The Twins put Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list because of a right oblique strain before Friday's game in Toronto against the Blue Jays.
Twins put Caleb Thielbar on injured list, recall Josh Winder from Saints
The veteran reliever Thielbar is still bothered by a pulled oblique muscle, and only pitched one-third of an inning in his most recent stint with the team.
June 10, 2023 at 3:28AM
It's a recurrence of the same injury that sidelined the lefthanded reliever for 29 games earlier in the season. He made one appearance after being reinstated on June 4, pitching one-third of an inning against the Guardians the following day.
Josh Winder will replace Thielbar on the 26-player roster. Winder has made on appearance for the Twins this season, and was 2-1 with a 6.60 ERA in 15 innings at Class AAA St. Paul.
- Second baseman Jorge Polanco, who aggravated a hamstring injury in Thursday's loss to the Rays, was also sidelined. Polanco was set to have an MRI in Toronto to determine whether he'd have to go on the IL.
- Outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo started a rehab assignment in St. Paul on Friday, going 0-for-2 with a sacrifice fly. Gallo is on the IL because of a hamstring issue. The Saints gave up five ninth-inning runs and lost 7-5 to Iowa, wasting seven strong innings by Brent Headrick.
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