JORGE ALCALA NEWS

Twins trade reliever Alcala to Red Sox for minor leaguer

The Minnesota Twins have dealt struggling reliever Jorge Alcala to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor leaguer Andy Lugo

6 DAYS AGO

Twins trade Alcala to Red Sox for Minor League infielder Andy Lugo The Twins shipped out a veteran member of their bullpen Wednesday, trading right-hander Jorge Alcala to the Red Sox for Minor League infield...

6 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Sox acquire Alcala from Twins to bolster beleaguered 'pen BOSTON -- The Red Sox added bullpen reinforcement on Wednesday night in a trade with Minnesota that brought right-hander Jorge Alcala to Bos...

6 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Red Sox Acquire Reliever Jorge Alcala From Twins It's been a rough 2025 for the reliever, who now gets a fresh start with Boston.

6 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Source: Red Sox Acquire Jorge Alcala from Minnesota Twins The Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins swung a late night deal that saw the Red Sox acquire bullpen help in exchange for a prospect.

6 DAYS AGO • NESN.COM

Traded to Boston The Twins traded Alcala to the Red Sox on Wednesday, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Impact Alcala finished the 2024 season with a 3.24 ERA and 1.03 WHIP across 58.1 innings. He hasn't come close to replicating that same success to begin the '25 campaign, however, as he currently owns an 8.88 ERA and 1.81 WHIP through 24.1 frames. He'll now join a Red Sox bullpen that has been bitten by the injury bug over the past couple of weeks, though the 29-year-old righty will likely be limited to low-leverage work until he finds his footing.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Traded to Boston The Twins traded Alcala to the Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for Andy Lugo, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Impact Alcala finished the 2024 season with a 3.24 ERA and 1.03 WHIP across 58.1 innings. He hasn't come close to replicating that same success to begin the '25 campaign, however, as he currently owns an 8.88 ERA and 1.81 WHIP through 24.1 frames. He'll now join a Red Sox bullpen that is in need of some depth after being bitten by the injury bug over the past couple of weeks, though the 29-year-old righty will likely be limited to low-leverage work until he finds his footing.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Soderstrom hits grand slam, 2-run HR to help Athletics beat Twins 14-3 and snap 9-game skid

Tyler Soderstrom hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, Max Muncy hit a three-run shot in the first inning, and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 14-3 to snap a nine-game losin...

JUNE 5

Twins extend winning streak to 13 games, their longest since 1991 season

The Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Saturday for their third straight shutout and 13th consecutive victory.

MAY 18

The Twins turned their season around. The Orioles are showing few signs of doing that

Minnesota rallied from a three-run deficit in the opener and a two-run deficit in game two

MAY 14

Soto hits 2nd homer and Mets top lowly Twins 5-1

Juan Soto hit his first home run since the opening weekend of the season and the New York Mets beat the slumping Minnesota Twins 5-1

APRIL 15

Dingler helps Detroit rally then Tigers hang on to beat Twins 7-6

Dillon Dingler had three hits, an RBI and scored a run as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6

APRIL 12

Struggles in loss Alcala (0-1) took the loss in Saturday's 5-1 defeat to the Cardinals. He allowed three runs on two hits and a walk while failing to record an out in the sixth inning.

Impact Alcala was hit in the shoulder area by a line drive on the first batter he faced. While he stayed in the game and there wasn't a report of an injury, he may have been rattled as he then had trouble throwing strikes. Hopefully it's a minor setback as he has upside with his velocity (reaching a career-high 101.2 mph last summer) to be an impact setup man.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

Nootbaar and Fedde lift Cardinals to 5-1 victory over Twins

Lars Nootbaar had two hits and two RBIs, helping Erick Fedde and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1

MARCH 29

Twins include Randy Dobnak in long relief role for his 1st opening day roster spot in 4 years

The Minnesota Twins set their opening day roster with right-hander Randy Dobnak in a long relief role, the first time in four years he broke camp with the major league club

MARCH 27

Looks set to make bullpen Alcala looks set to make the major league bullpen, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports. He's thrown nine scoreless innings with a 5:2 K:BB ratio this spring.

Impact With Alcala's performance last season, his roster status shouldn't really be in question, but the Twins curiously sent him to the minors several times last year. Alcala has outstanding velocity with a 97.9 average mph fastball, reaching a career-high 101.2 mph last summer. His strikeout rates haven't been as overpowering (8.95 K/9 last season) as he's struggled to get hitters to chase (just 19th percentile Chase% per Baseball Savant), but he limits hard hits (91st percentile Hard-Hit rate per Baseball Savant). He should be in the setup mix again this season if he can stay healthy and could be a good source of holds.

MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE

Twins trio avoids near car crash, shaken by experience FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Three Twins players escaped a harrowing experience on Monday when a car went airborne over their cars just a few minutes...

FEBRUARY 27 • MLB.COM

Twins pick up $1.5 million option on reliever Jorge Alcala for next season

The Minnesota Twins have exercised their $1.5 million club option for reliever Jorge Alcala

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Option exercised The Twins exercised Alcala's $1.5 million club option for 2025, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Impact Alcala spent some time in the minors in 2024 but pitched well over 58.1 innings with the Twins, posting a 3.24 ERA and 58:20 K:BB over 58.1 frames. He'll be used in middle relief in 2025.

NOVEMBER 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Up from St. Paul The Twins recalled Alcala from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.

Impact Alcala owns a 6.75 ERA and 1.30 WHIP across 20 innings in the majors since the All-Star break, but he'll be called upon to give the Twins a fresh bullpen arm as they fight to secure a wild-card spot. He'll take the place of Brent Headrick, who was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Twins' choice to demote Jorge Alcala came partly because of need for lengthier outings The Twins’ rookie-filled starting rotation had something to do with Jorge Alcala’s demotion to Class AAA St. Paul, which became official Tue...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Twins option reliever Jorge Alcala to Triple-A, activate newly acquired Irvin The Twins claimed Irvin off waivers on Monday but it’s a bit surprising to see Alcala optioned as the corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Moved to minors Alcala was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Impact The Twins have elected to demote Alcala in order to make room for Cole Irvin, who was claimed off waivers earlier in the day. Alcala's recent performance likely led to the demotion, as he's allowed three runs in his last three appearances out of the bullpen.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

De La Cruz's first big league grand slam keys Reds to 8-4 win over Twins

Elly De La Cruz hit his first big league grand slam in a six-run seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Minnesota Twins 8-4

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Larnach hits a 3-run homer as the Twins beat the Rays 5-4

Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024