The hard-throwing righthander, number 2 in the rotation, was pulled from his start last Wednesday after just 3 innings with a significant right shoulder strain.
MINNEAPOLIS — If the Twins are going to gain ground on division-leading Cleveland at Target Field this weekend, they’ll do so without starting pitcher Joe Ryan.
Ryan, a hard-throwing right-hander, was pulled from his start Wednesday in Chicago after just 3 innings and diagnosed with a significant shoulder strain. The Twins announced Friday that he has been placed on the 15-day Injured List, but will likely be out significantly longer than that.
On Friday the Twins announced that Ryan has a Grade 2 strain of the teres major, a thick, flat muscle that runs from the shoulder blade to the upper arm. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Ryan would be sidelined for “weeks to months” but stopped short of declaring him done for the season.
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