The draft process was a blur for Brian Duensing.

And the past 10 seasons have been similar for the Twins reliever.

Still, the 32-year-old is the last player with the Twins who was taken by the team — out of 54 selections — in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.

"Thirty-two is old in baseball," Duensing said. "Geez, that was 10 years ago. It doesn't seem like 10 years ago, but just like the other day."

To the surprise of Duensing, the Twins selected the southpaw out of Nebraska with the 84th overall pick in the third round in 2005. Duensing said he spoke to a Twins scout only once in college, two years before the pick, and didn't think he'd land with the organization. He heard the news an hour after the pick was made, once his team wrapped up a practice during its College World Series run.

"It was all happening so fast," Duensing said. "[The media] asked me who drafted me, and I didn't know. Someone was like, 'I think it's the Twins.' I was like, 'Oh, great. Yeah, I love the Twins.' "

It was a no-brainer for Duensing to sign with the Twins as a redshirt junior after getting a reported $400,000 bonus. He made his major league debut April 10, 2009, against the White Sox after five seasons in the minors. He has pitched 612 innings in 320 appearances with a 4.22 career ERA through seven seasons with the Twins. He is 2-0 with a 9.53 ERA through 21 appearances in 11 ⅓ innings this season.

Duensing said he has great admiration for the Twins for sticking with him in his career.

"The Twins are all I know and all I really care to know," he said. "Obviously I know it's a business and [a trade] can happen, but it's been fun. But I've always told my wife and family that I'm loyal to the Twins. They showed me that they trusted in me, and that's all I can really do is give them all I got."