The Twins will activate reliever Joe Nathan from the 15-day disabled list in time for Friday's game against the Brewers. Nathan has been out since May 24 with a flexor muscle strain. He worked out in Fort Myers, Fla., then was sent to Class AAA Rochester, where he gave up an unearned run over two appearances totaling three innings.
Twins reinstate Nathan, send down Hoey
Nathan will be available Friday against the Brewers
By lavelle neal
June 23, 2011 at 11:29PM
To make room, the Twins will option righthander Jim Hoey to Class AAA Rochester.
The Twins were expected to send down a catcher to make room for the return of Jim Thome, but they have decided to wait a day to make sure Thome is ready to play after recovering from a sore back and quadriceps. They could also still be debating the move.
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Given the continuing payroll restrictions, the Twins are unlikely to make a free-agent splash in the offseason, but Juan Soto megadeal may get things moving.
