The Twins, who return to action on Friday to take on the Washington Nationals at Target Field, entered Thursday’s off day four games under .500 at 49-53 and five games back in the American League wild card race with five teams to pass to nab the last AL playoff berth.

Alabama pitcher Riley Quick has signed with the Minnesota Twins after the American League team chose him with the 36th selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on July 13. Quick joined Minnesota for a $2.692 million signing bonus, mlb.com reported.

Former Alabama pitcher Riley Quick, chosen 36th overall in this year's MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins, has signed with the organization. MLB Pipeline senior writer Jim Callis confirmed that Quick signed for $2,692,000, the full slot value for the 36th pick.

A complicated season for the Twins’ starting rotation continued on Wednesday when the club placed right-hander David Festa on the 15-day injured list with what it called right shoulder inflammation. Festa becomes the third Minnesota starter currently on the IL.

While the cost to do business with the Minnesota Twins may be high, there is a method to Falvey’s madness. The Minnesota Twins have two of the best relievers available at the deadline and teams with World Series dreams are desperate to add more backend bullpen help for what they hope will be a deep playoff run.

Diego Cartaya was once the crown jewel of the Dodgers' farm system, but the Twins cut bait with the catcher following his struggles with the St. Paul Saints.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the market for bullpen help, and one of the targets they have been linked to is the Minnesota Twins’ Griffin Jax. Jax has a 4.09 ERA and opponents are hitting .243 against him this season,

The Twins also receive the Cubs' top pitching prospect, Jaxon Wiggins, who has quickly ascended through the minors. After being drafted in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft, he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2023. Now, in 2025, he’s pitching to a 2.25 ERA across 36 innings with 48 strikeouts in Double-A.