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Mick Abel won\u2019t be returning to a mound for the Minnesota Twins just yet. David Berding \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
May 7, 2026Updated 1:03 pm EDT<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Mick Abel won\u2019t be returning to a mound for the Minnesota Twins just yet.<\/p>\n
The team said Thursday the young right-hander received a cortisone shot in his right triceps after reporting soreness following a Saturday bullpen session. Twins assistant general manager Alex Hassan described the soreness as \u201cthe back of the tricep or a tricep impingement\u201d and said Abel will be reevaluated Tuesday. Abel, who is 1-2 with a 3.98 ERA in four games and 16 strikeouts in 13 scoreless innings spanning his last two outings, originally landed on the injured list on April 20 because of right elbow inflammation.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore, it was in the front of the joint,\u201d Hassan said of Abel\u2019s injury. \u201cStill a little bit of soreness. He got the cortisone. \u2026 Once we get him throwing, we\u2019ll know when he\u2019s going to get (back on) the mound and then can build a timeline from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hassan had more solid updates regarding some top prospects:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Walker Jenkins, who has been sidelined with a left shoulder sprain since slamming into an outfield wall Sunday, started physical therapy after receiving a cortisone injection. Following two weeks of rest and rehab, the Twins will reevaluate Jenkins\u2019 progress.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Emmanuel Rodriguez, who was placed on the IL with a left thumb strain Wednesday, is expected to need a short absence to recover from what Hassan described as a muscular injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing ligament-related,\u201d Hassan said. \u201cThere was some swelling around the muscle, which was great news.\u201d<\/p>\n
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