Mon 4/22/13 9:11 AM

Rafael Perez (shoulder) pitched an inning this past weekend in an extended spring training game. "He was fine," Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony said Sunday. "His arm strength is still not quite where it needs to be, but there were no setbacks." Perez signed a minor league contract with Minnesota this offseason. He has an opt-out clause for May 1.