The Minnesota Twins set their opening day roster on Thursday with right-hander Randy Dobnak in a protracted reduction position, the primary time in 4 years he broke camp with the key league membership.
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The Twins added Dobnak to the 40-man roster after returning Rule 5 draft decide Eiberson Castellano to Philadelphia, previous to their opener in St. Louis. Accidents to relievers Brock Stewart and Michael Tonkin landed them on the 15-day injured listing to start out the season and opened a bullpen spot for Dobnak, who developed a cult following along with his unbelievable path to the key leagues and bespectacled-and-bearded look.
Third baseman Royce Lewis and second baseman Brooks Lee have been additionally positioned on the 10-day injured listing, accidents that opened spots for infielder Mickey Gasper and outfielder Dashawn Keirsey Jr. for his or her first opening day roster spots. Gasper was acquired in an offseason commerce with Boston after making his main league debut with them final August.
The 30-year-old Dobnak is making $3 million this season within the final assured 12 months on a contract he signed a couple of days earlier than the 2021 opener. After going undrafted out of an NCAA Division II program, Alderson Broaddus College in West Virginia, Dobnak was pitching in obscurity in an unbiased league in Michigan when a Twins scout found him. To make ends meet alongside his approach up the ladder, Dobnak was a ride-share driver for Uber throughout his spare time.
He debuted for the Twins in 2019 and wound up beginning a recreation within the AL Division Collection in New York later that 12 months, however a uncommon ligament harm within the center finger of his throwing hand derailed his profession in 2021. He spent 2023 and 2024 in Triple-A earlier than returning to the Twins final summer season for his first main league look in almost three years.
Minnesota’s preliminary bullpen additionally contains Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Cole Sands, Jorge Alcala, Danny Coulombe, Louie Varland and Justin Topa, behind Pablo López, Bailey Ober, Joe Ryan, Chris Paddack and Simeon Woods Richardson within the rotation.
Gasper and Keirsey joined backup catcher Christian Vázquez and infielder Edouard Julien on the bench. The Twins had Matt Wallner in proper subject, Carlos Correa at shortstop, Byron Buxton in heart subject, Trevor Larnach because the designated hitter, Ryan Jeffers at catcher, Ty France at first base, Willi Castro at second base, Jose Miranda at third base and Harrison Bader in left subject for the opener on Thursday with López pitching in opposition to the Cardinals.
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