This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Twins injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
OF Byron Buxton
Injury: Right hip strain
IL date: July 29
Expected return: TBD
Status: Experienced renewed discomfort on July 28 and was removed from game, then was placed back on the IL on July 29. Received an injection and timetable for return is TBD. (Last updated: July 29) More >>
RHP Cole Sands
Injury: Right elbow strain
IL date: July 28 (15-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Did not feel right after his first game back on the active roster over the weekend, and was placed back on injured list. Timetable and course of treatment TBD following an evaluation with Dr. Christopher Camp, but likely will not pitch again this season. (Last updated: July 28) More >>
OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (Twins' No. 3 prospect)
Injury: Left thumb injury
IL date: May 6 (7-day IL)
Expected return: August
Status: Began a rehab assignment at Single-A Fort Myers on Tuesday. Will progress slowly given the amount of time he has missed. (Last updated: July 28)
RHP David Festa
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL date: March 25 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 2)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will undergo surgery both to address impingement in his shoulder and recurrence of some thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms; will not pitch again in 2026. (Last updated: July 28) More >>
RHP Mike Paredes
Injury: Left oblique strain
IL date: July 26 (15-day IL, retroactive to July 23)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Diagnosed with Grade 2 strain and will be out a matter of weeks. Exact timeline is still TBD. (Last updated: July 26) More >>
RHP Garrett Acton
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: April 28 (retroactive to April 26; transferred to 60-day IL on May 19)
Expected return: Late July/August
Status: Pitched two perfect innings for Triple-A St. Paul July 22, striking out two. (Last updated: July 22) More >>
RHP Mick Abel
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: April 20 (retroactive to April 17; transferred to 60-day IL on July 10)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Underwent surgery on July 1. Will be re-evaluated around Sept. 1 (approximately eight weeks post-op) to determine when he can resume throwing, which is expected to occur sometime between eight and 12 weeks after surgery. (Last updated: July 19) More >>
LHP Anthony Banda
Injury: Left lat strain
IL date: June 29 (transferred to 60-day IL on July 11)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent surgery to repair injured lat and will not pitch again in 2026 (Last updated: July 9) 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
July 29
• OF Byron Buxton: Placed on 10-day injured list (right hip impingement)
• IF Tristan Gray: Recalled from Triple-A St. Paul
July 28
• RHP Cole Sands: Placed on 15-day injured list (right elbow strain)
• RHP Jack Anderson: Recalled from Triple-A St. Paul
July 26
• RHP Cole Sands: Reinstated from 15-day injured list
• LHP Connor Prielipp: Reinstated from 15-day injured list
• RHP Mike Paredes: Placed on 15-day injured list (strained left oblique)
• RHP Jack Anderson: Optioned to Triple-A St. Paul
July 25
• RHP Marco Raya: Activated from 15-day IL and optioned to Triple-A St. Paul
July 21
• RHP Jack Anderson: Recalled from Triple-A St. Paul
• RHP Woo-Suk Go: Optioned to Triple-A St. Paul
July 20
• CF Byron Buxton: Reinstated from 10-day injured list
• INF Tristan Gray: Optioned to Triple-A St. Paul