Larnach went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's loss to Detroit.
In his third game back from the injured list, Larnach hammered a two-run shot in the first inning. It was his first home run and first multi-hit game of the 2024 season. In 58 MLB games last season, Larnach slashed .213/.311/.415 with 18 extra-base hits and 40 RBI.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Called up by Minnesota
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The Twins recalled Larnach (toe) from Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old opened St. Paul's season on the injured list with turf toe, but he recently completed a three-game rehab assignment with Single-A Fort Myers. Larnach will take the roster spot of Matt Wallner, who is being demoted after a 2-for-25 start to the campaign.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Ready for rehab assignment
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Larnach (toe) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Fort Myers on Thursday, Fort Myers radio play-by-play broadcaster John Vittas reports.
Larnach has been out all season with turf toe but is feeling well enough to test himself out in a game setting. He'll move up to Triple-A St. Paul in short order and eventually be activated from the 7-day injured list, assuming all goes well during his rehab stint with Fort Myers.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Out with turf toe
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Larnach was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Friday with turf toe, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.
The 27-year-old apparently suffered the injury late in camp and will be unavailable to begin the season for the Saints. It's unclear how long Larnach is expected to be sidelined, but his absence seems likely to extend beyond the 7-day minimum.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Day-to-day with undisclosed injury
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Saints manager Toby Gardenhire said Thursday that Larnach is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.
Larnach's injury is likely minor, but he shouldn't be expected to be an option if the Twins need an outfield replacement in the near future. Larnach hit 15 home runs in 72 games with a .888 OPS at Triple-A last season, but he needs to make more contact once reaching the majors (60.7 percent contact rate) to stay in the big leagues.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Twins optioned Larnach to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Larnach is a major-league caliber player but there's not room for him on the Twins' roster right now. He'll play regularly at St. Paul while waiting for another opportunity with the big club.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Uphill battle to win roster spot
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Larnach went 0-for-1 with two walks in Saturday's spring training loss to the Phillies. He's 2-for-10 with two walks in four games this spring. With the Twins trading for Manuel Margot, Larnach is not expected to make the major-league roster out of spring training, MLB.com reports.
Larnach hit 15 home runs in 72 games with a .888 OPS at Triple-A last season, but he needs to make more contact once reaching the majors (60.7 percent contact rate) to stay in the big leagues if he gets another chance. If he can reduce his strikeouts (34 percent K%), he could still find a steady role in the majors if the Twins have an opening this summer.
Larnach was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Rockies for unspecified reasons.
Larnach clubbed a grand slam in Saturday's contest and was poised to start in left field Sunday, but he was absent from the starting nine when Minnesota released an updated lineup. It's unclear if the 26-year-old is dealing with an injury, and he should be considered day-to-day until more information is available.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Launches grand slam
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Larnach went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Saturday's 14-6 victory over the Rockies.
Larnach swatted a homer for a second consecutive night, following up Friday's solo shot with a grand slam off Karl Kauffmann in the third inning. While the outfielder has managed to make an impact with splash plays like Saturday's home run, Larnach is just 4-for-18 (.222) in seven games since being activated from the injured list.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Back in majors
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Larnach was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, but he is not in the lineup against the Reds, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
With Carlos Correa (plantar fasciitis) landing on the 10-day injured list and Royce Lewis (hamstring) also ailing, Willi Castro's services may be needed more on the dirt than in the outfield, so Larnach will offer some short-term outfield depth. Larnach is slashing .307/.411/.536 with seven home runs and a 26.3 percent strikeout rate in 140 at-bats since getting optioned to Triple-A on July 27.
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Twins' Trevor Larnach: Sent back down to Triple-A
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Larnach was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Larnach was only up for a few days while Byron Buxton was on paternity leave and now heads back to the minors with Buxton back in tow. The outfielder has put up a .715 OPS with six home runs in 50 games with the big club in 2023.
Larnach was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. He'll start in left field and bat seventh in the Twins' series opener versus the Mariners.
Larnach has an .819 OPS with St. Paul this season but just a .699 OPS during his time in the majors. The left-handed batter is taking Byron Buxton's (paternity) spot on the roster and might be returned to the minors later this week once Buxton is back.
