Overview
- López ended his live batting practice in Fort Myers after feeling soreness on the second pitch of his third simulated inning.
- Manager Derek Shelton described it as elbow soreness and said the early exit was precautionary, with imaging to determine severity.
- He was slightly ahead of his spring schedule because he was slated to pitch for Team Venezuela at the WBC, so his status there remains pending.
- The right-hander’s 2025 season was interrupted by a hamstring strain, a 60-day IL stint for a right teres major strain, and a season-ending right forearm strain.
- Despite limited availability last year, he logged a 2.74 ERA over 75 2/3 innings in 14 starts and has started each of the past three season openers for Minnesota.