MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have signed right-handed pitcher Matt Shoemaker to a one-year contract through the 2021 season.

Shoemaker, 34, made six starts for Toronto last season, going 0-1 with a 4.71 ERA (28.2 IP, 15 ER), nine walks, 26 strikeouts, a 1.08 WHIP and .210 opponent batting average (22-for-105). He held left-handed batters to a .194 (12-for-62) batting average, the 10th-best mark among American League right-handed starting pitchers (min. 60 opponent at-bats). He also limited opposing hitters to a .136 (3-for-22) batting average in scoring situations, good for tops among AL starters and seventh best in the league overall (min. 20 opponent at-bats). The Wyandotte, Michigan native missed nearly a month (August 22-September 21) on the 10-day Injured List with right shoulder inflammation.

An eight-year veteran, Shoemaker originally signed with Los Angeles-AL as an amateur free agent in 2008, after completing his collegiate career at Eastern Michigan University. He finished second in the 2014 American League Rookie of the Year voting with the Angels, after going 16-4 with a 3.04 ERA (136.0 IP, 46 ER), 24 walks, 124 strikeouts and a 2.4 WAR (Baseball-Reference) in 27 games (20 starts). Shoemaker owns a career 43-33 (.566) record, with a 3.86 ERA (602.1 IP, 258 ER), 147 walks and 540 strikeouts in 112 major league games (104 starts) with the Angels (2013-18) and Blue Jays (2019-20).

To make room for Shoemaker on the 40-man roster, the Twins outrighted right-handed pitcher Ian Gibaut. Gibaut cleared waivers and will remain in camp as a non-roster invitee. The roster stands at 40, with 20 players invited to spring training as non-roster invitees. The club’s first full-squad workout of spring is set for this Tuesday, February 23.