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Lin

The 29-year-old infielder had been playing with the Long Island Ducks in the independent Atlantic League where he was hitting .270/.376/.500 with seven homers, 23 RBI and seven swipes in 45 games.

Lin latched on with the Ducks last August shortly after being released from a minor league contract with the Mets. The 29-year-old infielder last appeared in the majors for the Twins during the 2021 campaign.

Lin was released by the Mets last week and will head to the independent Atlantic League for the remainder of the season. The 28-year-old infielder has appeared in 102 games in the majors between the Twins and Red Sox since 2017.

Lin managed just a .508 OPS at Triple-A Syracuse. The utility player will look to catch on somewhere else for the remainder of the season.

Lin appeared in one game last year for the Twins at the big-league level and just seven contests at Triple-A St. Paul. The versatile 28-year-old infielder holds a .223/.298/.316 triple-slash line with one homers and two steals in 218 plate appearances in the majors since 2017.

Lin appeared in one game with the Twins prior to being designated for assignment. He’ll stick around as infield depth in the organization.

Lin got into just one game for the Twins and didn’t get a plate appearance. He’ll probably clear waivers.

Lin had a nice spring for the Twins and is now back in the majors after spending a couple weeks at the alternate site. He’ll give the club some versatility.

The Twins’ spring training roster is down to just 30 players with less than a week to go before Opening Day. There aren’t any major surprises in this latest batch of cuts, but the subtraction of numerous versatile bench options like Broxton, Lin, Riddle and Refsnyder, virtually guarantees that utilityman/backup catcher Willians Astudillo will be on the team’s Opening Day roster. It also means that the final roster spot could come down to reserve outfielders Brent Rooker and Kyle Garlick.

No word yet as to whether Lin gets an invite to spring training, but it seems likely. The infielder was designated for assignment at the end of October, and elected free agency after being outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket. The 26-year-old hit just .154/.182/.173 last year, and owns a career slash of .223/.298/.316. He’ll compete for a utility spot with the Twins, but faces an uphill battle.