LATEST NEWS

• All Twins transactions

10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

SS Carlos Correa (right plantar fasciitis)
Expected return: August
Correa was placed on the 10-day IL on July 20, as the Twins began the second half of the season. Correa received a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection in his right heel, where he is experiencing plantar fasciitis in the opposite foot from the lingering issue that held back his production throughout the 2023 season. He said on July 22 that he hopes to not miss more than another week or two.

Correa was in the clubhouse on July 22 with an immobilizing boot on his right foot, which he said would remain on for "a couple more days." He said he's still been working through his weight room routine, but he wasn't sure if he'd resume baseball activity immediately after removing the boot.

"We had a lot to learn from last year and the left foot when it happened," Correa said. "We don't want to make the same mistake and play through it. So going on the IL is what's best for the team, and then get healthy and finish strong." (Last updated: July 22)

3B Royce Lewis (right adductor strain)
Expected return: Potentially July 26
Lewis is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on July 23, with some thought that the relatively less severe nature of his injury could allow him to return by the start of the Twins' road trip on July 26, if all goes well.

Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said on July 3 that Lewis sustained a Grade 2 strain to his adductor, though Lewis wasn't down for long, as he said he had been running and hitting since the second week of July, when the Minnesota departed for its road trip through Chicago and San Francisco to end the first half. He took batting practice and ran on the field with his teammates on July 20.

Lewis was injured during the Twins' game against the Tigers on July 2. He ran gingerly to second base after hitting a double in the third inning, and was removed from the game in the sixth inning. (Last updated: July 22)

INF Jose Miranda (low back strain)
Expected return: Potentially July 26
Miranda hit flip tosses in the batting cage on July 21, and he was expected to progress to running on July 22, after which the Twins will continue to evaluate his progress and make further determinations on his timetable. There's some sense that he could potentially begin a rehab assignment on July 23 if he continues to track well.

Miranda was scratched ahead of the Twins' July 12 game in San Francisco after feeling his back tighten up while taking pregame grounders. (Last updated: July 22)

LHP Kody Funderburk (left oblique strain)
Expected return: TBD
Funderburk said he felt his oblique seize up while playing catch before the Twins' July 20 game against the Brewers, with the pain described as being more toward his back area. The club placed the left-hander on the 15-day IL on July 21, and he was hopeful that he could return in time to contribute in some way for September and October, though he expressed a potential very early timeline of six to eight weeks for similar injuries. (Last updated: July 22)

RHP Chris Paddack (right forearm strain)
Expected return: TBD
Paddack was placed on the 15-day injured list on July 20 after experiencing tightness in his elbow while throwing during the All-Star break that restricted his full range of motion. MRIs of the area revealed that there were no issues with the twice-surgically repaired UCL in Paddack's right elbow, and Paddack simply felt grateful for the notion that they had seemingly caught the arm issue early before it potentially progressed to another more serious ligament injury.

There's no timeline for Paddack's recovery, but he indicated that he expects to pitch again in 2024 and wondered if this issue could perhaps have contributed to the dead arm and shoulder troubles that had sent him to the IL in early July.

"I gained a little bit of hope when I saw the ligament was attached, secured and looked strong in there; just had a little bit of fluid in there, flexor pronator, right there on the forearm strain,” Paddack said. Read more > (Last updated: July 21)

INF Kyle Farmer (right shoulder strain)
Expected return: Late July
Farmer had been dealing with his shoulder issue for "a long time" before being placed on the IL retroactive to July 11, manager Rocco Baldelli said. The injury got to the point where the Twins felt it was better to shut Farmer down in order to get him back to full health. Baldelli said Farmer could miss more than the 10-day minimum, which includes the team's days off during the All-Star break. (Last updated: July 12)

OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (right thumb sprain, No. 3 on Twins Top Prospects list)
Expected return: TBD
Rodriguez began a rehab assignment in the Florida Complex League on July 6. He had been in his first game back from a hand injury that had kept him out of action for a week when he appeared to sprain his thumb on a slide into second base on a double to left-center field as part of a 2-for-2 return to the lineup on June 5. He was placed on the Minor League 7-day IL with the injury on June 7. (Last updated: July 6)

1B/OF Alex Kirilloff (back issues)
Expected return: TBD
Kirilloff's worsening soreness and pain in his lower back and associated nerve issues down his leg ultimately sent him to the IL instead of an optional assignment to Triple-A St. Paul.

Kirilloff underwent an MRI exam on May 26 and had initially been playing through the unspecified back issues, with the Twins treating it as one of the dings that most players play through without issue as part of a long season. However, manager Rocco Baldelli and Kirilloff said on June 18 that the player had not fully communicated the extent of the worsening injury.

Kirilloff said he was confident the issue would not require surgery but will not know more until getting a second opinion. (Last updated: June 18)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Brock Stewart (right shoulder tendinitis)
Expected return: Late July
Stewart began a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on July 9, and he made his most recent outing with the Saints on July 21, the fourth appearance of that rehab stint. He has struck out eight, walked two and allowed one run across those four outings.

"I'm not sure what the next step is, but I think I'm ready to go," Stewart sad on July 22.

Stewart received a platelet-rich plasma injection on May 13 after feeling a pinch in his shoulder, which he first felt during his April 25 outing against the White Sox. He was moved to the IL on May 3, retroactive to May 2. (Last updated: July 22)

RHP Justin Topa (left patellar tendinitis)
Expected return: TBD
Topa progressed to throwing bullpen sessions after a follow-up checkup with Dr. Timothy Kremchek, a Cincinnati-based orthopedic surgeon.

An MRI exam of Topa's left knee revealed a 25 percent torn left patellar tendon after soreness flared during his initial rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on May 5. After a second opinion from a doctor, Topa received a platelet-rich plasma injection in the knee with the hope it would allow him to avoid surgery, leading to a six-week shutdown. He said he’s been pleased with his progress once he resumed activity.

"After a couple weeks, I started some new movement stuff -- trying to get the range of motion back. I started to do some weight lifts and workouts and stuff like that,” Topa said. “It was definitely a different feeling than the first time -- a lot better. So, it’s one of those things where it kind of fluctuates each day, but you introduce new stuff early on, introduce some new movements and stuff, different variations of squatting, stuff like that, to see how it reacted, see if it lingered. But it’s been feeling really good up to this point.”

Topa began the season on the IL due to soreness and inflammation related to left knee tendinitis that had lingered throughout 2023. (Last updated: July 5)

RHP Daniel Duarte (right elbow strain)
Expected return: Not this season
Duarte underwent right elbow surgery on May 8, performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas. He had Tommy John surgery on his right arm 10 years ago. This surgery will either be a total replacement of the graft in his elbow or the installation of a brace to support the current structure.

According to head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta, Meister said he wouldn’t know which until he began the procedure. Either way, Duarte is facing a long recovery. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 22. (Last updated: May 8)

RHP Anthony DeSclafani (right elbow strain)
Expected return: Not this season
DeSclafani underwent season-ending flexor tendon repair surgery with Dr. Keith Meister on March 29. He attempted two ramp-ups in Spring Training but had both halted by elbow soreness, at which point he and the Twins sought a consultation with Meister.

There was no UCL involvement, meaning DeSclafani did not need Tommy John surgery, but the flexor tendon surgery also involves a 13-month recovery timeline. (Last updated: March 30)

• More injury news