{"id":82582,"date":"2024-08-09T14:57:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=82582"},"modified":"2024-08-09T14:57:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:57:30","slug":"twins-joe-ryan-shoulder-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/09\/twins-joe-ryan-shoulder-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins Ace Suffers Potentially Season-Ending Shoulder Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Twins ace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ryanjo04.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Ryan<\/a> was placed on the injured list after suffering a potentially season-ending shoulder injury on Wednesday.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Ryan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exited his start on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs alongside the Twins training staff after experiencing arm tightness. He threw four pitches to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crowape01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before signaling to the dugout and exiting the game in the third inning. Shortly after his departure, the Twins revealed that Ryan was experiencing right triceps tightness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have made the following roster moves: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bnhYiSE9yN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bnhYiSE9yN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Minnesota Twins (@Twins) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twins\/status\/1821946571811893592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twins manager <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/baldero01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocco Baldelli<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> told reporters postgame that he didn&#8217;t anticipate Ryan&#8217;s injury being a &#8220;large-scale&#8221; issue, but he would \u201cmiss some time.\u201d On Thursday, the 28-year-old right-hander underwent an MRI which revealed a Grade 2 right teres major strain. Ryan&#8217;s shoulder injury is more severe than the Twins anticipated, with Baldelli saying his recovery will take &#8220;weeks to months.\u201d Minnesota placed Ryan on the 15-day injured list for now, and selected the contract of right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blewesc01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Blewett<\/a> from Triple-A St. Paul to take his place. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewabr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock Stewart<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who is headed for season-ending shoulder surgery, was placed on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. Minnesota reinstated infielder <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/farmeky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Farmer<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and placed infielder <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leebr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooks Lee<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the 10-day injured list as well with biceps tendinitis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota was unable to acquire a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/30\/twins-trevor-richards-blue-jays-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">starting pitcher<\/a> before the trade deadline, making the timing of Ryan&#8217;s injury particularly devastating. With <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/desclan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony DeSclafani<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> out for the season and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paddach01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paddack<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sidelined with a forearm strain, the Twins rotation depth is already stretched thin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Twins Place Joe Ryan On Injured List With Grade 2 Shoulder Strain<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan has been a fixture in the Twins rotation since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in 2021. The 28-year-old has been Minnesota&#8217;s most reliable starter in 2024, tossing 135 innings with a 3.60 ERA. Ryan has a solid 27.3% strikeout rate paired with a 4.3% walk rate ranking in the 96th percentile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/varlalo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louie Varland<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul as the Twins&#8217; 27th man and will start the second game of Saturday&#8217;s doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. Depending on Ryan&#8217;s recovery, Varland could finish the regular season in Minnesota&#8217;s rookie-heavy rotation alongside veteran right-handers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lopezpa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pablo L\u00f3pez<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oberba01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-09_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bailey Ober<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 63-50, the Twins have a half-game hold on the AL Wild Card. They also remain in a tight race for the division lead. Minnesota began a potentially critical four-game series against the division-leading Guardians on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 David Banks-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan was placed on the injured list after suffering a potentially season-ending shoulder injury on Wednesday.\u00a0Ryan exited his start on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs alongside the Twins training staff after experiencing arm tightness. He threw four pitches to Pete Crow-Armstrong before signaling to the dugout and exiting the game in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4975,"featured_media":82588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1071,35],"tags":[131,3965,5042,5630,28451,1555,2528],"class_list":["post-82582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-twins","category-mlb","category-news","tag-anthony-desclafani","tag-chris-paddack","tag-cleveland-guardians","tag-joe-ryan","tag-louie-varland","tag-pablo-lopez","tag-rocco-baldelli"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4975"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}