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Twins Place Taj Bradley on 15-Day IL, Recall Travis Adams from Triple-A
Minnesota Twins right-hander Taj Bradley was placed on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right pectoral muscle, retroactive to May 6. The team recalled right-hander Travis Adams from Triple-A. Bradley had posted a 2.87 ERA through eight starts this season after arriving from the Rays in a 2025 trade.
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The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Taj Bradley on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right pectoral muscle, the team announced. The move is retroactive to May 6. Righty Travis Adams has been summoned from Triple-A to take Bradley's roster spot.
Bradley came over from the Rays in a trade at the 2025 deadline. 191 WHIP with 52 strikeouts across 47 innings. 5, the best of his career.
5 percent in 2026. 247 batting average against the pitch this season. “There is no doubt in anyone’s eyes in this room that [Bradley] was an ace-caliber pitcher,” catcher Ryan Jeffers told The Athletic in early April.
“We couldn’t have been more excited to get him over here. ” Ryan Jeffers added that the team had heard about the developing splitter during the offseason. “He comes into spring, and that splitter is a legit weapon,” he said.
The praise underscored Bradley’s emergence after the trade from Tampa Bay. Minnesota is already without rotation stalwart Pablo Lopez, who underwent season-ending elbow surgery and is out for the 2026 season. Mick Abel is on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation.
Ace Joe Ryan is slated to pitch on Saturday against the Guardians after a brief scare last week with elbow inflammation. The American League has seen a wave of pitcher injuries. Two-time reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal underwent surgery this week to remove a loose body from his pitching elbow.
Astros ace Hunter Brown has been on the IL with a grade 2 shoulder strain. The Rays, Bradley’s former team, will not have Ryan Pepiot this season. He is set to undergo hip surgery next week. com reported the developments across both the Twins and the broader league injury landscape.
