Overview
- Minnesota signed Hendriks to a minor league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training on Thursday.
- The 37-year-old has been limited to 19 appearances over the past three seasons due to Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Tommy John surgery, a right elbow ulnar nerve procedure and right hip inflammation.
- In 2025 with Boston, he pitched 14 games with a 6.59 ERA before a hip issue and subsequent elbow/forearm setbacks ended his season.
- Hendriks, who debuted with Minnesota in 2011, is a three-time All-Star with 116 career saves and logged a 2.26 ERA with 114 saves from 2019–22, including leading the AL with 38 in 2021.
- On the same day, the Twins signed Julian Merryweather to a minor-league deal and acquired left-hander Anthony Banda from the Dodgers for international bonus pool money, designating Jackson Kowar for assignment to clear a 40-man spot.