Minnesota Twins announce that former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder season is over

Roden was placed on the injured list due to a thumb sprain yesterday, and now has been transferred to the 60-day injured list in a move that effectively ends his 2025 season.

The Twins are all but eliminated from postseason contention, and he won't be eligible to be activated from the injured list until the regular season has concluded.

Acquired from the Blue Jays in the deal that sent Varland to Toronto, Roden is a 25-year-old rookie who has hit just .191/.261/.294 in 54 games while playing primarily left field.

It's surely frustrating for Twins fans to see the under-performing corner bat they gave up a prized young reliever like Varland to acquire miss the final six weeks of his debut season, but after just 12 games in Minnesota there's still plenty of time for the young outfielder to make a name for himself as a Twin beyond being part of the return for Varland.

Roden made his MLB debut with the Blue Jays earlier this year, breaking camp with the team out of spring training.

He did struggle, however, posting just a .204/.283/.306 slash line in 43 games. The left-handed hitting outfielder also owned a .918 OPS in 32 games at triple-A this year.

In the meantime, the Twins have Trevor Larnach, Matt Wallner, James Outman, and Kody Clemens to handle the outfielder corners.

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