The Minnesota Twins will soon see their ace temporarily leave camp as right‑hander Joe Ryan prepares to join Team USA in the later stages of the World Baseball Classic. Ryan was not part of the active roster during the tournament’s opening round of ...

Ryan is only dealing with inflammation and will "be down for a few days here just to let things calm down,” Twins manager Jeremy Zoll said.

Ryan will not pitch in WBC pool play but remains eligible to potentially pitch in the knockout rounds.

Joe Ryan had a good bullpen session on Saturday. He'll throw a live BP next, then get into a #MNTwins game. He won't participate in WBC pool play, but remains in Team USA's designated player pool and could pitch into the second round if the schedule aligns.

The Twins sent their All-Star righty to get an MRI after announcing he was a late scratch before a scheduled start against the Red Sox.

Twins Territory was in panic mode yesterday when Minnesota scratched starting pitcher Joe Ryan from his scheduled spring training start against the Boston Red Sox due to low back tightness in his right side. With Pablo López slated to undergo season ...