The Minnesota Twins announced that they have recalled left-handed pitcher Connor Prielipp from Triple-A St. Paul.
Prielipp, 25, appeared in four games (3 starts) for the Saints from March 27-April 16, going 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA (15.2 IP, 4 ER), eight walks, 22 strikeouts, a 1.21 WHIP and a .204 opponent batting average. The 6-foot-2, 229-pound lefty was the 2025 Jim Rantz Award winner as Twins minor league Pitcher of the Year after going 1-9 with a 4.03 ERA (82.2 IP, 37 ER), 31 walks, 98 strikeouts and a 1.51 WHIP in 24 games (23 starts) between Double-A Wichita and Triple-A St. Paul. He ranked second among all Twins pitchers in starts and was tied for seventh in strikeouts. The Tomah, Wisconsin native was selected by the Twins in the second round (48th overall) of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Alabama. He is currently ranked by MLB.com as the fifth-best prospect in the Twins organization, first among pitchers. The lefty is scheduled to make his major league debut tonight in a start against the New York Mets at Citi Field, with first pitch at 7:10 pm (ET).
To make room for Prielipp on the 26-man roster, the Twins have optioned utility player Ryan Kreidler to St. Paul. Kreidler, who was recalled by Minnesota on April 11, played in five games for Minnesota, going 3-for-14 (.214) with one double, two home runs, four RBI, four walks and a .389 on-base percentage.
(info courtesy of Twins)
