Twins to promote one of the pitchers from the Delmon Young trade

Oliveros was one of the pitchers acquired in the Delmon Young trade.

August 22, 2011 at 4:59PM

The Twins plan to add reliever Lester Oliveros to the active roster Monday, the Star Tribune has confirmed, though the team hasn't made an official announcement as they wait for pitcher Nick Blackburn to have his right forearm evaluated.

Oliveros, 23, came to the Twins last week in the trade that sent Delmon Young to the Tigers. Oliveros made two appearances for Class AAA Rochester, including Saturday when he had three strikeouts and allowed just one hit in two scoreless innings.

Oliveros actually flew to Minnesota on Sunday night as Rochester had its game postponed.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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