Overview

• Jeffers left Thursday’s game against the White Sox after a foul tip struck his mask and has not played since.
• Jhonny Pereda was called up Friday, with Pereda and Mickey Gasper set to handle catching while Jeffers recovers.
• Outfielder Carson McCusker and right-hander Pierson Ohl return for their third stints of the season from Triple-A St. Paul.
• Right-hander Brooks Kriske was designated for assignment after posting an 11.25 ERA with 10 walks in 12 appearances for Minnesota.
• Jeffers, one of the club’s more experienced holdovers, is batting .262/.353/.394 with nine home runs across 114 games this season.