Rijo (elbow) has been activated from the 60-day injured list at High-A Cedar Rapids and transferred to the FCL Twins.
Rijo began the season on the injured list as he works his way back from right elbow UCL reconstruction. He's already made five rehab outings with the FCL Twins, throwing 11 scoreless innings with a 14:3 K:BB ratio. It's not clear exactly when he'll next pitch for Cedar Rapids.
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Twins' Luis Rijo: On IL with elbow injury
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Rijo (elbow) has been placed on the 60-day IL at High-A Cedar Rapids.
Rijo injured his elbow last August and had Tommy John surgery, so he's expected to miss the 2022 season.
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Twins' Luis Rijo: Out with elbow injury
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Rijo was placed on the 7-day injured list at High-A Cedar Rapids with a sprained right elbow, TwinsDaily.com reports.
Rijo missed most of the first half of the minor-league season with a forearm injury, so this is a worrisome development despite the lack of details. He had appeared in just four games for Cedar Rapids and allowed seven runs in 6.1 innings.
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Twins' Luis Rijo: Activated from injured list
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Rijo (forearm) has been activated from the 7-day injured list at High-A Cedar Rapids.
He's expected to start Sunday's game for Cedar Rapids. Rijo has made just one appearance this season for Cedar Rapids, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout. He began the season on the temporary inactive list before being reinstated June 10 and then was hurt after his first outing June 13.
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Twins' Luis Rijo: Out with forearm strain
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Rijo was placed on the seven-day injured list at High-A Cedar Rapids retroactive to June 21 with a right forearm strain.
Rijo has made just one appearance this season for Cedar Rapids, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout. He began the season on the temporary inactive list before being reinstated June 10 and then was hurt after his first outing June 13.
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Twins' Luis Rijo: Returns from hamstring injury
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Rijo (hamstring) threw five shutout innings Thursday for Low-A Cedar Rapids.
He returned after being out since May 27 with a hamstring injury. Rijo, who also posted a shutout start May 20 prior to his stint on the injured list, faced just one batter over the minimum Thursday and gave up one hit without allowing any runs or walks.
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Twins' Luis Rijo: On IL with hamstring injury
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Rijo was placed on the 7-day IL at Low-A Cedar Rapids, retroactive to May 25, with a left hamstring strain.
Rijo, who came over to the Twins in last year's Lance Lynn trade to the Yankees, has a 3.47 ERA and a 7.4 K/9 in 36.1 innings. He'll need to improve his strikeout rate and reduce his walks (3.5 BB/9) to thrive at higher levels.
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