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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
MN Twins Reliever Takes Surprising Trip to IL… and Here Comes Carson McCusker
All the Minnesota Twins do is win, win, win no matter what. Seriously, the Twins have won 13-straight games and that now includes three straight without Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa, who were both placed on the 7-day concussion list this weekend. But on Sunday, they made a more surprising roster move, sending lefty reliever Danny Coulombe to the injured list with a 'left forearm extensor strain'. In his place, the Twins have recalled starting pitcher Zebby Matthews to start on Sunday afternoon, a move that was reported on Saturday. Minnesota Twins roster moves made official on Sunday In another official move that was announced alongside the Coulombe for Matthews swap, Minnesota transferred infielder Luke Keaschall — and his right forearm fracture — to the 60-day injured list. That made room on the 40-man roster for the much anticipated MLB debut of young slugger, Carson McCusker, whose closest MLB comp is… Aaron Judge. But more on him momentarily. The surprising injured list stay for Danny Coulombe significantly hurts the Minnesota Twins bullpen, which now needs another arm in the very near future. Not only was Coulombe the only lefty in the bullpen, but he had pitched 16.2 scoreless innings for Rocco Baldelli & Co this season, prior to his injury. Advertisement Not only is his ERA+ incalculable, but his 0.600 WHIP and 1.18 FIP are nearly just as impressive. The 35-year-old former 25th round draft pick in 2012 has already amassed 1.1 WAR, 5th most among MLB relievers, in part thanks to his 19 strikeouts vs just 2 walks allowed. Onto the exciting news that was made official today, but yet another move that was actually reported on Saturday. He isn't in the starting lineup Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee, but 6'8″, 250 lb right-handed slugger Carson McCusker is now on both the 40-man and active 26-man Minnesota Twins roster. Here comes Carson McCusker… Why has the fanbase been waiting so impatiently to see McCusker in a Twins uniform? Well, because the 27-year-old's closest comp is Aaron Judge. And not just because of his overwhelming human frame. Advertisement Related: New Minnesota Twins Promotions Bring Two Debuts Yes, McCusker look like the right-handed version of the New York Yankees superstar, when he's standing in the batter's box, but Carson McCusker's been hitting the baseball a lot like Judge recently too. In 38 games this season down at Triple A St. Paul, the former undrafted kid out of Oklahoma State is hitting an absurd .350, with a 1.061 OPS built on 10 HR, 11 doubles, 13 walks and 36 RBI. He's also struck out 46 times… but with these numbers, who's counting? While McCusker was undrafted after college, he was selected in the 26th round of the 2017 MLB Draft, out of Folsom Lake Community College, in Folsom (CA). Instead, he chose four years at Oklahoma State, where he slashed .294/.367/.519 (.886 OPS). Advertisement That wasn't good enough to get a phone call during the 2021 MLB Draft, though. After going undrafted, McCusker played two summers of Independent League baseball, in the Frontier League. Related: Origin of Minnesota Twins Spartan Helmet Celebration Revealed Then in 2023, at 25 years old, he finally got his shot in affiliated ball, signing with the Minnesota Twins. Now, after 207 minor league games in the organization between single A and triple A, the right-handed hitting monster batted .290 with a .886 OPS (43 HR, 147 RBI). Two years later, even if it doesn't come Sunday, Carson McCusker will soon get his first opportunity to prove he can hit anywhere, including the big leagues.
Reuters
30-05-2025
- General
- Reuters
Twins reinstate CF Byron Buxton from concussion IL
May 30 - Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was reinstated from the 7-day concussion injured list ahead of Friday's series opener against the host Seattle Mariners. Buxton, 31, collided with shortstop Carlos Correa in shallow center field during a 4-0 win over the host Baltimore Orioles on May 15. Buxton, who missed 11 games after the collision, is batting .261 with a team-high 10 home runs and 27 RBIs in 41 games. In a corresponding roster move, the Twins optioned outfielder Carson McCusker to Triple-A St. Paul. McCusker, 27, made his MLB debut on May 18 and went 1-for-6 over five games. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New Twins OF Carson McCusker accidentally launches bat into left field during rainy matchup with Guardians
The rain got the best of Carson McCusker on Monday night. McCusker stepped up to the plate in the second inning of the Minnesota Twins' matchup with the Cleveland Guardians as decent rain was falling at Target Field in Minneapolis. But when the right fielder went to swing at a pitch, well, McCusker completely lost control of the bat. It wasn't just a little bit, either. McCusker sent his bat absolutely flying. The bat made it all the way into left field, where it calmly came to rest as everyone slowly realized what had happened. As Guardians players went to retrieve it, McCusker and the home plate umpire just stood there laughing. Carson McCusker nearly hit a home run with the bat… literally.#MNTwins — Talkin' Twins (@TalkinTwins) May 20, 2025 Whoops. To make the situation even better, McCusker had just been called up to the Twins from their Triple-A affiliate on Saturday. Monday was just his second game in the big leagues. But, to McCusker's credit, that very likely would've been a single had he actually made contact with the ball instead of trying to cut corners with his bat. Eventually, McCusker struck out looking. The game was tied 1-1 at the time, but Willi Castro hit an RBI double later in the inning to put the Twins up by a run. By the end of the third inning, however, officials decided they had had enough and sent the game into a rain delay. The game was called off for the day and will resume on Tuesday at 5:10 p.m. CT, with Game 2 of the series to follow. The Twins entered Monday's contest with a 26-21 record. They have won 13 of their last 14, too, after their impressive win streak came to an end on Sunday when the Milwaukee Brewers beat them, 5-2. The Guardians, on the other hand, came into Monday's game on a four-game losing skid. While McCusker is hoping to get the hang of things with his new club, Monday's bat incident was an incredible way for him to kick off his time with the Twins.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New Twins OF Carson McCusker accidentally launches bat into left field during rainy matchup with Guardians
The rain got the best of Carson McCusker on Monday night. McCusker stepped up to the plate in the second inning of the Minnesota Twins' matchup with the Cleveland Guardians as decent rain was falling at Target Field in Minneapolis. But when the right fielder went to swing at a pitch, well, McCusker completely lost control of the bat. It wasn't just a little bit, either. McCusker sent his bat absolutely flying. The bat made it all the way into left field, where it calmly came to rest as everyone slowly realized what had happened. As Guardians players went to retrieve it, McCusker and the home plate umpire just stood there laughing. Carson McCusker nearly hit a home run with the bat… literally.#MNTwins — Talkin' Twins (@TalkinTwins) May 20, 2025 Whoops. To make the situation even better, McCusker had just been called up to the Twins from their Triple-A affiliate on Saturday. Monday was just his second game in the big leagues. But, to McCusker's credit, that very likely would've been a single had he actually made contact with the ball instead of trying to cut corners with his bat. Eventually, McCusker struck out looking. The game was tied 1-1 at the time, but Willi Castro hit an RBI double later in the inning to put the Twins up by a run. By the end of the third inning, however, officials decided they had had enough and sent the game into a rain delay. The game was called off for the day and will resume on Tuesday at 5:10 p.m. CT, with Game 2 of the series to follow. The Twins entered Monday's contest with a 26-21 record. They have won 13 of their last 14, too, after their impressive win streak came to an end on Sunday when the Milwaukee Brewers beat them, 5-2. The Guardians, on the other hand, came into Monday's game on a four-game losing skid. While McCusker is hoping to get the hang of things with his new club, Monday's bat incident was an incredible way for him to kick off his time with the Twins.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New Twins OF Carson McCusker accidentally launches bat into left field during rainy matchup with Guardians
Carson McCusker completely lost control of the bat while trying to swing at a pitch on Monday night in Minneapolis. (AP/Matt Krohn) The rain got the best of Carson McCusker on Monday night. McCusker stepped up to the plate in the second inning of the Minnesota Twins' matchup with the Cleveland Guardians on Monday as decent rain was falling at Target Field in Minneapolis. But when the right fielder went to swing at a pitch, well, McCusker completely lost control of the bat. Advertisement It wasn't just a little bit, either. McCusker sent his bat absolutely flying. The bat made it all the way into left field, where it calmly came to rest as everyone slowly realized what had happened. As Guardians players went to retrieve it, McCusker and the home plate umpire just stood there laughing. Whoops. To make the situation even better, McCusker had just been called up to the Twins from their Triple-A affiliate on Saturday. Monday was just his second game in the big leagues. But, to McCusker's credit, that very likely would've been a single had he actually made contact with the ball instead of trying to cut corners with his bat. Advertisement Eventually, McCusker struck out looking. The game was tied 1-1 at the time, but WHO Castro hit an RBI double later in the inning to put the Twins up by a run. By the end of the third inning, however, officials decided they had had enough and sent the game into a rain delay. The Twins entered Monday's contest with a 26-21 record. They have won 13 of their last 14, too, though their impressive win streak came to an end on Sunday when the Milwaukee Brewers beat them 5-2. The Guardians, on the other hand, came into Monday's game on a four-game losing skid. While McCusker will get the hang of things with his new club, Monday's bat incident was an incredible way for him to kick off his time with the Twins.
