Twins’ Joe Ryan on Track to Make Next Start After Elbow Scare
Imaging found no structural damage, and Joe Ryan is expected to throw a bullpen Wednesday after leaving Sunday’s game with elbow soreness.
- Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Ryan received clean MRI results showing no structural damage in his right elbow after leaving Sunday's game against Toronto with soreness.
- After feeling soreness against Toronto batter Kazuma Okamoto, Ryan quickly alerted the dugout and left the mound; Twins Manager Derek Shelton praised the pitcher's decision to avoid worsening the injury.
- Ryan threw without issue Tuesday at Nationals Park and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Wednesday. "Everything was normal," Shelton said of the catch session.
- Barring setbacks, Ryan remains on track to potentially make his next scheduled start Saturday against Cleveland, though the team will monitor his progress closely.
- This diagnosis prevents a potential rotation collapse for the 15-20 Twins, already managing without Pablo Lopez after he underwent Tommy John surgery during spring training.
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Pine Journal
Twins’ Joe Ryan on track to make next start after elbow scare
WASHINGTON D.C. — It seemed unlikely when Joe Ryan walked off the Target Field mound in the first inning on Sunday with elbow soreness that he would be available to make his next start. But Ryan immediately had imaging taken that did not show any structural damage, and everything has felt good since that point. On Wednesday, he cleared another hurdle, throwing a bullpen, and now he’s on track to start Saturday in Cleveland, a truly best-case sce…
Twins Avoided a Rotation Nightmare
The Minnesota Twins were staring at a nightmare scenario Sunday afternoon. Two days later, they are breathing again.When Joe Ryan walked off the mound after only nine pitches with elbow soreness against the Toronto Blue Jays, the fear inside Minnesota’s organization felt immediate. The Twins already lost Pablo López to Tommy John surgery during spring training. Losing Ryan too could have shattered the one part of the roster still keeping the sea…
Echo Press
Twins get good news on Joe Ryan, who may not miss a start
WASHINGTON — With an off day Monday, Twins fans had to wait one extra day for news on Joe Ryan’s right elbow. The wait yielded good news. Ryan and the Twins, it turned out, knew Sunday that things weren’t as bad as they initially seemed after he left the game in the first inning with elbow soreness. The starting pitcher had imaging taken on his elbow shortly after that revealed no structural damage. Tuesday, he played catch pregame at Nationals …
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