Twins' Pablo Lopez undergoes further examination after discovering injury

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After a 2025 season that was filled with a long list of setbacks for the Minnesota Twins' pitching rotation, this same momentum has converted into 2026.

The Athletic's Dan Hayes reported that right-handed pitcher Pablo Lopez discovered elbow soreness, which resulted in the 2023 All-Star leaving live batting practice on Monday.

Twins manager Derek Shelton said Lopez will undergo further MRI testing on the elbow.

Pablo Lopez gets dealt another injury scare before Spring Training​

Lopez, 29, had an injury-plagued season in 2025, and this has continued to play out into 2026.

To begin 2025, he suffered a hamstring strain that resulted in him missing 14 games. This was followed up by a 60-day IL stint due to a right teres major strain in his throwing shoulder that led to him missing three months.

Lopez would return in September, but was shut down for the rest of the season with a right forearm strain after just three starts.

Now it appears that he's dealing with a new injury to a different part of his throwing arm. More details will come out, but Lopez could be on the verge of missing the start of the 2026 regular season.

Heading into his age-30 season, Lopez has two years remaining on the four-year, $73.5 million contract he signed with the Twins in 2023.

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