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Twins Select Jose Urena, Erasmo Ramirez

By Steve Adams | August 1, 2025 at 1:32pm CDT

The Twins announced Friday that they’ve selected the contracts of veteran right-handers Jose Urena and Erasmo Ramirez from Triple-A St. Paul. They’ve also recalled six minor leaguers from St. Paul: infielder/outfielder Austin Martin, infielder Edouard Julien, infielder Ryan Fitzgerald, righty Pierson Ohl, righty Travis Adams and newly acquired outfielder Alan Roden.

The staggering slate of eight newly added minor leaguers is reflective of the roster-gutting fire sale on which Minnesota surprisingly embarked in the 24 hours leading up to this season’s trade deadline. As the Pohlad family looks to sell the franchise, Minnesota traded not only rentals Harrison Bader, Chris Paddack, Willi Castro, Danny Coulombe and Ty France, but also controllable pitchers Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland, Brock Stewart and — most shockingly of all — shortstop Carlos Correa.

Urena, 33, is a veteran of 11 major league seasons. The Twins will be his fourth team of the 2025 season alone and his tenth overall. He’s pitched 18 1/3 MLB frames this year and yielded a 5.40 earned run average. Urena tossed 13 1/3 innings with the Twins’ top affiliate prior to his promotion and allowed six runs (4.05 ERA) on 13 hits and 10 walks with 13 strikeouts.

Early in his career, Urena was a solid mid-rotation arm for the Marlins. From 2017-18, he started 59 games (plus six relief outings) and totaled 343 2/3 frames with a 3.90 ERA. Though Urena throws hard, he’s never been a big strikeout arm, but he typically posts above-average ground-ball rates and has a league-average walk rate in his career.

Since that solid run with Miami, Urena has become a swingman who’s bounced all over the league. He’s posted an ERA north of 5.00 in six of his past seven major league seasons, though the lanky right-hander did turn in a sharp 3.80 ERA in 109 innings with the Rangers last year. He’ll add some length to the bullpen and give the Twins a rotation option, too, depending on how they want to shape a pitching staff that was decimated by this week’s barrage of trades.

Ramirez, 35, will head to the majors for what’ll be a 14th season. He’s previously suited up for six other clubs. Ramirez was a starter for the Rays and Mariners early in his career but has been in a swingman role since the 2019 season. He signed a minor league deal with the Twins over the winter but spent the first several months of the year on the minor league injured list due to a shoulder injury.

Ramirez was reinstated in late June and has pitched a total of 15 minor league innings. He’s sitting on an ugly 6.50 ERA in that time but has fanned 22.4% of his opponents against a 6% walk rate and 52.2% grounder rate. Ramirez posted a 4.35 ERA in 20 2/3 innings with the Nationals last year — a mark that’s a near mirror image of his career 4.37 earned run average. However, most of his best work came from 2012-17. He’s pitched 257 innings dating back to 2018 and turned in a 4.76 ERA. He’ll soak up innings as a long relief option for however long he’s with the big league club.

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Minnesota Twins Transactions Alan Roden Austin Martin Edouard Julien Erasmo Ramirez Jose Urena Pierson Ohl Ryan Fitzgerald Travis Adams

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  1. Rsox

    10 hours ago

    Well i guessed 6 of the 9 players the Twins filled in their roster with in another thread

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    • Acoss1331

      10 hours ago

      Adding Urena is literally just adding a body to help finish the season. No choice especially when 10 guys from the 26-man roster are gone.

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      • Rsox

        9 hours ago

        At this point it’s all about getting through the season. For guys like Urena and Ramirez it’s showing if there’s anything left in the tank for a chance in ’26

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    • ForDoingNothing

      9 hours ago

      Ober and Bradley aren’t needed just yet so I’d bet either Urena and Erasmo are DFA’d by end of weekend

      Reply
  2. DarkSide830

    10 hours ago

    Where’s Payton Eeles?

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    • Tacoboutahit

      8 hours ago

      And isn’t keaschall ready too? He’s had a few rehab games in St Paul now

      Reply
  3. HopefulTwinsFan

    10 hours ago

    This is just beyond embarrassing.

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    • Rick Wilkins

      9 hours ago

      I feel for ya man. The rental guys made sense, but the controllable pitchers are tough to lose. If you need some silver linings, Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait are not nothing gets. They should be solid. Correa really isn’t a loss. His best days are gone, and he’s a dirtbag, so I’d be happy to shed him and his 0.1 WAR from my squad. Any time you lose 10/26 guys, it’s gonna get rocky, but run some kids out there and let them get a couple hundred ABs. Taj Bradley isn’t terrible, just needs some dialing in. Hang in there man. Baseball is the best, but it sure will kick you in the nuts once in a while.

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      • BaseBall Bob

        9 hours ago

        Correa will find his way with Houston, where he will not bat 3, 4, or 5. Might not hit 2nd. With Houston, the first time, he was part of a lengthy lineup, where he often hit 6th or 7th. Likely to be there this time around too. The guy is really good, but he was never a superstar, even if he was paid like one. Being in the Houston lineup will bring his numbers up.

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      • sportsfan11

        4 hours ago

        Well said. I have to admit that yesterday was a hard day to be a Twins fan. I have to think that the front office knows what here doing. Very sad to see some of those players leave while some I understand. It just a kick in the groin on the season. Feels like the front office is giving up on the season, and sometimes I think that can trickle down to the players which i hope it doesnt. I just hope that they spend money this off-season for some players. Well at least it is wishful thinking.

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      • Rickover50

        3 hours ago

        If I can’t win betting against the twins then I quit

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  4. wjf010

    10 hours ago

    wrong link for Urena.

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    • Gobraves88

      10 hours ago

      That Jose Urena has 33 WALKS OVER 22 INNINGS!

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  5. King123

    10 hours ago

    Erasmo back for a 14th season.

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      7 hours ago

      I’m an Erasmo fan. He doesn’t care who he plays for or what role he’s in, he just wants to keep pitching.

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  6. wjf010

    9 hours ago

    one spot left. only 12 pitchers right now.

    wonder why keaschall wasn’t activated

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  7. Brett Baty’s Bat

    9 hours ago

    Is Buxton waiving the NTC when the Twins lose 120 games in 2026?

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    • Gobraves88

      9 hours ago

      He’s committed. lol

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    • deuceball

      9 hours ago

      Seems like the Marlin’s/Stanton situation going on, gutting the team so Buxton will waive his no trade.

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  8. Paleobros

    9 hours ago

    New month, new team!

    Reply
  9. Dorkus Malorkus (3768902)

    9 hours ago

    Man all that and Miranda still can’t make the squad XD

    Reply
  10. James Midway

    9 hours ago

    Clubhouse staff will be putting in the hours today

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  11. jdgoat

    9 hours ago

    Everybody’s going to have to where name tags for this weekend

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    • wjf010

      8 hours ago

      yeah. they are called uniforms

      Reply
  12. robw5555

    9 hours ago

    Urena is a poor mans Charlie Morton.

    Reply
  13. Rudy Zolteck

    8 hours ago

    That’s Red Sox legend Erasmo Ramirez to you

    Reply
  14. MuleorAstroMule

    8 hours ago

    Imagine spending $355M in public money on Target Field and this is the team you get.

    Reply
  15. leftykoufax

    8 hours ago

    Twins fans should boycott the season. The owners don’t deserve a penny of there money.

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  16. Jesse H

    8 hours ago

    I love everything they Twins did. Being in the middle is the worst spot to be in sports. Restock the farm system get out from the Awful Correa contract. Yes you sold some players at the highest value. I think the made a mistake a couple years ago when they didn’t trade Kepler when his value was at the highest

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  17. slimeecito

    5 hours ago

    Erasmo Ramirez, that’s a name I haven’t heard for awhile!

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  18. StrandedM'sFanInL.A.

    5 hours ago

    Erasmos Ramirez… hmm 🤔

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