Twins announced on Monday that Mahle successfully underwent Tommy John surgery. The Twins had high hopes when they traded three Top 30 prospects to the Reds to acquire Mahle

Kirilloff finishes rehab, optioned to Triple-A

With crowded roster, Twins want outfielder to get regular playing time for Saints
@dohyoungpark
April 30, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Given how the last few years have gone injury-wise for these Twins, there have been some very unfamiliar situations for manager Rocco Baldelli and his group this season, as they try to map out how to squeeze too many healthy players onto a roster. Weird, right? Baldelli had

Mahle out four weeks with right arm strain

@dohyoungpark
April 30, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins have barely had a chance to see a fully healthy and effective Tyler Mahle since they parted ways with a significant prospect haul at last season’s Trade Deadline to bring the right-hander into the rotation -- and it looks like they’ll need to wait a while

Twins place Maeda on 15-day IL (triceps)

April 29, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins announced Saturday that they have placed right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda on the 15-day injured list with a right triceps strain (retroactive to Thursday). Maeda, who exited his start on Wednesday afternoon against the Yankees after three-plus innings pitched, has started four games for the Twins

Maeda may need a 'reset' after leaving start with arm injury

@dohyoungpark
April 26, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kenta Maeda threw his 72nd pitch of the afternoon, and when catcher Christian Vázquez started to throw the ball back to the mound, Maeda held up both hands, signaling him to stop. For the second time, head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta emerged from the Minnesota dugout -- and

Maeda suffers ankle contusion, 'lucky to avoid a major injury'

Righty was playing in 3rd game back from Tommy John surgery
@dohyoungpark
April 20, 2023

BOSTON -- Considering the way Kenta Maeda was walking, smiling and cracking jokes after Thursday’s game, it would have been tough to tell that he’d been writhing on the grass in pain just two hours earlier. He and the Twins felt fortunate after their 11-5 loss to the Red Sox

'Some sort of miracle' Farmer not worse after struck in face by fastball

Twins' shortstop to have oral surgery to repair 4 teeth, major laceration
April 13, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was visibly shaken after the game. Catcher Ryan Jeffers said the team just wanted to get the game over with after seeing another player get injured. Wednesday’s 3-1 win against the White Sox at Target Field was a costly one for a Minnesota team