Twins recall pitcher Brent Headrick
NEW YORK, NY – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have recalled left-handed pitcher Brent Headrick from Triple-A St. Paul.
Headrick, 25, has appeared in two games (1 start) for the Saints this season, allowing six runs on 12 hits in 9.0 innings pitched, with two walks and 12 strikeouts. The 6-foot-6, 238-pound lefty has pitched in parts of four minor league seasons in the Twins organization, going 13-10 with a 3.52 ERA (184.0 IP, 72 ER), 67 walks, 238 strikeouts, a 1.29 WHIP and a 11.6 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings pitched ratio in 46 games (41 starts). The Braidwood, Illinois native was selected by the Twins in the ninth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Illinois State University. He is ranked as the organization’s 25th-best prospect by MLB.com.
Headrick will be looking to make his major league debut and wear uniform number 53.
To make room for Headrick on the 26-man roster, the Twins have optioned right-handed pitcher Louie Varland to Triple-A St. Paul. Varland made the start for the Twins on Friday night at Yankee Stadium and took a no-decision, allowing three runs on six hits in 6.0 innings pitched, with one walk and eight strikeouts in a Twins 4-3 victory.
