Minnesota Twins Roster
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MINNESOTA TWINS ROSTER MANAGER: Paul Molitor (4) COACHES: Neil Allen, Pitching Coach (41); Gene Glynn, Third Base Coach (13); Eddie Guardado, Bullpen Coach (18); Rudy Hernandez, Assistant Hitting Coach (63); Jeff Pickler, Major League Coach (31); James Rowson, Hitting Coach (33); Jeff Smith, First Base Coach (40); Joe Vavra, Third Base Coach (46); Nate Dammann, Bullpen Catcher (75); Ben Richardson, Bullpen Catcher (76) HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Dave Pruemer ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINERS: Tony Leo, Lanning Tucker STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Perry Castellano No. PITCHERS (12) B T HT WT Born Birthplace TWINS NUMERICAL ROSTER 9 Matt Belisle R R 6-3 230 06/06/1980 Austin, TX No. Player Pos. 49 Craig Breslow L L 6-0 190 08/08/1980 New Haven, CT 2 Dozier, Brian .................................... INF 56 Tyler Duffey R R 6-3 222 12/27/1990 Houston, TX 4 Molitor, Paul ...........................Manager 44 Kyle Gibson R R 6-6 220 10/23/1987 Greenfield, IN 5 Escobar, Eduardo ............................ INF 7 Mauer, Joe ....................................... INF 45 Phil Hughes R R 6-5 250 06/24/1986 Mission Viejo, CA 9 Belisle, Matt ...................................RHP 27 Brandon Kintzler R R 6-0 191 08/01/1984 Las Vegas, NV 11 Polanco, Jorge ................................. INF 57 Ryan Pressly R R 6-3 210 12/15/1988 Dallas, TX 13 Glynn, Gene ...............Third Base Coach 15 +Perkins, Glen ............................... LHP 55 Taylor Rogers L L 6-3 170 12/17/1990 Littleton, CO 16 +Adrianza, Ehire ............................. INF 54 Ervin Santana R R 6-2 185 12/12/1982 La Romana, DR 18 Guardado, Eddie .............Bullpen Coach 53 Hector Santiago R L 6-0 215 12/16/1987 Newark, NJ 19 Vargas, Kennys ................................ INF 20 Rosario, Eddie .................................. OF 23 Nick Tepesch R R 6-4 240 10/12/1988 Kansas City, MO 21 Castro, Jason ...................................... C 59 Michael Tonkin R R 6-7 220 11/19/1989 Glendale, CA 22 Sanó, Miguel .................................... OF 23 Tepesch, Nick .................................RHP 25 Buxton, Byron ................................... OF No. CATCHERS (2) B T HT WT Born Birthplace 26 Kepler, Max ....................................... OF 21 Jason Castro L R 6-3 212 06/18/1987 Castro Valley, CA 27 Kintzler, Brandon ............................RHP 38 Chris Gimenez R R 6-2 230 12/27/1982 Gilroy, CA 31 Pickler, Jeff ............Major League Coach 33 Rowson, James ................Hitting Coach 36 Grossman, Robbie ............................ OF No. INFIELDERS (6) B T HT WT Born Birthplace 38 Gimenez, Chris ................................... C 2 Brian Dozier R R 5-11 198 05/15/1987 Tupelo, MS 39 Santana, Danny ................................ OF 40 Smith, Jeff ..................First Base Coach 5 Eduardo Escobar S R 5-10 185 01/05/1989 Villa de Cura, VZ 41 Allen, Neil ......................Pitching Coach 7 Joe Mauer L R 6-5 225 04/19/1983 St. Paul, MN 44 Gibson, Kyle ....................................RHP 11 Jorge Polanco S R 5-11 198 07/05/1993 San Pedro de Macoris, DR 45 Hughes, Phil ...................................RHP 46 Vavra, Joe .........................Bench Coach 22 Miguel Sanó R R 6-4 260 05/11/1993 San Pedro de Macoris, DR 47 Breslow, Craig ................................ LHP 19 Kennys Vargas S R 6-5 275 08/01/1990 Canovanas, PR 53 Santiago, Hector ............................. LHP 54 Santana, Ervin ...............................RHP 55 Rogers, Taylor ................................. LHP No. OUTFIELDERS (5) B T HT WT Born Birthplace 56 Duffey, Tyler ....................................RHP 25 Byron Buxton R R 6-2 190 12/18/1993 Baxley, GA 57 Pressly, Ryan .................................RHP 36 Robbie Grossman S R 6-0 215 09/16/1989 San Diego, CA 58 +Haley, Justin ................................RHP 59 Tonkin, Michael ..............................RHP 26 Max Kepler L R 6-4 220 02/10/1993 Berlin, Germany 61 +O’Rourke, Ryan ............................ LHP 20 Eddie Rosario L R 6-1 180 09/28/1991 Guayama, PR 63 Hernandez, Rudy .... Asst. Hitting Coach 39 Danny Santana S R 5-11 185 11/07/1990 Monte Plata, DR 65 +May, Trevor ...................................RHP 75 Dammann, Nate .......... Bullpen Catcher 76 Richardson, Ben .......... Bullpen Catcher DISABLED LIST PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ehire Adrianza ................AY-ree AY-dree-ahn-zuh 7-Day (0) Injury Date On Retro Matt Belisle ......................................... beh-LY-ull Craig Breslow .......................................BREZ-low 10-Day (2) Injury Date On Retro Brian Dozier .......................................... DOE-zhur Tyler Duffey ..............................................duff-EE Ehire Adrianza Right Oblique Strain 3/30 - - Chris Gimenez .................................. JIM-uh-nezz Justin Haley Right Biceps Tendonitis 4/23 - - Justin Haley ............................................. HAY-lee Ryan O’Rourke .....................................oh-ROARK 60-Day (3) Injury Date On Retro Eddie Rosario .............................row-SAW-ree-oh Trevor May Surgery on Right Ulnar Collateral Ligament 3/22 - - Miguel Sano ............................................. sah-NO Ryan O’Rourke Left Forearm Strain 3/30 - - Joe Vavra .............................................. VAH-vrah Glen Perkins Left Posterior Shoulder Strain 4/2 - - Kennys Vargas ........................................KEN-ees Roster as of April 24, 2017 2017 TWINS TRANSACTIONS Date No. Player Pos. Transaction Date No. Player Pos. Transaction 1/11 32 Ryan Vogelsong.......................RHP Signed to minor league contract 23 Nick Tepesch ...........................RHP Signed to minor league contract 1/12 38 Chris Gimenez .............................C Signed to minor league contract 2/3 9 Matt Belisle ............................RHP Signed to one-year contract 52 Byung Ho Park .................... 1B/DH Designated for release or assignment 2/6 16 Ehrie Adrianza ......................... INF Claimed off waivers from Milwaukee 35 Pat Light .................................RHP Designated for release or assignment 2/8 47 Craig Breslow ......................... LHP Signed to minor league contract 8 Drew Stubbs ............................. OF Signed to minor league contract 2/9 35 Light, Pat ................................RHP Traded to Pittsburgh in exchange for cash considerations 3/13 76 Jorge, Felix ..............................RHP Optioned to Double-A Chattanooga 74 Melotakis, Mason .................... LHP Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 77 Romero, Fernando ...................RHP Optioned to Double-A Chattanooga 64 Rosario, Randy ........................ LHP Optioned to Double-A Chattanooga 67 Gonsalves, Stephen ................ LHP Reassigned to minor league camp 84 Slegers, Aaron .........................RHP Reassigned to minor league camp 3/18 43 Garver, Mitch ..............................C Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 66 Granite, Zack ............................ OF Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 73 Palka, Daniel ............................ OF Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 1 Vielma, Engelb ......................... INF Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 71 Goodrum, Niko ......................... INF Reassigned to minor league camp 83 Gordon, Nick ............................ INF Reassigned to minor league camp 72 Reginatto, Leonardo ................. INF Reassigned to minor league camp 78 Rohlfing, Dan ..............................C Reassigned to minor league camp 3/21 81 Fernandez, Raul ......................RHP Reassigned to minor league camp 79 Reed, Jake ...............................RHP Reassigned to minor league camp 32 Vogelsong, Ryan......................RHP Granted free agency 3/22 65 May, Trevor ..............................RHP Placed on 60-day disabled list (right elbow surgery) 47 Breslow, Craig......................... LHP Contract selected 3/24 60 Chargois, J.T. ..........................RHP Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 3/25 17 Berríos, José ............................RHP Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 3/26 8 Stubbs, Drew ............................ OF Granted unconditional release, making him a free agent 80 Rucinski, Drew ........................RHP Reassigned to minor league camp 3/28 62 Boshers, Buddy ....................... LHP Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 30 Field, Tommy ............................ INF Reassigned to minor league camp 3/29 23 Tepesch, Nick ..........................RHP Reassigned to minor league camp 51 Wimmers, Alex ........................RHP Reassigned to minor league camp 3/30 12 Murphy, John Ryan ......................C Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 68 Gonzalez, Bengie ...................... INF Reassigned to minor league camp 37 Hague, Matt ............................. INF Reassigned to minor league camp 52 Park, ByungHo ......................... INF Reassigned to minor league camp 50 Paulsen, Ben ............................ INF Reassigned to minor league camp 70 Rodriguez, Eddy ..........................C Reassigned to minor league camp 24 Shuck, J.B. ................................ OF Reassigned to minor league camp 16 Adrianza, Ehire ........................ INF Placed on 10-day disabled list (right oblique strain) 61 O’Rourke, Ryan ....................... LHP Placed on 10-day disabled list (left forearm strain) 4/2 15 Perkins, Glen ........................... LHP Placed on 60-day disabled list (rehab from shoulder surgery) 38 Gimenez, Chris ............................C Contract selected 19 Vargas, Kennys ................... 1B/DH Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 4/23 58 Haley, Justin............................RHP Placed on 10-day disabled list (right biceps tendonitis) 49 Mejia, Adalberto ...................... LHP Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 62 Boshers, Buddy ....................... LHP Recalled from Triple-A Rochester 19 Vargas, Kennys ................... 1B/DH Recalled from Triple-A Rochester 4/24 62 Boshers, Buddy ....................... LHP Optioned to Triple-A Rochester 23 Tepesch, Nick ..........................RHP Contract selected 61 O’Rourke, Ryan ....................... LHP Transferred to 60-day disabled list.