Minnesota Twins Part Ways With 25-Year-Old Pitcher

The Minnesota Twins have released right-handed pitcher Billy Oldham from their Single-A affiliate, the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, ending his two-year run in the organization, via the MiLB.com transaction log.

Oldham, 25, signed with Minnesota as an undrafted free agent on July 24, 2024, after a standout college career at Southern Miss. The 6-foot-1, 217-pound Brookfield, Connecticut, native chose pro ball over a remaining year of eligibility.

In two seasons with the Golden Eagles, he went 15-6 with a 3.90 ERA, 186 strikeouts and 51 walks in 191 1/3 innings. His 2024 campaign included a 7-3 record, 4.48 ERA and a team-high 97 strikeouts in 94 1/3 innings, earning first-team All-Sun Belt honors. Before that he helped Eastern Connecticut State win a Division III national title.

Minnesota assigned him to Fort Myers in March 2025. Injuries limited his development. The Mighty Mussels placed him on the 60-day injured list in mid-March and then the full-season injured list in April.

He was activated from the full-season list on Nov. 6, 2025. Public minor-league records show little to no official 2025 or 2026 pitching line for him at the affiliate.

Releases of lower-level arms are common late in the season as clubs trim rosters and protect 40-man and organizational depth spots. Oldham never reached High-A Cedar Rapids or higher.

His college strike-throwing and competitive history made him a reasonable undrafted addition, but command, durability and results at the professional level did not force a longer look.

The move frees a roster spot in Fort Myers as the Florida State League season winds down. For Oldham it is the first time he has been a free agent since leaving campus.

Pitchers with his size, college innings and strikeout rates often find independent-league or other affiliated opportunities if they stay healthy.

Oldham’s path—from D-III champion to Sun Belt starter to Twins signee—was already an underdog story.

Whether another organization gives him a chance will depend on medicals and a short-term look this fall or next spring.

For now the Twins, have closed the book on the Connecticut right-hander at the lowest full-season level.