The Twins transferred Weiss (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Michael Tonkin. Weiss has been out all season and will now be sidelined until at least late May with a right shoulder strain.
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Twins' Zack Weiss: Bound for injured list
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Weiss (shoulder) will begin the season on the injured list, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Weiss is continuing to go through his throwing progression, but he hasn't made an appearance this spring while recovering from a teres major strain, and it's not clear how long he might be on the shelf. The reliever was claimed off waivers from the Red Sox last month.
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Twins' Zack Weiss: Has strained right shoulder
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Weiss is currently sidelined with a tres major strain in his right shoulder, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
He's not expected to resume playing catch for another week, according to the report. It sounds likely that Weiss will begin the season on the injured list or need more time in extended spring training before he's ready for the season. Weiss was claimed off waivers from the Red Sox in February and was expected to compete for a middle-relief role.
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Red Sox's Zack Weiss: Exits 40-man roster
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Weiss was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
He's clearing out to make room on the 40-man roster for waiver claim Romy Gonzalez. Weiss, 31, holds a 4.61 ERA and 33:15 K:BB over 27.1 frames during his parts of three seasons in the majors.
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Red Sox's Zack Weiss: Recalled by Red Sox
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Weiss was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday.
Weiss will get his first chance to pitch in a Red Sox uniform after being claimed off waivers from the Angels in late August. The 31-year-old righty owns a 5.79 ERA in 18.2 career MLB innings.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Cast off 40-man roster
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Weiss was designated for assignment Tuesday.
The Angels needed to a clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Jose Marte's activation from the 60-day injured list, and Weiss is the casualty. Weiss has posted a 5.06 ERA over six relief appearances during his time in the majors this season.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Sent back to Triple-A
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The Angels optioned Weiss to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Reynaldo Lopez has been activated from the bereavement list in a corresponding move. Weiss did not make an appearance during his four-day stay in the Angels' bullpen.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Returned to minors
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Weiss was returned to Triple-A Salt Lake following Thursday's doubleheader against the Tigers.
Weiss made his sixth big-league appearance of the season in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader, and he threw 0.2 innings while allowing one earned run. He'll remain a depth option should the Angels need relief help later in the campaign.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Up as 27th man
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Weiss was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday and will serve as the Angels' 27th man for the team's doubleheader with the Tigers, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Weiss will be available only for the second game and will presumably be returned to Salt Lake prior to the Angels' weekend series in Toronto. He's previously made five relief appearances with Los Angeles this season, logging a 3.86 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in 4.2 innings.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Optioned to Triple-A
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Weiss was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Weiss had gone two scoreless innings over the last two days but threw 37 pitches in the process, so the Angels are sending him out in favor of a fresh arm. The 31-year-old should be back later this summer.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Moves to Triple-A
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The Angels optioned Weiss to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
Weiss was one of three members of the Angels bullpen to get sent down Sunday, with Jimmy Herget and Andrew Wantz also being demoted. The 30-year-old right-hander ceded one run on three hits and one walk over 1.2 innings across two appearances out of the big-league bullpen.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Contract selected by Halos
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Weiss had his contract selected by the Angels on Thursday.
Weiss has been at Triple-A Salt Lake all season and has a 4.50 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 65:21 K:BB across 50 innings. The 30-year-old's lone appearance in the big leagues came with Cincinnati in 2018.
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Angels' Zack Weiss: Won't make Opening Day club
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The Angels reassigned Weiss to minor-league camp Tuesday.
Considering Weiss hasn't pitched in the majors since 2018, his exclusion from the Angels' Opening Day roster comes as little surprise. After inking a minor-league deal with the Halos earlier in the offseason, Weiss is expected to serve as organizational bullpen depth at Triple-A Salt Lake in 2022.
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Zack Weiss: Released by Twins
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Weiss was released by the Twins on Monday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.
The 27-year-old has thrown 27.1 innings at the Double-A and Triple-A levels this season, struggling to a 7.24 ERA. He has one career big-league appearance under his belt (last season with the Reds), in which he faced four batters, walking two of them and allowing two homers. He doesn't look to be particularly close to getting the opportunity to bring his ERA down from infinity any time soon.
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Twins' Zack Weiss: Heads to Minnesota
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Weiss signed a minor-league deal with the Twins on Friday, Brandon Warne of Zone Coverage reports.
Weiss was released by Cincinnati in early September after spending the past six years in the organization. He only made one big-league appearance during that time -- in April of 2018 -- during which he gave up four earned runs on two hits (two home runs) and two walks while failing to record an out. Weiss spent a majority of this past season at Triple-A, and he will likely report to Minnesota's Triple-A club this coming spring.
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Reds' Zack Weiss: Optioned back to Louisville
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Weiss was sent down to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
In a corresponding move, the Reds activated Brandon Finnegan (biceps) from the 10-day disabled list. Weiss was previously brought up to the majors earlier this week but only appeared in one game, giving up four earned runs off two home runs and a pair of walks while failing to record an out against St. Louis on Thursday.
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Reds' Zach Weiss: Added to 40-man roster
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Weiss was added to the 40-man roster Monday.
Weiss will be protected from the Rule 5 draft now that he's on the 40-man roster. He spent the bulk of the 2017 season at Double-A Pensacola. He posted a 2.89 ERA and 1.18 WHIP over 24 games (28 innings) while striking out batters at a solid clip of 11.8 K/9.
