Twins reinstate Mejia from injured list

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have returned left-handed pitcher Adalberto Mejía from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 60-day Injured List.

Mejía, 26, who missed the Twins’ last 56 games with a right calf strain, has allowed 12

runs (11 earned) with 11 strikeouts in 11.1 innings in 11 major league games this season. In six rehab appearances between Single-A Ft. Myers (2 games) and Double-A Pensacola (4 games), the left-hander threw 7.0-scoreless innings, scattering four hits and a walk with 10 strikeouts.

To make room on the 40-man roster, the Twins have outrighted infielder Ronald Torreyes to Triple-A Rochester. Torreyes, 26, has played in 27 games between Single-A Ft. Myers and Rochester, batting a combined .179 (19-for-106) with four doubles, five home runs, 19 RBI and a .578 OPS.

Mejía will take the place of Lewis Thorpe, who was optioned to Rochester yesterday, on the 25-man roster. Thorpe, 23, made his major league debut Sunday in Chicago, throwing 5.0 innings, allowing two runs with seven strikeouts.