According to The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman, the Twins are close to a major league deal with free agent right-hander Jay Jackson.
The Twins have yet to announce the deal, but Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that it’s done. The 36-year-old reliever has reinvented himself after returning from Japan in 2021, posting a 2.73 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 53 innings since coming back stateside. Last year with the Blue Jays, he posted a 2.12 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and a 27/9 K/BB ratio over his 29 2/3 innings thanks, in part, to a plus-slider. He would make an already strong Twins’ bullpen that much deeper.