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Minnesota Twins left-handed reliever Anthony Banda will not pitch again this season after undergoing surgery on his lat muscle Thursday, according to The Athletic.<\/p>

Banda, 32, landed on the 15-day injured list on June 29 with a left lat strain. He said he anticipates being ready in time for spring training next year. Once Minnesota needs to clear a roster spot, he will be moved to the 60-day injured list.<\/p>

Before going down with the injury, Banda had put together a solid 2024 campaign, finishing 2-0 with a 4.46 ERA over 34 1\/3 innings across 39 appearances. He had been particularly sharp in the weeks before getting hurt, recording a 1.93 ERA in 9 1\/3 innings over 11 outings in June.<\/p>

Over the course of his career, Banda owns a 17-9 record with a 4.44 ERA across 248 appearances, including nine starts, spread across nine different teams.<\/p>

The loss of Banda is a significant blow to Minnesota’s relief corps, which carried a 5.24 ERA heading into Thursday’s games \u2014 tied with the Kansas City Royals for the highest mark in the majors.<\/p>

The Twins picked up Banda in February after the Los Angeles Dodgers designated him for assignment. Minnesota retains the option to bring him back through the arbitration process for the 2027 season.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Twins left-handed reliever Anthony Banda had season-ending lat surgery on Thursday and will not return this year. The 32-year-old had been sidelined since late June with a left lat strain and expects to be healthy for next year’s spring training. His absence is another setback for a Minnesota bullpen already ranked among the worst in baseball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":93518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783639000743.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-okn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75301,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/minnesota-twins-pick-up-pitcher-justin-lawrence-from-pittsburgh-pirates\/","url_meta":{"origin":93519,"position":0},"title":"Minnesota Twins Pick Up Pitcher Justin Lawrence from Pittsburgh Pirates","author":"Admin","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Minnesota Twins have acquired relief pitcher Justin Lawrence from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a cash deal. 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