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The Major League Baseball playoffs are nearing a conclusion with the Los Angeles Dodgers facing off against the Toronto Blue Jays. Of course the Minnesota Twins basically stopped caring about their season when ownership mandated a selloff of nearly 40% of the roster at the trade deadline.
Because players move around like chess pieces with Major League Baseball, there’s a whole host of players with Twins ties that could win a World Series ring. Jose Urena is guaranteed to do so having played for both teams. Richard Lovelady may grab one, but he’s got a guaranteed home to start 2026 regardless.
Twins connections now vying for a World Series ring:
Blue Jays –
Louie Varland
Ty France
Jeff Hoffman
Jose Berrios
Isaiah Kiner-Falefa
Jose Ureña
Richard Lovelady
Alan Roden
George Springer
Dodgers-
Ben Rortvedt
Eddie Rosario
James Outman
Noah Davis
Brock Stewart
Jose Ureña
— Ted (@tlschwerz) October 21, 2025
New York Mets sign Richard Lovelady to MLB contract
After pitching a pair of games for the Toronto Blue Jays this season, Richard Lovelady was claimed by the Minnesota Twins. He never pitched at the big league level, but posted a 1.31 ERA at Triple-A St. Paul. After being waived by Minnesota, Lovelady landed with the Mets, and that’s where he’ll begin 2026 as well.
We have made the following roster move. pic.twitter.com/WjAexpP4o3
— New York Mets (@Mets) October 23, 2025
Despite the 1.31 ERA at Triple-A, and a bullpen constantly in flux, Derek Falvey never felt the need to promote Lovelady to the Minnesota Twins and see what he would look like in the bullpen. Across 10 innings for the Mets, Lovelady owned a 6.30 ERA (6.74 FIP), and carried a 9/4 K/BB.
Ultimately he was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse where he posted a 2.08 ERA in 17 1/3 innings. Lovelady gets a big league contract with the Mets, and will compete for a major league bullpen spot to start next season.
The 30-year-old is out of options, so barring language in his contract that make it a two-way deal, he would need to pass through waivers in order to play at Triple-A for New York. Should the Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series, Lovelady will get a ring. That’s not a bad outcome after pitching just 1 2/3 innings for the AL East team to start the year.
The Minnesota Twins must figure out how they will rebuild their bullpen this offseason after trading five of their top relievers at the deadline.
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