Losing him even for a short spell is painful for the Twins, given the flamethrower’s emergence as one of MLB’s premier relievers.
The two relievers are expected to be out for a little while, and DeSclafani possibly much longer. Per Steve Adams at MLB Trade Rumors, Jhoan Duran has been diagnosed with a “moderate” oblique strain, and Caleb Thielbar with a strained hamstring.
The big, joyous storyline of spring training for the 2024 Minnesota Twins was the good health of many key pieces of the team, including some for whom injury has been a constant problem.
Today was the deadline for MLB teams and players to file their arbitration figures for the 2024 season, but the Twins were able to avoid the courts with two key cogs: Caleb Thielbar and Ryan Jeffers.
The Twins’ bullpen got a big boost last night when flamethrowing righties Chris Paddack and Brock Stewart returned to the mound.
Caleb Thielbar thought he had thrown his last pitch and was ready to start coaching. Instead, the Twins called him, and he’s saved the team’s bullpen over the last four seasons.
The Minnesota Twins have been on the wrong side of some generous strike zones this season but they finally benefitted from a egregious call from home plate umpire Andy McKay during Sunday afternoon's win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
However, “they’d need to be blown away to make a deal that potentially harms their own postseason chances,” since starting pitching has been such a key plank of the Twins’ success this year.
The Minnesota Twins have placed first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder injury and have activated left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar from the 15-day injured list with an oblique injury.
The Twins are sending a pair of their players for further examination this weekend, as noted by Betsy Helfand of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press.
The Minnesota Twins placed left-hander Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right oblique strain. The move was made retroactive to Tuesday, two days after he was reinstated from the 15-day IL following a stint with the same injury.
The Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins are currently the leaders in their respective central divisions. Both the National and American League Central Divisions have a reputation of being weaker this year but a trade proposal between both teams can result in a win-win situation.
The Minnesota Twins reinstated left-handed pitcher Caleb Thielbar from the 15-day injured list on Sunday. Thielbar missed the Twins' past 29 games, last pitching May 2 in a loss to the Chicago White Sox, due to a right oblique strain.
Caleb Thielbar has been a vital component of the Twins bullpen in recent seasons. One pitching prospect might be on a path to serve in a similar role in coming seasons.
The wise know what to do with a closed door.
Caleb Thielbar's resurgence can help us change our perception of youth and potential.
Max Kepler found his bat, and Caleb Thielbar got two huge outs as the Twins open the home series with a win.
The Minnesota Twins reinstated left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar from the 15-day injured list on Wednesday and promoted catcher Sandy Leon from Triple-A St.
The Minnesota Twins placed reliever Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left hamstring strain. The designation is retroactive to Tuesday for the 35-year-old left-hander.
The Twins' number one need as the trade deadline approaches is relievers. With much of the focus on high-leverage relievers from Twins Daily writers, one lefty reliever has not been discussed much in recent weeks.
His top-line seasonal numbers obscure how good the lefty has been out of the ‘pen By now, you’re all probably familiar with Minnesota native Caleb Thielbar’s improbable baseball story.
While there has been no confirmation of the vaccination status of the quartet of Twins, players must be vaccinated to enter Canada.
The left handed luminary deserves some love Remember Caleb Thielbar, the up and coming reliever during the wretched 2013-2015 seasons? He’s back, well he’s been back, and pitching great once again.
The Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins were among American sports teams that dealt with COVID-19 setbacks and headaches over the past week.
The Minnesota Twins haven't played since Friday's 10-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels and had three consecutive games postponed due to COVID-19 issues.
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