Fort Myers – Lately, Cody Laweryson has spent most off-seasons rehabbing from one injury or another. So, despite the Minnesota Twins designating him for assignment, Laweryson had a productive offseason because he was healthy.

“Staying healthy has been the biggest driver [of] my success,” Laweryson said. “Really, just harping on that stuff has been the biggest thing. Pitching-wise, I just stick to what I do, which is just staying healthy and making sure I’m ready, and I think I accomplished that.”

After making his MLB debut on September 13 last year, the Twins DFA’d Laweryson on Nov. 6, and the Los Angeles Angels claimed him on the waiver wire. He remained on LA’s 40-man roster for most of the off-season. He was preparing to leave for their spring training complex in Tempe, Ariz., when the Angels took him off the 40-man to clear a spot for Yoán Moncada.

Laweryson found himself back on the waiver wire again, and no teams put in a claim for him this time around. However, his time on the free agent market was short-lived. Laweryson’s best option for himself seemed pretty clear-cut, and his agent made it happen.

He re-signed with the Twins, the only organization he’d known until the Angels claimed him, on a minor league deal. Laweryson found himself back with many of his longtime teammates, as if he had never left.

“After I got DFA’d early in the off-season and then claimed by the Angels, I thought I was going to be with them for a little while, and it’s just kind of the business of it,” Laweryson said. “But I kind of always knew I’d come back here. I’m really comfortable and familiar with everybody here, so I’m excited to be back.”

Though he only made five relief appearances with the Twins at the end of 2025, Laweryson did make the most of it. He pitched to a 1.17 ERA, struck out seven batters, walked zero, and allowed just four hits over 7 ⅔ innings of work.

Cody Laweryson built off the season he had at Double-A Wichita and Triple-A St. Paul for most of 2025. He combined for a 2.86 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 24.6% strikeout rate, and 7.7% walk rate over 34 relief appearances.

No matter how his MLB outings could have played out at the end of 2025, Laweryson was more than happy to make it to the majors after a six-year grind through the Twins farm system. But even happier than he was were the 866 people from his hometown of Bingham, Maine, which is best known as the home of Country Music star and Western TV actor Bill Potter.

“Everybody back home just kind of rallied behind the whole thing,” said Laweryson.

“They’ve been supportive of me throughout the whole thing, kind of waiting for that day, and I was like, I took a little bit of a different path to get there. It took me a while, but ultimately, it’s really cool to see the support back home from family and friends, just to see kids back home that kind of aspire to be someone like me, and it’s really cool to be that figure.”

Laweryson is just one of many arms in Twins camp on a minor-league deal who was battling for one of the open bullpen spots. His strong performance in the majors by the end of 2025 certainly helps his case to be an option again in 2026. However, with many veteran arms to compete against, Laweryson will likely start the season in Triple-A St. Paul at the back end of the bullpen.

But that shouldn’t discredit Cody Laweryson from reappearing in the Twins bullpen at some point in 2026. He proved to be one of their better relievers in the upper levels of the minors last season. If he can repeat the same success in 2026, then he will find another opportunity in Minnesota’s bullpen when they need to call upon him.