Roden, 26, will miss the next four weeks because of a labrum tear in his right shoulder, according to The Athletic's Dan Hayes . Roden, whom the Twins acquired along with left-handed pitcher Kendry Rojas from the Toronto Blue Jays for right-handed reliever Louis Varland and first baseman Ty France in July, won't need surgery.
After a strong spring training in which he slashed .302/.362/.395 with a grand slam, a double and two stolen bases, Roden began the season hot with Triple-A St. Paul. In 87 plate appearances with the Saints this year, Roden has hit .275/.425/.464 with three home runs, four doubles, 15 RBI and two stolen bases.
Many Twins fans were clamoring for Roden, a strong defender, to make Minnesota's Opening Day roster after his strong spring. With outfielders Matt Wallner and James Outman's early-season struggles , it appeared that Roden would be headed back to the majors soon. Unfortunately, Roden's injury will keep him out of the big leagues until at least late May.
Adams, 26, began the season on the injured list with a right tricep strain after making three spring training appearances, his last on March 1. Minnesota sent the righty on a rehab assignment to Low-A Fort Myers on April 15. Adams pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts across two appearances with Fort Myers before the Twins moved his rehab assignment up to Triple-A St. Paul.
Adams, whose pitch arsenal consists of a mid-90s four-seamer and sinker, mid-80s slider, low-90s cutter, high-80s changeup and high-70s curveball, made his first Triple-A appearance of the season on Wednesday. He surrendered three earned runs on four hits and one walk with one strikeout in 1 2/3 innings.
In 18 outings (two starts) with Minnesota last year, Adams posted a 7.49 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 17 walks in 33 2/3 innings. With St. Paul, the righty sported a 3.93 ERA with 64 strikeouts and 23 walks in 68 2/3 innings across 23 appearances (five starts) in 2025.
It's unclear whether the Twins will option Adams to Triple-A St. Paul or have him join Minnesota's 26-man roster when he's activated from the IL. If general manager Jeremy Zoll decides to keep Adams on the Twins' 26-man roster, Minnesota may consider optioning RHP Garrett Acton or RHP Andrew Morris as a corresponding move. Designating RHP Justin Topa or LHP Anthony Banda is also an option.
This article was originally published on www.puckettspond.com as Twins Injury Update: Alan Roden headed to IL, Travis Adams rehabbing .
