MINNESOTA TWINS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
03/30/2026
Monday, March 30th , 2026
Signed 3B Eric Pajak to a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $316,000,000.
Recalled SP Enrique Olivares from Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned RP Shawn Taylor to Triple A St. Paul.
Friday, March 27th , 2026
Assigned RP Dave Mahoney to Triple A St. Paul.
Thursday, March 26th , 2026
Assigned RP Bernie Pereyra to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned RP Edgar Cabral to Double A Wichita.
Tuesday, March 24th , 2026
RP Bernie Pereyra was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Optioned SP Enrique Olivares to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned RP Nate Groom to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned RP Tim Perlstein to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned RP Sonny Simpson to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned RP Jason Lavigne to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned LF Alberto Paredes to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned 2B Justin Walker to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned 3B Antonio Martinez to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned CF Nate Williams to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned 1B Scott Leaf to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned 3B Dave Palter to Triple A St. Paul.
Optioned 1B Ricky Martinez to Double A Wichita.
Optioned 1B Tom Wright to Double A Wichita.
Purchased the contract of RP Shawn Taylor from Double A Wichita.
Optioned RP Justin Goodrich to Triple A St. Paul.
Saturday, March 21st , 2026
Optioned RP Edgar Cabral to Triple A St. Paul.
Friday, March 20th , 2026
Traded 23-year old minor league CF Mike Burlew and 20-year old minor league LHP Frank Nieto to the Athletics, getting 25-year old 3B Eric Pajak in return.
Wednesday, March 18th , 2026
Optioned RP Dave Mahoney to Triple A St. Paul.
Tuesday, March 17th , 2026
Assigned RF Dave Sambrano from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned 2B Larry Cuddy from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned CF Omar Flores from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned C Frank Godines from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned 2B Cory Hines from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned 1B Brett Kopman from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned RF Mike Liudahl from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned RP Ethan Preston from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned LF Korey Salzman from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned RF Pablo Gallegos from Spring Training camp to Double A Wichita.
Traded 23-year old minor league RHP Alex Rodriguez, 23-year old minor league RHP Chris Anderson, and 22-year old minor league RHP Arturo Carbajal to the Washington Nationals, getting 26-year old RHP John Robinson in return.
Tuesday, March 10th , 2026
Assigned LF Jon Cummings from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned 1B Mike Hinkie from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned SS Willie Mendoza from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned CF Alan Walker from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned 3B Sonny Waters from Spring Training camp to Triple A St. Paul.
Assigned C Kevin Bongiovi from Spring Training camp to Double A Wichita.
Assigned 2B Josh DeSousa from Spring Training camp to Double A Wichita.
Assigned C Phil Leemaster from Spring Training camp to Double A Wichita.
Assigned 2B Tyler Love from Spring Training camp to Double A Wichita.
Assigned SS Josh Smith from Spring Training camp to Double A Wichita.
Thursday, February 26th , 2026
Signed RP Ryan Wallis to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $13,800,000.
Thursday, February 19th , 2026
Assigned 2B Billy Thompson to Triple A St. Paul.
Tuesday, February 17th , 2026
Invited non-roster RF Dave Sambrano to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Cory Hines to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Korey Salzman to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Larry Cuddy to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Omar Flores to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Mike Liudahl to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 3B Sonny Waters to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Alan Walker to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Pablo Gallegos to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Tyler Love to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Brett Kopman to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster LF Jon Cummings to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Frank Godines to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Willie Mendoza to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 2B Josh DeSousa to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Kevin Bongiovi to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Ethan Preston to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS Josh Smith to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Phil Leemaster to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster 1B Mike Hinkie to Spring Training camp.
Monday, February 16th , 2026
2B Billy Thompson was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Purchased the contract of LF Josh Freelove from Triple A St. Paul.
Wednesday, January 28th , 2026
SP Mel Ambriz was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles.
Sunday, January 25th , 2026
RP Mel Ambriz was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Purchased the contract of SP Craig Statham from Triple A St. Paul.
Saturday, January 24th , 2026
Traded 23-year old minor league RHP Ron Brueggen and 24-year old minor league RHP Hung-k'uei Khu to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 29-year old RHP Craig Statham in return.
Wednesday, January 21st , 2026
Assigned RP Ethan Preston to Triple A St. Paul.
Sunday, January 18th , 2026
Signed free agent RP Tomas Mollet to a 1-year contract worth a total of $760,000.
RP Ethan Preston was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
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