{"id":585237,"date":"2026-02-21T18:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T18:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/585237\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T18:46:18","slug":"joe-ryan-scratched-just-minutes-before-spring-training-start-vs-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/585237\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Ryan scratched just minutes before spring training start vs. Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Twins<\/a> began spring training<\/a> against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Their starter was supposed to be right-hander Joe Ryan, who is rumored to be traded soon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Ryan was taken off the mound<\/a> without even throwing a pitch, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. It was 15 minutes before the first pitch. Instead, Bryce Stull took over as the starting pitcher.<\/p>\n

It turns out that Ryan was taken out<\/a> due to tightness in his lower back, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic.<\/p>\n

Ryan has been with the Twins since 2021. Last season, he was selected as a member of the AL All-Star team. So far, he has compiled a record of 46-36, a 3.79 ERA, and 719 strikeouts. Last season, Ryan pitched in 31 games and finished with a 13-10 record. Additionally, he recorded a 3.42 ERA and 194 strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Twins finished the season at 70-92, fourth place in the American League Central Division. In 2020, Ryan was part of Team USA that went on to win the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

Ryan’s name has been floated as a potential trade<\/a> in light of Minnesota losing Pablo Lopez to injury. Also, Lopez will undergo Tommy John surgery. In January, Ryanagreed to a one-year deal<\/a> through 2027 that included a trade option.<\/p>\n

The hope for Minnesota is to get something, notably a top prospect or star pitcher, in return for trading Ryan.<\/p>\n

During the 2024 season, Ryan endured an injury-riddled season. He had to miss the last two remaining months of the season due to a right shoulder strain. Ultimately, he finished with a 7-7 record and a 3.60 ERA. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Twins began spring training against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Their starter was supposed to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":585238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2388],"tags":[5,1455,822,60,3190,4,151,148],"class_list":{"0":"post-585237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-twins","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-joe-ryan","10":"tag-minnesota","11":"tag-minnesota-twins","12":"tag-minnesotatwins","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-spring-training","15":"tag-twins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116110110516384230","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}