Wood was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday due to a right forearm strain, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

EDGE Analysis

Wood joined the Twins on a minor-league deal in May and posted a 2.08 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in 8.2 innings over eight relief appearances with the Triple-A club. The severity of his forearm strain isn't yet clear, but he'll be unavailable for at least a week.

Wood signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Thursday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 28-year-old reliever has spent parts of four seasons in the majors, posting a 3.34 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 92 innings. He had elbow surgery last summer.

Wood (elbow) elected free agency after clearing outright waivers Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Wood spent the final three months of the 2021 campaign on the injured list after he underwent elbow surgery in late June. He recorded a 3.60 ERA and 0.80 WHIP in five innings across five relief appearances in 2021, and it's not yet clear whether he'll be ready for spring training in 2022.

Wood underwent surgery on his right elbow Monday, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The surgery wasn't Tommy John but was still a serious one. He's expected to miss at least eight months, placing his return date sometime during next year's spring training.

Wood (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Wood hit the 10-day injured list in late May with an elbow issue which has since been diagnosed as a mild UCL sprain. The injury is evidently serious enough to keep him out for at least two months, so he won't return until late July at the earliest. The transaction clears a spot on the Rangers' 40-man roster for the team to claim Tyson Miller off waivees.

The Rangers placed Wood (elbow) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Wood's MRI must have yielded concerning results after he exited Saturday's appearance. Pitchers Demarcus Evans and Wes Benjamin were recalled to replace Wood and Kyle Gibson (groin), who was also placed on the IL on Tuesday.

Wood (elbow) will undergo an MRI after leaving Saturday's game, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Wood retired the first two batters faced before issuing a walk and a wild pitch and was removed following that sequence. If a stint on the injured list is required, manager Chris Woodward hinted the club would call up Demarcus Evans from Triple-A Round Rock.

Wood was removed from Saturday's game against the Astros with right elbow tightness.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old recorded two outs and issued one walk during the seventh inning Saturday before exiting the contest. Wood will be evaluated further Sunday and figures to be unavailable for the series finale versus Houston.

Wood allowed two runs on two hits and struck out one over 1.1 innings in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Wood made his Rangers debut and pitched in an MLB game for the first time since 2019. He entered with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth inning and got Yuli Gurriel to fly out. The right-hander then allowed a two-run home run to Kyle Tucker in the seventh. He can be a righty option in a lefty-centric bullpen, and manager Chris Woodward told Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News that Wood could open Wednesday's game against the Yankees. The Rangers have not yet announced a starter for that game, which normally would be Kohei Arihara's (finger) turn.

The Rangers selected Wood's contract Saturday from Triple-A Round Rock.

EDGE Analysis

The righty last appeared in the big leagues in 2019, when he pitched 45.1 innings between the Rays and Indians. Wood has allowed one earned run in 2.2 minor-league innings this season, and he takes the roster spot of left-handed pitcher Wes Benjamin, whom the Rangers optioned to Round Rock.